Clemens' Brinksmanship

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Clemens' Brinksmanship
Deadspin found this 1/3/2008 on shysterball.blogspot.com [flag]
Not much room to wiggle now, is there? Roger Clemens will face a lawsuit if he says in a “60 Minutes” interview that his former personal trainer, Brian McNamee, was not truthful when he said he injected Clemens with performance-enhancing drugs, a lawyer hired by McNamee said Wednesday . . . . . . “He’s got a chance to protect himself,” said Emery, who is based in New York and specializes in ... [link]

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Roger Clemens Begs You To Sue Him [Roger Clemens]
Published 1/3/2008 by Leitch at Deadspin
So here's a fun twist: There's a possibility, after Roger Clemens' HARD HITTING interview with Mike Wallace this Sunday on "60 Minutes," that Brian McNamee could sue him. McNamee's lawyer says, if Clemens accuses him of lying, he will definitely sue. This, however, could be exactly what Clemens wants. Best case for Clemens: McNamee, even if he is telling the truth, fails to carry his considerable burden of proof or, even worse, ends up losing his legal team over financial issues and the case just melts away. If that happens, Clemens ...

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Hank: No Clemens in 2008

Peter@BaseballReflections posted 1/3/2008 from scottproctorsarm.blogspot.com

Hank Steinbrenner is on a roll today. After mentioning that the Yankees are preparing a final offer for Johan Santana , he spoke about the possiblity of a Roger Clemens return. From the New York Daily News : "I'm not signing Clemens," Steinbrenner, the Yankees' senior vice president, said in a telephone interview yesterday. He said the Yanks are not looking for rotation stopgaps - like they
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Roger Clemens Begs You To Sue Him [Roger Clemens]

Jayhawk Fan posted 1/3/2008 from deadspin.com

So here's a fun twist: There's a possibility, after Roger Clemens' HARD HITTING interview with Mike Wallace this Sunday on "60 Minutes," that Brian McNamee could sue him . McNamee's lawyer says, if Clemens accuses him of lying, he will definitely sue. This, however, could be exactly what Clemens wants . Best case for Clemens: McNamee, even if he is telling the truth, fails to carry his ...
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No Injections From Trainer, Clemens Tells 60 Minutes - Bats - Baseball - New York Times Blog

BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog found this 1/3/2008 on bats.blogs.nytimes.com

Roger Clemens told Mike Wallace in an interview for “60 Minutes,” scheduled to be broadcast on Sunday, that he never took injections from his former trainer, Brian McNamee, Wallace said. Some athletes, confronted with evidence that they were ...
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Report: McNamee's lawyer says lawsuit possible

East Coast Bias found this 1/3/2008 on sports.espn.go.com

A lawyer for Brian McNamee told The New York Times he will sue Clemens if he accuses McNamee of lying in a "60 Minutes" interview scheduled for Sunday.
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Clemens: Trainer Only Injected Legal Drug, Roger Clemens Talks To 60 Minutes In Wake Of Mitchell Report

FanHouse found this 1/3/2008 on www.cbsnews.com

(CBS/AP) Baseball superstar Roger Clemens denies he cheated by using banned substances and says his accuser, former trainer Brian McNamee, only injected him with the painkiller lidocaine and the vitamin B-12. Clemens tells this to Mike Wallace in his ...
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