Mad props for the author of Textism, for including a reference to "the oft-covered demi-Buddhist" in the rah-rah for his content-management system. Somehow I was already convinced he didn't like the man; but now the truth comes out. Something about the layered interlinking of this web allows us to communicate with spins that we weren't previously able.
The Astros have been in even worse shape, using three starters with less than two years of major-league experience. Signing Clemens to go with right-hander Roy Oswalt and left-hander Andy Pettitte again gives them a legitimate Big Three once again. If Clemens, after several minor-league tuneups, proves anywhere near as good as he was last season, he will give the team precisely the lift it needs.