Could Roger Clemens have been framed?

Richie Rich posted 12/30/2007 from www.detnews.com [flag]

Some media marvels across the country have judged Clemens guilty, based solely on the Mitchell Report. The condemnation of Clemens is based on evidence supplied by one stool pigeon who himself was faced with a jail term. [link]

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Det News: Green: Could Clemens have been framed?
Published 12/30/2007 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Det News: Green: Could Clemens have been framed? Hey, if it brings back Questel and Blanc...I’m all for it! What bothers me is Roger might have been framed! We truly don’t know. George Mitchell, the former senator from Maine, has attested he conducted a thorough investigation before writing the 409-page report. He has said the testimony of his witnesses was truthful and believable. The testimony is likely going to prevent Clemens from going to the Baseball Hall of Fame and send him instead into baseball’s purgatory. What bothers me is Mitchell might have been dreadfully ...

Never Do Nothing Wrong, But I'm Always Gettin' Blamed
Published 12/30/2007 by Tony Gicas at Bronx Liaison
Hot off the Detroit News presses. Roger Clemens may have been framed. What bothers me is Roger might have been framed! We truly don’t know. George Mitchell, the former ...

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