Report: Clemens under more pressure
Last night's All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium was a meant to be a nostalgic juncture of baseball's past and present being played in one of the game's most storied arenas and attended by so many past stars. All of which makes it that much more excruciating for the game and its fans that one of the greatest pitchers of all time -- really, by many measures the greatest pitcher of all time -- faces a relentless examination of possible performance enhancing drug use.
Now comes a news report that Kirk Radomski, one of two prime sources along with Brian McNamee of information for federal prosecutors regarding Clemens, provided new evidence that may link Clemens to PEDs. That evidence is mailing receipts, five to six years old, showing Radomski mailed what the news report says was a shipment of human growth hormone.
There are many open questions. Who actually received the package? It was shipped in care of McNamee although the report says he did not sign for it. Can it be independently ascertained what was actually in this package? Since there has been discussion of Clemens' wife Debbie using HGH for a magazine photo shoot, does that figure into the possibilities?
What this means is that the potential perjury case regarding Clemens and his testimony in front of a Congressional committee -- while far from being proven yet -- is also far, far from being over. And it means that baseball, despite the celebrations of its past glories, has a long road to travel before it reconciles it past transgressions.


Comments
Clemen's steadfast denial ranks up there with President Billy and his claim of not having sexual relations with that woman.
Posted by: Captain Jack | July 16, 2008 12:16 PM
Don't you think it is about time for him to come clean with this. You know it is guys like Clemens who are really hurting not only baseball, but ALL profesional sports. If people were just honest and had the character to fess up to their wrong doings professional sports would gain favor amongst many people again.
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James,
I was taken with the fact that Clemens was outspoken from the outset when other players just shut down. But if he's not telling the truth about the basic facts, his own use, the damage he does to himself will be terrible.
-- Bill O.
Posted by: James Cornwell | July 16, 2008 2:07 PM
A Junkies a Junkie. And like most junkies the Clemens are (liars). Thier fix was just money, attention and ill gotten fame. ... I wonder if they've gotten enough attention yet ?
Posted by: Kish | July 16, 2008 4:11 PM
Why ROGER, Why??? Was it the fame??? Was it the feeling of continued dominance??? Was it the money ROGER??? WHY RUIN A SURE HALL-OF-FAME CAREER AND RISK BEING SHUNNED FROM THE ADORATION OF YOUNG BOYS/GIRLS EVERYWHERE??? Why RoGER, Why???
Posted by: Zyskandar A Jaimot | July 16, 2008 4:49 PM
sour grapes from losers. common sense all of baseball uses same conditioning "programs"
Posted by: michael ali | July 17, 2008 12:56 AM
Can't wait till Roger (the real dodger) throws his wife under the bus on this one . He is a lying punk.
Posted by: Mike Murphy | July 17, 2008 3:56 PM