Clemens: Lying To Congress?

All these athletes suspected of cheating and using steroids never give a shit about the consequences of them lying to prosecutors and to congress...they only care about preserving their legacy. The threat of a 5 year prison sentence - which they all likely know they will never get even if found guilty of perjury - isn't even a factor. Roger Clemens this week went in front of a congressional committee and repeatedly denied ever using steroids...very similar to Rafeal Palmerio. In an effort to further bolster his case, Brian McNamee apparently turned over syringes and gauze that he used to inject Roger with steroids to an IRS special agent last month.

To tell you the truth, with all of the athletes that have came out and denied ever using steroids and then either being convicted or found to have lied, I am not giving Roger any benefit of the doubt. Out of all the athletes named in the Mitchell report he is the only one coming out and attempting to refute the charges... you then factor in that Andy Pettitte has already collaborated McNamee's story in that he did indeed using steroids it really casts a lot of doubt, in my mind, that Roger is clean. I also think that the way Roger and his legal team have gone about trying to clear his name has been anything but convincing...taping a phone conversation that added nothing to the debate and issue a 'report' detailing how it is plausible that Roger could be a dominating pitcher as he aged is far from convincing and in fact, to me, look like desperate actions by a desperate man.