Roger* Throws His Final Pitch.....and Walks In The Winning Run

Somewhere Sammy Sosa is laughing; all he had to do was pretend he didn't understand english and he walked away virtually unscathed while McGuire went down in flames. If McGuires testimony was a crash and burn then Clemens was the Hindenburg disaster. He rode his BS all the way to the point where Rep. Waxman hit the gavel to silence him, and that is what he will be remembered for. Clemens will join other players who are remembered more for the scandals they were involved in than their performance on the field; he will become the Ty Cobb of his generation. When Ty Cobb died none of his former teammates attended his funeral, will Jeter and Pettitte go to Clemens'? Roger's* days in the limelight are over, he will disappear from the front pages and will not be talked about again until his name is on a Hall of Fame Ballot. Roger is making us "misremember" him; he is not to 20 stikeout pitcher for the Red Sox, he is the lying scumbag Yankee pitcher who threw his trainer, best friend and wife under the bus to try and hold on to something he lost years ago. Thanks for giving us the entertaining TV Roger*, pitchers and catchers report tomorrow so we are moving on, your time in the spotlight is over and HGH isn't going to bring it back this time.

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Clemens Is Getting Grilled On the Hill

Roger* is getting grilled in front of Congress this morning, you can watch it live here. After the opening statements Roger's stories seem even less believable. Committee chairman Waxman said this in his opening statement: "“We have found conflicts and inconsistencies in Mr. Clemens’ account. During his deposition, he made statements that we know are untrue.” The longer Clemens keeps up this lie the more damage he does to his career. It is very likely Roger* will face a perjury charge after the testimony is done. Andy Pettitte and Chuck Knoblauch both corroborated McNamee's claims and Roger* said his wife did use HGH. Clemens is doing so bad he is making Mark McGuire look like he did a good job in front of Congress.

Update: New evidence comes out about an MRI Clemens had during his time in Toronto.

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The Roger* Show....Coming To a TV Near You

In the age of reality TV the Roger Clemens fiasco could not get any more intriguing. The best pitcher in the last 20 years is sticking by his story that he never did roids and will do so under oath on Wed at 9:30 am in front of Congress. Just in the last week we have heard about Roger's wife doing HGH, threats of intimidation of federal agents, warnings from a congressmen, possibilities of a criminal investigation, and personal lobbying of members of Congress by Roger* himself. This is going to be some great TV to keep you busy until the start of Spring Training.

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McNamee Has Hard Evidence on Clemens*

Brian McNamee has given the Justice Department vials of HGH, bloodstained gauze and syringes as part of the steroids investigation. McNamee's lawyer said the following on the evidence that was turned over: "“This is evidence the government has that we believe will corroborate Brian in every significant way.” Sorry Roger*.....game over.

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Steroid Hearings Start Tomorrow

The first round of Congressional hearings into steroid use in MLB will take place tomorrow beginning at 9:30 am (6:30 Pacific). Bud Selig and Donald Fehr will both testify about new information uncovered in the Mitchell Report. The hearings will be broadcast in their entirety on ESPN as well as on CSPAN. You can watch the hearings online here.

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Roger* May Not Testify To Congress

Roger Clemens* may not testify to Congress because his lawyer believes it would interfere with his lawsuit against McNamee. What a load of crap. He files a lawsuit for the sole intention of avoiding answering questions under oath. Clemens' lawyer has also said they will not turn over the tape that was played at a news conference last week. Clemens did not play the entire tape to the media. Roger* wants to keep this as a "his word against mine" situation where he controls the questioning. He is playing a game he can not win in the court of public opinion. Roger can delay his admitting use of PED's but he will not chance the public attitude about him with this approach. The common advice to someone who has found himself in a hole is to stop digging. Will someone please take the shovel away from Roger?

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Clemens May Be Subpoenaed by Congress

We may get to see how far Roger* is going to go with his denials of steroid use if he has to testify under oath before Congress. So far he has said it is not the right time to talk about the Mitchell Report although he has issued denials through his agent and lawyer. It will be interesting to see if Clemens still wants to deny steroid use when he could face the possibility for perjury if he lies to Congress. Dan Shaughnessy has an interesting take on Roger's denial so far in today's Globe, worth a read. The Congressional hearings are scheduled for Jan. 15 and 23.

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Congress Wants Another Swing At Baseball

Congress wants leaders of MLB to testify at hearings once again. The hearings are scheduled for Tuesday with the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee and Jan. 23 by the House Energy and Commerce Committee. MLB has a legal monopoly which can be taken away by Congress. Cliff Stearns (R) Florida has called for Selig's resignation. Even President Bush has weighed in on the steroids investigation saying, "I love the sport. I love the game. Like many fans, I've been troubled by the steroid allegations. I think it's best that all of us not jump to any conclusions on any individual players named." Not that Bush did anything about steroids as owner of the Rangers. The last hearings brought some entertaining television and memorable moments from Mark McGuire and Rafael Palmeiro.

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