$18 Million Part-Time Wonder
By lefty
Part-time employees of America won a major victory today. The poster-boy for part-timers, Roger Clemens, was signed by the Houston Astros for a record $18 million for his services this year. With the signing, Clemens not only becomes the highest-paid pitcher in baseball history, he also sets a new standard for part-time workers.
Last year Clemens insisted on several provisions in his contract to entice him to come out of retirement. The provisions allowed him to miss selected road games and arrive late to home games so he could spend more time with his family. Because of this provision Clemens was able to make it to more of his sons' little league games where he could spit sun flower seeds at the umpire.
To stave off this year's threat of retirement, Clemens obviously wanted something completely different. He wanted to be the highest paid pitcher in history. Again his demands were met. He undoubtedly felt he was owed something for winning his unprecedented seventh Cy Young award last year at a discounted rate of $6.8 million, and helping lead his hometown team to the seventh game of the National League Championship Series.
With his new status as the king of the part-time worker, when he finally does retire, Clemens may want to apply at Wal-Mart, the king of hiring part-time workers.
Click here for the story at the Houston Chronicle.
