True Yankee.

Did everybody see Roger Clemens warming up in the bullpen yesterday? I hope everybody saw this. Because lots of people made a big deal about Clemens's contract clause.

By warming up in the bullpen yesterday, Roger Clemens singlehandedly saved civilization as we know it.

Anthony McCarron actually believes Clemens was getting prepared to pitch:

"Had Roger Clemens had more time to warm up, he would've pitched yesterday in relief in the Yankees' lengthy loss to the Giants.

Clemens headed to the bullpen while the Bombers were batting in the 13th inning and began to get loose. Joe Torre said Clemens' regular throw day in between starts is today, but the Rocket told Torre he was available yesterday, if needed.

But with two out and a runner at first and the pitcher's spot due up, Clemens would've had to get warm quickly and likely wouldn't have had enough time if potential pinch-hitter Chris Basak made the final out of the inning. 'The way the inning was going, I wasn't going to rush him to get ready,' Torre said. Scott Proctor, who hit for himself, struck out looking and remained in the game, ultimately giving up the game-winning hit.

Torre said he was holding out Mariano Rivera to pitch if the Yankees took the lead."

I thought the entire warmup was a ruse. Torre was trying to trick the Giants into thinking that Clemens was going to pitch and, therefore, Proctor was coming out for a pinch-hitter. The only reason you'd do this is so the Giants wouldn't intentionally walk Posada. Who ended up walking, anyway.

Right? Right???

I hope that thinking isn't too advanced for Torre because it's the only possible reason I could come up with.

I hope the entire warmup was a ruse.

If it wasn't a ruse, then Torre once again demonstrated an inability to look ahead two or three batters. Forget about two or three innings. Forget about two or three days.

The lineup is written on a big white sheet and taped to the dugout wall. Or you can get a laptop and go online and find your team's lineup. Or you can ask a coach. Or you can peek your head out of the dugout and ask one of the fans.

Torre: "Ten-your-old kid with the cotton candy: Who's up fourth this inning?"
Ten-year-old kid with the cotton candy: "Proctor, because of the double-switch."
Torre: "Double-what?"

Please tell me I'm right.

Please don't tell me that Clemens would have pitched in that game and Proctor would have been pinch hit for except for the fact that Clemens didn't have enough time to warm up.

What can it possibly mean to say that Clemens needed more time to warm up?

You can warm up anytime you want. You can warm up between innings. You don't even need a glove. You don't even need a catcher. Just grab a ball and throw it against the wall for about five minutes.

Torre seems to have been caught off guard by his own managerial moves.

In fact, the only manager that Torre can outsmart is himself.