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"I finally got you," Steinbrenner reportedly told Clemens upon the consumation of the deal.
At 8:55 Thursday morning, as usual, my radio alarm clock turned on "Imus in the Morning" to rouse me for a new day. The first words my semi-conscious mind processed were the I-man's rambling: "The big news of the day is the Yankees have acquired Roger...
Soon enough, my confusion turned to stunned disbelief as Mike Breen, the witty Imus sportscaster, confirmed the news, "Susyn Waldman of WFAN is reporting this morning that the Toronto Blue Jays have traded Roger Clemens to the Yankees for David Wells, Graeme Lloyd and Homer Bush."
Why then would the Yankees need to send one of their most beloved ballplayers in Wells to the Jaybirds? Sure, the deal makes excellent baseball sense, and Clemens is a special player, but with the Yankees everything means so much more.
Stuck with this contract demand, Blue Jays General Manager Gord Ash shopped Clemens around to the handful of teams that can offer fair trade value and afford his salary. The latter was far more prohibitive--just ask Astros General Manager Gerry Hunsicker.