Roger Clemens' interview on "60 Minutes"...

[virgo]

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,320544,00.html


NEW YORK — Roger Clemens might be willing to take a lie-detector test, was "shocked" close friend Andy Pettitte used human growth hormone and, in his first interview since the Mitchell Report, said — again — that he probably will retire.

Sounding indignant and defiant during the nearly 14-minute segment broadcast on CBS's "60 Minutes" Sunday night, Clemens appeared to set up a confrontation with former personal trainer Brian McNamee in front of Congress, which has asked the pair to testify under oath at a Jan. 16 hearing.

Clemens, a fiery look in his eyes and stubble on his face, said he would have spoken with baseball drug investigator George Mitchell had he been aware McNamee accused him of using steroids and HGH. Clemens said the cost of litigation had made him wary of filing a lawsuit against McNamee, who also has threatened to sue his former boss.

[dollfus46]

Clemens is dirty. Just like a blow fish. He's puffing up to save his HOF induction.

[CircusRide]

Innocent until proven guilty- There's no way to prove he ever took them.
If they can prove he's guilty, then do whatever.....
Until then, he's innocent.

[daisy]

Innocent until proven guilty- There's no way to prove he ever took them.
If they can prove he's guilty, then do whatever.....
Until then, he's innocent.

I agree and saw it. I felt sorry for him and for some reason believe him.

B/f believes he took them because he was doing so well in his 40's.

I don't know that much about all the steroid and human growth stuff.:confused:

[aaron]

What the hell does Congress have to do with baseball?

[daisy]

What the hell does Congress have to do with baseball?


Maybe it's something they think they can deal with or deflect attention with.

Or absolutely nothing.

[dollfus46]

Innocent until proven guilty- There's no way to prove he ever took them.
If they can prove he's guilty, then do whatever.....
Until then, he's innocent.
Sounds fair and right and good. But it's pie in the sky Circus. Does Shoeless Joe Jackson ring a bell? This isn't the U.S. Court system, and the Baseball Players Association is all powerful. Stupid, but powerful

[CircusRide]

Sounds fair and right and good. But it's pie in the sky Circus. Does Shoeless Joe Jackson ring a bell? This isn't the U.S. Court system, and the Baseball Players Association is all powerful. Stupid, but powerful

Me, I'd put Joe Jackson in the HOF. Pete Rose too.
I see no point in what Congress is doing. If baseball were a decent league, they'd have handled this themselves along time ago.
As for HOF votes, the press should no longer be involved. It should only consist of those in the HOF. Same goes for any other league HOF.
The press is biased and try to form decisions for others. They're like the trader on Wall Street that broke the $100/barrel mark last week.

[onlyme]

Clemens reminds me of Clinton: I injected but it wasn't steroids - I smoked but I didn't inhale. Sure ;)

[dollfus46]

Me, I'd put Joe Jackson in the HOF. Pete Rose too.
I see no point in what Congress is doing. If baseball were a decent league, they'd have handled this themselves along time ago.
As for HOF votes, the press should no longer be involved. It should only consist of those in the HOF. Same goes for any other league HOF.
The press is biased and try to form decisions for others. They're like the trader on Wall Street that broke the $100/barrel mark last week.

I would put Joe Jackson in. But Pete Rose should never darken the door of the HOF. Nor should anyone doing physical enhancing drugs. That's just my opinion. Problem with baseball is you have a powerful players union and a weak Commissioner. But the money grabbing owners are to blame for that. Just my opinion. Others disagree and I can live with that.

[CircusRide]

Baseball allowed steriods to become a huge part of the game. How can they now penalize players for using, when they actually encouraged them to do so?

[dollfus46]

Baseball allowed steriods to become a huge part of the game. How can they now penalize players for using, when they actually encouraged them to do so?
It's been illegal. The players association allows it. They warn the players when a "random" check is coming. And they refuse to let the Commissioner take blood samples that will detect the high tech drugs that Clemens was using and Bonds.

[dollfus46]

Clemens reminds me of Clinton: I injected but it wasn't steroids - I smoked but I didn't inhale. Sure ;)

Heh heh heh. Vitamin B-12 for sure. :smt105

[virgo]

Clemens' trainer said he'd go to jail for him (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/baseball/mlb/01/07/clemens.phonecall.ap/index.html?cnn=yes)


HOUSTON (AP) -- "What do you want me to do?"

Brian McNamee asked Roger Clemens that question -- or variations of it -- 21 times during a 17-minute taped conversation.

He never really got an answer.

A recording of last Friday's telephone call between Clemens' former trainer and the seven-time Cy Young Award winner was played at Clemens' long-awaited news conference Monday, the first time he faced a group of reporters since McNamee's accusations were made public in the Mitchell Report on Dec. 13.

"What do you want me to do? I'll go to jail, I'll do whatever you want," McNamee said.

"I need somebody to tell the truth, Mac," Clemens told him.