Roger Clemens says "no I didn't"!!!!!

Michigan

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Barndog

my thoughts, basically: Commissioner should wipe out ML records of offenders, period. No stats, no HOF. Give them the Pete Rose treatment for people already retired. Active players get their fifty game suspension and a bunch of further testing.

Connecticoin

Liar. Hope he did not squander all that Yankee money.

Connecticoin

Brian48

To me, it doesn't really matter even if Clemens' lawyers find some piece of evidence that says this was all a misunderstanding. They're all guilty. I'm really p*d. What's really alarming is the vast majority of the info derived in the report was from an East Coast source (for matter of convenience). This means there's a whole wave of players that are not on the list that should be simply because the commission didn't go further. I left baseball in '93 and it wasn't until '04 that I came back to the sport. Knowing that the player's association (hic UNION) obstructed any chance of change along with the total incompetence of Selig, I'm liable to go on another hiatus again.

morgansforever

Saying I didn't do it, and prove it, IMO is an addmission of guilt.

What to do with all those Clemens rookie cards?

All this news is very disappointing to me.

It hurts the game, sends the wrong message to kids, and can be a major health risk.

css23

20 month investigation boils down to threating some errand boys in the clubhouse and a trainer to cough up some names??

Atleast have positive tests before tarnishing players reputations.

Mitchell desperately needed a name like Clemens. Could you imagine 20 months of digging only to hit live television with names like Ron Villone and Larry Bigbie.

rube26105

look at the head on that thing what was there on there 10 giants and the still stunk lol-gee that helped em alot

Blackborder

Clemens denied the allegations in a statement from his attorney, Rusty Hardin.

"Roger has been repeatedly tested for these substances and he has never tested positive. There has never been one shred of tangible evidence that he ever used these substances and yet he is being slandered today," said Hardin.




Nice. How very clintonesque, that is, clemensesque.

thegemmintman

<< <i>Clemens denied the allegations in a statement from his attorney, Rusty Hardin.

"Roger has been repeatedly tested for these substances and he has never tested positive. There has never been one shred of tangible evidence that he ever used these substances and yet he is being slandered today," said Hardin.




Nice. How very clintonesque, that is, clemensesque. >>





Completely lame response by Clemen's lawyer. "Never tested positive", blah, blah, blah. Hey Clemens, if you're innocent then say you never took steroids! We won't believe you, but it's better than saying that you never tested positive.
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metalmike

Let's see. Retire heal fast unretire pee in bottle win a bunch of games Retire heal fast unretire pee in bottle win a bunch of games.Retire and repeat. In the year 2020 sell autographed ball stating I shot JFK, bet on baseball and took medicine not prescribed..........

stevek

<<< Nice. How very clintonesque, that is, clemensesque. >>>

McGwire and Bonds esque, as well as others.

Morgoth

For one thing the Lawyer said his client was slandered but there is no way Clemens wins a slander suit. There is alot of circumstantial evidence that would prevent that. The standards are very high for slander. I think all Clemens is going to do is spin this by saying I never tested positive and prove he did it. If he never states I never took roids or HGH then you have your answer. He has to say it, not in a lawyer statement, but looking into a camera. If he doesn't then he gets the McGwire treatment which may be a lifetime not in the HOF.

Michigan

A slander suit isn't going to help Clemens, it only focuses the problem more brightly on him and I doubt he really wants to give
a detailed deposition and answer a lot of questions. I think he is in a no win situation.

Connecticoin

<< <i>Completely lame response by Clemen's lawyer. "Never tested positive", blah, blah, blah. Hey Clemens, if you're innocent then say you never took steroids! We won't believe you, but it's better than saying that you never tested positive.
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His lawyer does not want to get caught lying -- he can't make a living if he is dis-barred.

This is a de-facto admission of guilt for Clemens.

fandango

mitchell said it perfectly....

drug testing doesnt work! investigative research is a way better tool to catch a criminal....

especially when they come up with a test, and implement it, everyone knows and themn switches to something undetectable....

biggest moron in sports Raffy palmeiro for using the cheap out of date stuff and getting nailed....

i am taking this report as fact...therr is no way George mitchell (who has an amazing track record) would risk his name by naming players he wasnt 100% sure about...

this investiagtion was like an old world judge rendering a decison, whatever he finds/says is law.

Carew29

I'm going to pound this statement by Roger Clemens to his son into the ground!!

Do whatever you have to do to win, son.!!

Connecticoin

So, does this have any effect on the value of Clemens rookie cards?