Roger Clemens comes out of retirement for the 3rd time

Well, among the worst-kept secrets in recent years is officially true: The Astros have signed Roger Clemens, who is coming out of retirement for the 3rd time. For a while, there was some doubt which team would sign him, but the Astros were the leaders from the beginning. As mentioned in the article, the circumstances which led him to come out of two previous brief retirements (which had overlapped only with parts of offseasons!) haven't changed. While there may have been some doubt as to which team Clemens would choose---personally, I think it would have been really cool if he'd chosen to have a last hurrah with the Red Sox!---my comment about the proverbial secret was whether he'd come back at all. I'd have been surprised if he didn't return in the middle of the year. (His retirement did overlap with part of the season this time.) Clemens is one of the most incredible pitchers ever---he's the best of this generation and is on the short-short list for best Major League pitcher of all time. Welcome back, Roger! It will be great seeing you pitch a few more times.