Just reported by the AP:
Clemens asked to leave son’s baseball game
Associated Press
CRAIG, Colo. — Houston Astros pitcher Roger Clemens was asked to leave a youth baseball game over the weekend for arguing a close call that went against his son’s team.
Clemens was at the game Saturday watching his son, Kacy, compete in a 10-and-under game organized by Triple Crown Sports when Clemens contested a call at second base that went against the Katy Cowboys.
He spit sunflower seeds at an umpire’s leg and was asked to leave, said Jim Carpenter, a field supervisor with Triple Crown.
“I supported the umpire’s decision and he (Clemens) respectfully left,” Carpenter told the Craig Daily Press.
Katy lost the game to the Bakersfield Curve, 11-5.
Triple Crown Sports features a franchise system aimed at pitting top teams from across the country against each other.
Clemens’ agent, Randall Hendricks, did not immediately return a call today. Clemens has racked up 322 wins and 4,240 strikeouts in his 21-year major league career.
Thank goodness the ump’s name was not Piazza!
He’s lucky he wasn’t slapped with a $25,000 for physical contact with the ump.
The Rocket is a jack@ss. I know that’s blasphemy here in H-town, and for disclaimer purposes I am not a Red Sox fan, but his behavior surrounding his exit from Boston and his throwing at Piazza’s head are inexcusable, IMO.
As with most things, TP, Clemens’ nature is not black and white. He is clearly not cut out for the diplomatic corps, and he is clearly not the sharpest knife in the drawer. He has been playing at the top of a boy’s game for a long time and that has bred an unbecoming arrogance. However, he is a dedicated family man, is a paragon of discipline and work ethic, and has given his time and money liberally (and quietly) to a number of worth local charitable causes. As with many professional athletes, Clemens still has not fully grown up.