Clemens tells '60 Minutes': I received injections, but it was lidocaine & B-12 in needle, not steroids

 

Published 1/4/2008 at Newsday.com - Yankees

It's true. Roger Clemens admits this Sunday on "60 Minutes" that his trainer, Brian McNamee, gave him injections, as stated in the Mitchell Report released last month. [link]

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"Can someone please prescribe me some lidocaine so I can numb myself to all of the lies and deception?"