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Jeff's right. They were saying after the news conference, if Clemens goes to Congress and pleads the "5th Amendment" he's going to look like a fool, especially after filing a defamation suit. There is nothing to preclude him from answering questions before Congress, as the suit is a civil matter and not criminal.

Nice touches, but until they come up with a test (i.e. blood) to identify all drugs and masking agents, then this problem will never be eradicated completely. That said, these are good measures. It is too bad that it has come to this. If the players are uncomfortable with this too bad so sad. They brought this on themselves.

In other Clemens news. Brian McNamee is sticking to his story on Roger Clemens, and is entertaining the idea of counter-suing for defamation. This whole thing stinks. I'm really bothered by the "what do you want me to do Roger," and Clemens not saying tell the truth. We're never going to know. The only way Roger Clemens can 100% claim his innocence is by Brian McNamee recanting his story.

Looks like it's all out war between McNamee and Clemens


Source: Brian McNamee reveals more info on Roger Clemens to investigators

BY TERI THOMPSON AND MICHAEL O'KEEFFE
DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITERS

Saturday, January 12th 2008, 10:28 PM
Brian McNamee will tell Congress about his belief that Roger Clemens (below) was treated for an abscess on his buttocks in 1998. Watts/News

Brian McNamee will tell Congress about his belief that Roger Clemens (below) was treated for an abscess on his buttocks in 1998.
DelMundo for News

When Brian McNamee answered questions from federal investigators last year, he didn't volunteer a lot beyond what he was asked. Now, say sources close to Roger Clemens' former trainer, McNamee is providing additional information to investigators as they prepare for a congressional hearing on Feb. 13. "Brian's position is, 'Let's deal with the truth,'" said Earl Ward, McNamee's attorney. "That's his position."

According to a source close to the trainer who says he injected Clemens with steroids and human growth hormone, McNamee answered questions from the government and former Sen. George Mitchell's office truthfully, but "he tried not to hurt Roger" in the process. Now that Clemens has sued him for defamation and has mounted a ferocious attack on McNamee, "stuff is pouring out of him." According to Ward, "Brian knows a lot about Roger's moral character and knows a lot about his extracurricular activities. ... There's a lot that he could say to damage Roger's reputation, but we plan on taking the high road. ... If some of this stuff were to come out, Roger Clemens would look very, very, very bad."

McNamee will tell Congress more about his knowledge of Clemens' use of performance-enhancing drugs, says Ward, including his belief that Clemens was treated for an abscess on his buttocks in 1998, around the time McNamee says he began injecting Clemens. According to a source, McNamee didn't initially tell federal investigators about the abscess but says he is now "willing to talk about it with Congress."

Read the complete story here: NY Daily News

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CLEMENS OATH HEDGE? Meanwhile, ESPN.com reported that Rusty Hardin, Clemens' lawyer, has made the first move toward backing off his adamant claims that Clemens would go to Congress and testify under oath that he did not take steroids or human growth hormone, as McNamee has claimed he did. According to the Web site, Hardin is waffling on whether Clemens will answer questions in a deposition by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee before the Feb. 13 hearing before the committee, saying it might interfere with Clemens' defamation lawsuit against McNamee.

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This is going to end badly for Roger. He should've either, one, told the truth from the get-go and admitted he used P.E.D.s or, two, fired his attorney and come right out at the beginning and said he didn't do it.

As much as I like Roger, with all the actions he's taken so far and the excuses his attorney keeps giving why Rocket didn't do or won't do certain things, makes him look guiltier by the minute.

As I said, if McNamee had been lying about me I'd have been talking to Mitchell, and shouting from the rooftops I didn't do it. And when McNamee kept asking Roger what he wanted him to do I would've said "tell them the truth Brian. That's all I want is for you to tell the truth. I didn't take P.E.D.s," or something to that effect. Now his attorney is hedging on letting Roger answer questions under oath. Could it be he doesn't want him in the same situation Barry Bonds now finds himself?

Pete Rose denied, denied, denied for years that he bet on baseball. He denied he bet on his own team. Roger talks about and inch of respect. How about Rose? Had he been falsely accused of gambling wasn't he due that inch of respect. However, what happened? Rose finally came clean and said everything in the report was true.

I see Roger going down this same path. McNamee has told the truth about everybody else, but me. I just can't help, but believe that McNamee, the Feds or George Mitchell is holding something back and when Roger finally puts himself out there in a legal setting they're going to spring it on him. This country is very forgiving when people admit they were wrong and are genuinely contrite about it. What no one can tolerate is someone who lies or twists the truth and circumvents facts.

You can watch a thief, but you can't watch a liar. Seriously, who do you have more respect for? Brian Roberts, David Sequi, Chuck Knoblauch and Andy Pettitte or Mark McGwire, Raphael Palmeiro, or Barry Bonds?

I pray to God, that Roger Clemens is, indeed, telling the truth. If he is, he is sure going about it in the wrong way.

Final question: Who's been proven more right so far? Brian McNamee or Roger Clemens?

Like Mary Ann said. This stinks like 10 day old fish.

I read earlier that a friend mutual to both Clemens and Pettitte said that they weren't as close as friends as the media was led to believe. They put on an act (allegedly). Pettitte was also said to be very upset at Clemens for how he taped McNamee and has basically gone about this whole thing. It is going to be a very ugly showdown. I hope and pray that for Roger and his family he is being 1000% candid and truthful, otherwise he has dug himself a very deep hole. He may never come up for air.

Well, AP has had his moment in front of the congressional committee investigating this mess. It will interesting to see what exactly Andy said regarding Roger Clemens. Congress could be waiting in the weeds for the Rocket.