McNamee Has Proof

Brian McNamee gave federal prosecutors syringes and other physical evidence which his lawyers say support his claims of drug use by Roger Clemens.
McNamee turned over gauze pads and syringes which have Clemens's blood and a blue dress which has Clemens's DNA.
The syringes were used to inject Clemens with steroids and human growth hormone in 2000 and 2001.

Roger Clemens is a Fuckin Liar

Roger Clemens's recent campaign has done nothing to clear his name. In fact, the cleverly orchestrated act makes Clemens look even more guilty to me.

The McNamee Tape
There was nothing in this tape that makes Clemens look good. Yes, McNamee didn't confront Clemens and say "I did tell the truth" but it was clear to me that McNamee was sorry that he had to rat Clemens out to save his own ass.
McNamee said "what do you want me to do?" about 100 times during the conversation and never once did Clemens (who knew he was recording the conversation to play it at the press conference) say "just admit you lied about me."
You know why? Because McNamee would have laughed in his face.

The 60 Minutes Interview
I thought Mike Wallace did a decent job asking Clemens some tough questions but he didn't really hammer him as he allowed Clemens to ask a bunch of rhetorical questions that shouldn't have remained rhetorical.
"If this stuff is so good why didn't I keep taking it?" Clemens answered this one later by saying steroids are just a quick fix.
"Why didn't my tendons turn to dust?" Just be patient Roger.
Clemens also suggested that he never underwent a drastic physical change. And Wallace didn't show him a picture of himself from 1985, that's inexcusable softball journalism.
The best part was when Clemens was asked if he would take a lie detector test and he said "I don't know whether they're good or bad." His lawyers advised him not to take one, they say because they're not reliable, I'd say it's because he would fail.

The Mitchell Report
Using information told him by McNamee, before which McNamee was warned that any false statements would result in criminal charges, Mitchell constructs the picture of McNamee's relationship with Clemens. They met in Toronto when McNamme was hired by the Blue Jays as the strength and conditioning coach in 1998. Clemens who had joined the team the year before was living in the hotel in the Skydome, as was McNamee.
In early June of 1998, the Blue Jays went to Florida to play the Marlins. McNamee and Clemens went to a lunch party at Jose Canseco's house in Florida, Canseco was on the Blue Jays at the time.
Canseco told Mitchell's investigators that he had conversations with Clemens about steroids, and cycling.
It was after this meeting that McNamee says Clemens brought up the topic of steroids, and asked McNamee to inject him.
McNamee claims to have injected Clemens with steroids several times during 1998 and then in later years when McNamee was hired by the Yankees.
At that point in the 1998 season Clemens was 6-6. He went 14-0 the rest of the season. Granted he won the 1997 Cy Young Award after 4 mediocre years with the Red Sox, but this seems to be the beginning of Clemens's resurgence.

Circumstantial Evidence
Clemens had a famous roid rage incident on the mound during the 2000 World Series.
Clemens not only continued pitching at a high level at an age when most pitchers retire, he surpassed his best performances from early in his career at an advanced age.
His head grew.
Several seasons after he retired, he came back but waited until midseason, perhaps so he could cycle back on the roids.
There is zero chance that Clemens did not use steroids and his histrionics lately make him seem even more guilty.

This Is Why Roger Clemens Won't Suck

A response to SCZA's post about Roger Clemens:

1) His schedule

Ask most pro athletes the worst part of their job and they'll say the travel. I firmly believe Clemens' limited travel schedule was a contributing factor to why he did so well as a member of the Astros when he didn't have to make road trips or show up for games when he wasn't pitching. I think the Mets should try something similar with Pedro if he comes back this year, and for next year as well. He's never going to pinch hit or pinch run, so why not cut down on the stress on his body? I don't believe it fractures the team. And I think at some point in the future it'll be standard for starting pitchers to only be at the game when they are scheduled to pitch.

2) His innings

Cutting his season short by two months, plus no spring training, helps him stay at peak performance deeper into the season. Also, his best performances are no more than 7 innings. So in a mediocre performance he'll only go 5. If he averages 6 innings over 20 starts he'll be at 120 innings, and still have plenty left for the playoffs.

3) Steroids

Roger Clemens has definitely done steroids, it explains how he's been able to combat the aging process most pitchers experience. He also had a roid rage incident on the mound during the World Series. The fact that he keeps retiring means he has plenty of time to juice during the offseason, cycle off, juice again, cycle off, and get it all out of his system before he has to pee in the cup for MLB.

I expect Clemens to go 10-5 with a 3.20 ERA for the Yankees in the regular season, better stats ERA-wise than he put up for most of his previous stint with the Yankees. Postseason performance is anyone's guess.

What An Ass-tro!

After months of waiting, and lying about it yesterday Roger Clemens has agreed to pitch for the Astros for the rest of the year. He signed a full year contract worth $22,000,022, meaning he will get about $12.25 million if he makes his first start on or about June 22nd. That is his intended launch date after a few minor league starts.

The Secret to Clemens' Success

Roger Clemens takes Icy Hot that pitchers rub on their shoulders and arms and spreading it over his upper thighs and private parts. "He doesn't want to get comfortable on the mound," says Jake Peavy, who tried the same trick Friday night in Phoenix.