Clemens to Throw Batting Practice at Astro
February 29th, 2008
Roger Clemens visited the spring training complex of Astros early this week and has decided to spend some time in Kissimmee during the spring season. He announced that within two Days he will start giving batting practice to the young campers. Clemens said that he enjoys working with the mini-campers and the draftees has become more familiar with him in the past 2 or 3 years and are feeling free to ask more relevant questions about the play. Roger Clemens, who is 45 years of age, has signed a contract of extending his personal services to the Astros, when he retires from the game. But, for the past several years he has been helping the Minor Leaguers of Astro during their spring training sessions.
Clemens willingly had a talk with the reporters whom, he was avoiding after the controversy about the performance - enhancing drugs was started. Clemens was careful enough to avoid the references about the controversy. He expressed his wish to focus his time and mind on his duties at the Minor –league camp. His eldest son Koby is also a member of the training camp. Drayton McLane, Astro club owner welcomed Clemens to Astros’ facilities two weeks ago and wanted Clemens to come back to the game in this sprin