Clemens to YouTubers: No ‘roids here, thanks
posted at 5:30 pm on December 23, 2007 by Allahpundit
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It seems somehow significant to me that both he and the Queen of England are taking to YouTube to get their messages out. Inane, but significant.
Dude, your neck is twice as thick as it was in 1986.
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To be fair, that was 20 years ago.
One wonders what the Big A looked like 20 moon(pies) ago?
(that being said, Clemens totally did ‘roids)
greenonions on December 23, 2007 at 5:36 PM
I, for one, hope it turns out that Clemens didn’t take steroids. Oh, and the neck thing? That can be explained in one word: Age. I speak from experience on this.
flipflop on December 23, 2007 at 5:38 PM
interesting that he mentioned toronto and new york – as places he was not given hgh, but left out boston and houston.
lorien1973 on December 23, 2007 at 5:39 PM
I thought that was going to end with a voice over saying:
“I’m Rafael Palmerio and I approved this message”.
Drew on December 23, 2007 at 5:41 PM
SECOND LOOK AT THE ROCKET.
He’s clean. Or not.
Spirit of 1776 on December 23, 2007 at 5:45 PM
What a jerk.
krabbas on December 23, 2007 at 5:49 PM
interesting that he mentioned toronto and new york – as places he was not given hgh, but left out boston and houston.
lorien1973 on December 23, 2007 at 5:39 PM
I don’t believe McNamee was Rocket’s trainer in Boston or Houston.
FishFearMe on December 23, 2007 at 5:51 PM
Although I believe he used steroids, we simply need more evidence than the Mitchell report. I think a common method of these players is to have relatives or trusted friends order these steroids in their own names, therefore its virtually impossible to track who’s doing what. The players dumb enough to have their names tied to the purchases are for the most part on Mitchells list. I have always insisted we need weekly testing of all players beginning a month before the season and ending a month before the season ends.
malkinmania on December 23, 2007 at 5:54 PM
Come on Allah this is NOT going to hurt his chances in the prim- oh wait wrong subject.
He DOES NOT want this to go to court. I am sure Petitte knows and they will put him on the stand and I dont think Petitte would lie even for an ole buddy. There is no reason whatsoever for that trainer to lie about that.
broker1 on December 23, 2007 at 6:08 PM
Michael Jackson to YouTubers: No plastic surgery here, thanks
John Kerry to YouTubers: No Botox here, thanks
Hillary Clinton to YouTubers: No Husy money here, thanks
Bill Clinton to YouTubers: No Monica sex here, thanks
MB4 on December 23, 2007 at 6:42 PM
I believe him. Until someone PROVES something against him (and it’s not just McNamee’s questionable word against his) – he’s innocent. That much is the standard of the law, at least. Clemens has earned the benefit of the doubt.
This is killin’ me, just because he’s my son’s sports hero. I cannot imagine how hard it’s been on his family.
Redhead Infidel on December 23, 2007 at 6:47 PM
I understand your feelings and thats fine, but why are his words questionable? He named Petitte and he was right about him. What motive could he have? Everyone called Canseco a liar too. I could see that because he was out of money and needed to write a book. This guy had no reason to lie.
And of course there will never be proof. The testing policy, warning players weeks in advance that a test was coming, made sure they wouldnt get caught. So barring a video tape you will get your wish, no REAL proof.
broker1 on December 23, 2007 at 6:58 PM
Don’t know if he did or not. To tell the truth it don’t make any differance to me one way or the other. I read the Mitchell report on the Rocket and it is pretty damning. Fully 8 pages of evidence (if you can call it that) Some of it is pretty thin.
All in all I say, if they did, fine, fix it, outlaw it, test for it, and from this day forward anybody found to use it, KICK THEM OUT OF BASEBALL FOR LIFE! As for the past, forget it. And no **by any names in the record books.
conservnut on December 23, 2007 at 7:06 PM
Broker1, I guess it’s because I always question testimony that is coerced in exchange for leniency of one’s own crimes. McNamee is avoiding federal prosecution for drug dealing – that’s a pretty coercive reason to shift the focus to bigger names than his. Meanwhile, he gets off scott-free. That’s why I think his testimony is questionable.
Redhead Infidel on December 23, 2007 at 7:07 PM
Nobody was under threat of prosecution. That is why Mitchell did not have subpeona power. Mitchell simply sent out letters asking for interviews and he was one that wanted to come forward. Clemens rejected the letter among many others.
broker1 on December 23, 2007 at 7:15 PM
All Mitchell did was make this situation stink more then the bait well on my boat. All BS.
I believe the fans would have been more then happy if he would have simply come out with this statement:
‘Beginning April 1, 2008, any player found to have used performance enhancing or recreational drugs will receive a suspension for life.’
Bunch of screaming and yelling for a year or two by a bunch of cheaters and lawyers. Screw them.
Limerick on December 23, 2007 at 7:31 PM
YouTubers to Clemens: Who are you?
MadisonConservative on December 23, 2007 at 7:38 PM
Agreed, this is just bad for the game. A bunch of hype about nothing and best left alone. The commish needs to step up though and I doubt that pu$$y would without the pressure.
Having said that, now baseball just needs to clean up it’s own act and the politicians and media need to leave it alone.
Sadly though, they won’t.
conservnut on December 23, 2007 at 7:40 PM
As far as I’m concerned, he can burn. He hurt a hell of a lot of people in Houston when he stood there in front of that obnoxious Yankees home crowd and said he considered New York his home.
Mark V. on December 23, 2007 at 7:42 PM
Free The Rocket..
Consider this term and phrase the exclusive copyright property of the Doogie…..
T-Shirts on Cafepress within the hour…
:) He innocent…
But since we’re on a political board..was he “pandering” at the end?
Doogiesd on December 23, 2007 at 7:44 PM
Yeah, I’m still smarting from that as well. That why in spite of my position on this subject, deep down inside I love the fact that he and Petite were named in this thing.
Texas Karma came back and bit you in the ass huh boys?
conservnut on December 23, 2007 at 7:48 PM
Leave Roger Clemens alone….
mikeyboss on December 23, 2007 at 7:57 PM
Hmm. Either your information is incorrect, broker1, or this article on MLB is incorrect:
An assistant strength and conditioning coach with the Yankees in 2000-01, the 40-year-old McNamee drew the interest of the Mitchell investigation when four checks written to Kirk Radomski, a former Mets clubhouse attendant and accused steroid dealer, were uncovered.
By agreeing to cooperate with the commission and provide testimony, McNamee is avoiding possible federal prosecution for drug distribution, according to the Mitchell Report.
Did he give them what they wanted in exchanged for not being prosecuted? Or was the advisement to not falsify charges enough?
That’s why I always question coerced testimony.
Redhead Infidel on December 23, 2007 at 8:08 PM
Oops – messed up the blockquote above.
Redhead Infidel on December 23, 2007 at 8:09 PM
True. Broke our hearts.
Never thought of it that way, but it sure as hell did!
Redhead Infidel on December 23, 2007 at 8:12 PM
Go Rocket. Hook ‘em.
digitalintrigue on December 23, 2007 at 8:15 PM
Could be right, this is what I had read.
broker1 on December 23, 2007 at 8:22 PM
ROCKET-ROIDS. ( has a ring to it)
Second
looktake please.shooter on December 23, 2007 at 10:44 PM
At least his head is the same size, unlike a certain pumpkin-headed* slugger.
*Asterisk indicates steroid use may have affected this outcome.
smellthecoffee on December 24, 2007 at 12:45 AM
Can’t do it. He’s been named by too many people, and if he’s truly innocent, he wouldn’t have been part of the allegations, and he would have IMMEDIATELY come out and said so. Instead, he said nothing, then releases a You Tube video, so he wouldn’t have to be questioned by the media.
Steroids and HGH would certainly explain his longevity in the game.
RMCS_USN on December 24, 2007 at 9:07 AM
How many people has Clemens been named by? One…two? Dozens?
I’ve been falsely accused of something before – you probably have been, too. Almost everyone I know has been wrongly accused at some time in their lives. Being accused is NOT an indication of guilt.
And FYI, Clemens DID release a statement immediately – the same day the report was released – denying the allegations and requesting time to put together a more complete defense.
I reacted with anger, disappointment and disgust when the Mitchell report was released. I hated how it impacted my son – he was really upset. But I’m impressed with both unequivocal statements Clemens has made so far and I’m willing to give him the benefit of the doubt for now.
Redhead Infidel on December 24, 2007 at 10:13 AM
the feds have no business meddling in baseball period!!
rpower57 on December 24, 2007 at 3:51 PM
Not only is (or was) Clemens a steroid user but he is now a liar and, if he does it under oath, a perjurer.
Major League players almost unanimously took the Mafia oath of ‘omerta’ (silence) when they stonewalled on performance-enhancing drugs. Instead of contrition for massive cheating which has destroyed or, at least. distorted most Major League records and given them unfair advantage over honest ballplayers, we get snarling (and even threatening) defiance. Go to Hell, cheaters.
MaiDee on December 26, 2007 at 8:47 AM
“I hated how it impacted my son”
This comment alone scares me more than all the steroid using, coke snorting, alcohol consuming athletes in their entirety. For children to be enouraged to look at present sports figures as role models in this day and age is just asking for trouble. Gone is the day (as when I was a child in the 60’s and 70’s) where MOST athletes were role models in society that kids could look up to and aspiring to be like. Athletes now are no different than aged children that take, take take and give nothing in return. Granted, it’s not in their contracts to be role models for kids and young adults, but in my day, it was implied and expected. Now it’s all about the money and fame and no longer about the sport or the position the athlete holds in the public spot light. I go out of my way in my mentoring program to tell the young folks to NEVER look to athletes, hollywood celebrities or the like for their “idols” and stress it’s the everday people in thier community that are the true heroes that should be idolized. Professional sports in general has no honor and is nothing more than a money generating machine with blinders on.
rayvet on December 26, 2007 at 11:20 AM
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