Congress and Clemens

WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 13: New York Yankees fan Natalya Selivk of Arlington, Virginia (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images).

Mr. Clemens said, “I think he [Pettitte] misremembers our conversation.”

Clemens and McNamee takes center stage at what some are calling the “freak show”. Clemens has denied — again — that he has never used PEDs. This issue is so hot even the uppity NPR is on top of it. Trainer undercuts story of Clemens.

Clemens told the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform that he never used steroids or human growth hormone. But McNamee, Clemens’ former trainer, told lawmakers that he injected Clemens 16 to 21 times with steroids and HGH.

Waxman says liar, liar pants on fire Mr. Clemens

“We have found conflicts and inconsistencies in Mr. Clemens’s account,” Waxman, the chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, said in his opening statement at hearings on drugs in baseball. “During his deposition, he made statements that we know are untrue. In other areas, his statements are contradicted by other credible witnesses or are simply implausible.”

Ooops! Clemens is sticking to his guns though. NYT says Pettitte was wrong about HGH remark.

WASHINGTON — In a tense and often heated congressional hearing, Roger Clemens told a House oversight committee on Wednesday that he was talking about his wife’s use of human-growth hormone, not his own, when he discussed the subject with Andy Pettitte, and that he was shocked to learn later that Mr. Pettitte had used the hormone himself.

MLB Videos

MLB has some videos and coverage here: MLB videos. I removed the other links as the player requires the Microsoft Silverlight crap. Any site that forces you to use some garbage from Micro$oft is not going to get many links — if any — from me.

Other links to MLB stories:

• Pettitte admits to using HGH
• Opening Statement — Clemens
• Opening Statement — McNamee
• Opening Statement — Waxman
• Pettitte discussed HGH with Clemens
• Drug Policy in Baseball

UPDATE:

Watching the Congressional Hearing on Baseball Steroids, I am struck by how inept Clemens is at answering questions. Much like a guilty man looks to massage his response so as to not incriminate himself. I am not the only one who thinks Clemens is having problems answering questions.

Clemens is scolded by Congress (LAT — reg req’d) — as if they should be talking

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