Feb 10, 2006 6:29 PM EST

Did John Henry and Larry Lucchino meet with Roger Clemens in Houston this week to discuss his possible return to the Red Sox, or to advance an offer, or show him the glitzy new video they have prepared?

No answers were forthcoming on Yawkey Way last night.

All calls and e-mails to Henry, Lucchino, Theo Epstein, the Red Sox public relations staff, and Wally the Green Monster were not returned. The only answer came from Tom Werner, who wrote, ''No comment."

Clemens's agent, Randy Hendricks, was also quiet.

When asked of a possible meeting between the Sox brass and Clemens, Hendricks said, ''You'll have to ask the Red Sox that question." Hendricks refused to comment further.

It was a well-orchestrated silence.

Earlier this week, Hendricks said Clemens was looking forward to pitching in the World Baseball Classic and using that as a ''test drive" to see if he would resume his Hall of Fame career. The Red Sox have been the most aggressive of the teams in the hunt for Clemens (the Yankees and Rangers are also involved) in terms of embracing his return for the curtain call of his career.

Via Boston Globe