Oh, The Sad Day We Saw! What Happened To 1985?

Today Roger "The Rocket" Clemens sat two seats away his former trainer and "family member" Brian McNamee in a Congressional hearing on steriods. First off, what the hell are our congressman doing spending taxpayer money on a witchhunt . . . I mean hearing on steroids? Shouldn't they be looking into drilling in ANWR, or how to get REAL drugs off the streets, or healthcare for the American child, or how we get more jobs to stay in America? Why spend time talking to MLB baseball players about steroids? The American people don't care and want this topic dropped! So shouldn't our REPRESENTATIVES in Washington actually REPRESENT what we want? (That is a whole other topic for another article.)

Now on the issue of The Rocket and his testimony. This was a classic brawl - FOX should have bid for this on primetime TV instead of broadcast of C-SPAN and clips in ESPN. No, Brian and The Rocket didn't duke it out, but there were certainly fireworks. This was better than any Divorce Court or WWE. Let me put this into perspective. Two professionals in their own fields testify UNDER OATH to the US Congress about whether Roger Clemens took steroids and HGH. McNamee testified (under oath) that her injected Clemens in the butt many times. He testified that he also injected Andy Pettite and other players. Other than Clemens, the other the players have admitted. Further, McNamee testified that he turned over syringes containing Roger's DNA and the HGH and steroids to federal investigators. On the flip side, Clemens testified (also under oath) that he did not take HGH or steroids. He testified that he was given Lidocine and Vitamin B-12 but nothing else. So we have one period of time and two sworn testimonies relaying two very different things.

Now throw in the DNA. Either the feds have it or not. Clemens has to realize this. Either they have it and are testing it or McNamee is lying. If they do not have it then the whole case gets thrown out the window. If they do and Clemens' DNA is found then he gets thrown out the window. Say goodbye to the Hall of Fame. I'll send Pete Rose over to visit.

I guess what I am saying is that I do not understand how Roger Clemens can say to his family, his friends, MLB, and the fans that he did not take steroids or HGH, AT ALL. It seems obvious to me that he did and that the evidence is going to continue to pile up against him. Is making it into the Hall of Fame more important that making to jail for perjury? It makes not sense. Listen, I love Roger Clemens. You want to talk about man-crush - this is it for me. In 1985 I became a Boston Red Sox fan and have never looked back. 21 is my favorite number. Why? Clemens wore 21 in Boston. I can forgive Clemens for playing in N.Y. twice, but I cannot believe him now or forgive him for cheating. Bonds is a dirtbag and will get his in the end. Unfortunately Clemens looks to get his as well. I am not quite sure why The Rocket didn't follow the example of Jason Giambi and admit to the mistake and move on. Why open a larger can of worms? Good luck Roger, but I am afraid that the numbers 21 or 23 are already taken in in jail. I hope you, Pete, and Barry enjoy your view from the outside.