Friday, July 17, 2009

What do former Cubs pitcher Matt Clement and Kenny Powers have in common?

Former pitcher Matt Clement had a major league career he could be proud of. A nine year major league career, consisting of 87 career victories and an All-Star game appearance in 2005. However, injuries cut the 34-year-old's career short, forcing him to retire in April 2009, although he hadn't appeared in a Major League game since 2006.

So what is the former 14 game winner with the Cubs doing now?

Fans of the HBO show Eastbound & Down will appreciate this. He's taking the Kenny Powers approach to career building.

This past June, Clement was hired to coach high school basketball at his alma mater, Butler High School in Pennsylvania. It's not quite teaching P.E. in North Carolina, but it's certainly a step down. I mean, a former major league pitcher coaching basketball?

Clement seems much more enthusiastic about the opportunity than Powers was.

"I'm very excited and honored to get this opportunity, and I don't take this responsibility lightly," Clement told the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.

Still no word on whether Clement is going to sell his old memorabilia out of the back of his car and attempt to regain the affection of his high school sweetheart, who is now engaged to the Principal.

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