OT: Clemens is toast

EchoCanyon · June 30, 2011 10:43AM

evidence against him

eyebone · June 30, 2011 11:11AM

send him to the slammer.

Sportsamerica · June 30, 2011 11:26AM

Our Govt needs to concentrate on other things then people shooting up... ok I get the perjury deal, but I don't like my tax money being spent on this crap.

CubsFan41 · June 30, 2011 12:27PM

<< Our Govt needs to concentrate on other things then people shooting up... ok I get the perjury deal, but I don't like my tax money being spent on this crap. >>

zendude · June 30, 2011 1:03PM

He's done. Never liked the guy. It's a shame how much money he pocketed since he started sticking a needle in his body.

mexpo75 · June 30, 2011 9:20PM

If we HAVE to spend our tax money on sports related things, I'd rather they end the football lockout.

gonzer · June 30, 2011 9:31PM

Economy's in the chitter and the govt. wants to waste time on Clemens? All that matters is what the fan thinks and knows...cheaters and liars have no place in sports or our lives.

YogiBerraFan · June 30, 2011 9:59PM

He had his opportunity to admit what he did and put it behind him as others have done.

RookieWax · June 30, 2011 10:02PM

I am sure his lawyer knew what he was doing from the start when he suggested Clemens keep denying everything. He can claim, like Bonds, that he thought he was being injected with vitamin B12 or something else besides steroids. None of the evidence is hard proof, so I am sure he will slide out of this like Bonds did.

verb1 · June 30, 2011 10:39PM

<< Our Govt needs to concentrate on other things then people shooting up... ok I get the perjury deal, but I don't like my tax money being spent on this crap. >>

Hey, some prosecutors and investigators need to advance their careers! Meanwhile our school system's badly underfunded and falling apart.

fiveniner · June 30, 2011 11:00PM

<< Our Govt needs to concentrate on other things then people shooting up... ok I get the perjury deal, but I don't like my tax money being spent on this crap. >>

This should be a MLB issue and handled by our chicken xxxx commisioner.

itzagoner · June 30, 2011 11:05PM

it's not YOUR tax money.....this country is so deep in debt right now, that they are spending your children's children's children's tax money into infinity.

by the time that bill gets around to being paid, the only memory of Clemens will be the bio-hazardous waste associated with this episode, which refuses to decompose at a dump site.

sportscardtheory · June 30, 2011 11:07PM

<< Our Govt needs to concentrate on other things then people shooting up... ok I get the perjury deal, but I don't like my tax money being spent on this crap. >>

Are you suggesting that the government stop prosecuting people who break the law based on how much money they make or how popular they are?

I love how people's plan to end this country's economic woes is to stop prosecuting rich/famous people for the crimes they commit. Yeah... that will do it. Not ending the 4 trillions-of-dollars-a-piece needless wars we are in right now or stop bailing out big business and banks with tax dollars or cut government spending on things we don't need. It's not prosecuting rich/famous people for their crimes that will solve all our problems.

bigjed · July 1, 2011 12:54AM

Let's be real here. Money spent on the Clemens trial is not what is holding the economy back or preventing school kids from getting a better education. Under this logic the government should do away with the justice department.

If laws are not meant to be upheld then what is the point in having them.

KeepItWarm · July 1, 2011 1:00AM

POS deserves everything that is bad in his life. No pity here....

itzagoner · July 1, 2011 1:07AM

<< POS deserves everything that is bad in his life. No pity here.... >>

whoa. hold the phone, that's a pretty strong indictment....let's try to examine it a little differently.

were you Clemens and you were in a highly competitive environment which demanded top skills and everyone else around you was essentially doing something which allowed them to compete at a higher level, because their careers and futures were on the line, what would you do? try to maintain that same high level of competitiveness no matter what or eventually doom yourself to failure? seems like a no-win whether you wind up with a pocketful of cash, awards & accusations, as much as a mediocre career with no exemplary accomplishments.

it was a necessary evil. he wasn't the only one. and i don't condone it.

his crime is that he lied and these days, liars are as generally accepted to us as anyone.

KeepItWarm · July 1, 2011 1:13AM

Cheating on his wife (and kids) with an underage girl earns the POS tag from me every time.

itzagoner · July 1, 2011 1:15AM

however, this is not the issue at hand. but if it makes you feel better, we took him off the invite list for all summer parties. forever.

EchoCanyon · July 1, 2011 1:15AM

IMO, he will get nailed for perjury -- like Marion Jones -- here's an interesting video why you should keep your mouth shut.

video

KeepItWarm · July 1, 2011 1:16AM

Yea, sorry to get off-track...that crap just really bugs me.

Mickey71 · July 1, 2011 1:27AM

No chance he gets in trouble.....Folks relax.

hammered · July 1, 2011 2:30AM

He'll skate. Really, really difficult burden for the government to prove the level of Clemens' knowledge of what he was being injected with.
If he lied about simply being injected, the perjury might stick. But his lie involved knowledge of the contents of the syringe and that's tough to prove.

Federal prosecutors are good, but you have to factor in Clemens' wealth and his defense team, the "star" factor in the eyes of the jury, and Clemens' unwavering statements from the start, as well as McNamee's serious credibility issues, and I believe you;ll have a not guilty.

OT: Clemens is toast

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