 Hunter surmised that Clay had a "great arm, great slider, bad brains," and felt that the advice he offered to the young pitcher often went unheeded.Likewise, Sparky Lyle, who won a Cy Young Award in relief, also offered advice to Clay about his tendency to wear his arm out in practice, thus not being 100% for the day's game.George Steinbrenner simply described Clay as a "morning glory," a horse racing term for a horse that performs best in the morning workouts prior to the actual race.