Clemens and McNamee: He said-he said
January 8th, 2008
In an exclusive interview with Sports Illustrated, Brian McNamee stands by his testimony that he injected Roger Clemens with steroids.
Clemens, of course, denies those allegations and has filed a defamation lawsuit against McNamee. In a press conference Monday, Clemens played a taped segment from a telephone conversation with McNamee — which, as far as I’m concerned, didn’t prove anything.
So, you’ve got two different versions here. Who do you believe, and why?
When the news broke about Clemens’ name in the report most sports pundits both national and local (St. Louis) said if you’re not guilty take the guy to court and defend yourself. Now that Clemens has decided to defend himself both through the media and the legal system. He is still being hung out to dry.
As far as the veracity of either one, I haven’t listened or watched any of the interviews. However, I think that what the “media” called for has happened so they need to show some patience and restraint now and let it play out in the courts, if it truly does.
Didn’t Roger say in his YouTube video that he’s never been injected with drugs only to contradict himself a few days later when he revealed that he’s taken lidocaine shots? (at last check lidocaine is a drug)
At this point, neither “Mac” or Roger looks very credible.
I’ve listened to pretty much everything that has shaken down on this in the last few days, and I’m starting to shift more twards the Clemens side, though the issue certainly has not been settled. It will be interesting to see what continues to happen in the upcoming weeks.
I understand we live in a 24-hour news cycle, but when did speed become so important to know all the details and choose a side?
Let the process and run its course and when we know more, we can make an informed decision on who to believe.
Exactly Owen! Who cares who is right? as a baseball fan watching this is sicking . If they USED steroids let them be it is bad for baseball to dig up the past. Doesn’t congress have more important things to worry about.