I COULDA HAD CLASS. I COULDA BEEN A CONTENDER.

"I coulda been somebody, instead of a bum, which is what I am."

Did you really expect us to spend an entire evening at Waterfront Park without an On The Waterfront reference?

Speaking of which, we'd like to announce that Waterfront outdueled First Energy Park in the attendance battle today. Tonight's announced crowd of 9,134 is the largest in Waterfront Park history and almost a thousand more than Lakewood drew.

Mass Exodus

Immediately after the P.A. announcer told the capacity crowd, "You ARE the greatest fans in baseball!", nearly half of them are getting up and walking out. Not because of what he said. But because Roger was just taken out of the game.

Clemens might should have taken the curtain call after five innings...after all, it was an official game then and he had the lead. Instead, he came out for the sixth and this is what happened:

first batter: single to center on an 0-1 count
2nd batter: single to right on first pitch
3rd batter: sac bunt on first pitch, runners advance to 2nd and 3rd
4th batter: hit by pitch on a 2-2 count; bases loaded
IGGY SUAREZ!: walks on a 3-2 count. One run forced in.

So, yes, let history show that Iggy Suarez knocked Roger out of the box. And may have been the final minor league hitter Clemens ever faces.

The SeaAnemones score 2 runs this inning, both charged to Clemens, so right now he can only get the loss.

The total tally:

5 1/3 innings
6 hits
3 runs
5 strikeouts
4 walks plus one hit by pitch
one wild pitch
102 pitches total

That's not what I'd call a "Million Dollar Baby" performance. If he were anyone but Roger, wouldn't the Yankee brass tell him to stay down in the bushes until he got sharp. Certainly he did not strike any fear into the Portland Sea Anemones, a AA team that entered tonight's game with an 18-20 record.