Sports | Roger Clemens Clemens Headed Back to Baseball—at 50 Pitcher expected to sign with Sugar Land Skeeters By Polly Davis Doig Posted Aug 20, 2012 2:22 PM CDT Copied This Feb. 27, 2008 file photo shows Roger Clemens throwing a pitch during batting practice at the Houston Astros spring training facility. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File) Those legal bills must be a killer because Roger Clemens is headed back to the pitching mound, and as something called a Skeeter rather than a Yankee. The 50-year-old Rocket has signed with a Houston-area "independent professional team" called the Sugar Land Skeeters, reports the Houston Chronicle, and will likely play on Saturday. Clemens last pitched five years ago. The Chonicle's Jerome Solomon weighs in on why spectators should pick their jaws up and enjoy the show. Read These Next Minneapolis shooter had a plan—and grievances. A pregnant 17-year-old died after a road rage shooting. New Jersey officials slam American Dream mall for breaking a promise. Police chief releases details in Annunciation Church shooting. Report an error