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An e-mail from Auburn's athletic department just popped into my inbox and the subject line caught my attention.

''AUBURN BASEBALL: Burnside And Greinke Placed On Clemens Watch List''

Two thoughts: What exactly is the Clemens Watch List and does Henry A. Waxman, the chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, keep track of it.

If you happen to play baseball, it's fair to say Clemens happens to be a name with which you do not want to be associated at this moment. Apparently, the Greater Houston Baseball Association is undaunted by Congress' interested in whether a former trainer plunged a syringe into Roger Clemens' buttocks.

They present the Roger Clemens Award, which goes to an outstanding college baseball pitcher of their choosing.

Anyway, the Greater Houston Baseball Association selected Auburn right-handers Paul Burnside and Luke Greinke to be on the 78-player ''watch list'' for the 2008 Roger Clemens Award.

Rumor has it the winner of the award will be honored with a party at Jose Canseco's mansion.