Debunking the Clemens Report - Part II

Clemens's next pitch

Posted 1/29/2008 on BASEBALL HOT CORNER

Representatives for Roger Clemens released a 49 page statistical report, designed to alter the perception that his pitching ability was fading when he left Boston. The La Times reports : Clemens "was far from being in the 'twilight or his career,' or 'washed up,' . . . as some have speculated," the Hendricks report stated."Clemens' longevity was due to his ability to adjust his style of ...

Ken Davidoff Reminds Us What The “E” In “PED” Stands For

Posted 1/29/2008 on Can't Stop The Bleeding

With the Red Sox & Mets’ attempts to land Johan Santana supposedly nearing a climax , and O’s owner Peter Angelos allegedly standing in the way of Seattle’s acquisition of Eric Bedard , Newsday’s Ken Davidoff turns his attentions to the lengthy report issued yesterday by agent Randy Hendricks in defense of client Roger Clemens. While The Rocket continues to flaunt ...

Clemens * π + y

Posted 1/29/2008 on My Pinstripes

This is just one of the many charts and statistical breakdowns that Randy Hendricks and his firm put together to defend Roger Clemens' honor. You can see all 49 pages of the report at rogerclemensreport.com .

‘Adjustments’: Synonym for ‘Steroids’

Posted 1/29/2008 on Garbage Points

The biggest name the Mitchell Report included was that of Roger Clemens, and like most other players, he immediately refuted the allegations. Clemens and agent Randy Hendricks have since taken it a step further, with a 45-page report that aims to smooth over the “unusual spikes” that accusers point to as signs of performance enhancers. The document is careful not to mention the words ...

Clemens Camp Claims of “Normal Deviation” Unfounded

Posted 1/29/2008 on Dugout Central

The Clemens Team, headed by his agent, Randy Hendricks , released a report on Monday whose basic premise was that while Roger Clemens was one of the most successful pitchers of all-time, his performance shows the same types of “ups-and-downs” as all players. The unstated subtext is that any analysis which purports to show up-ticks in effectiveness following Brian McNamee’s alleged ...

Ordine : Not Tonight, The Hendricks Report Gave Me A Headache

Posted 1/28/2008 on Can't Stop The Bleeding

The Baltimore Sun’s Bill Ordine , eschewing the Eric Bedard trade rumors for a moment, has reviewed agent Randy Hendricks’ statistical repor t defending Roger Clemens’ late career performances (”a convergence of Bill James, Moneyball and the TV detective show Numb3rs, where the brainy sleuth catches the bad guys using mathematics”) and announces, “it gives ...

Roger Clemens not on steroids???

Posted 1/28/2008 on Yankees Tonight

Now according to Randy Hendricks (Clemens' Agent), Hendricks agency (Hendricks Sports Management, LP), claims now that stats alone are the reason that former Yankees RHP Roger Clemens hasn't been on steroids or other peformance enhancing drugs. Now in this 18,000-page stat report alone, there are charts and comparisons to Nolan Ryan, Randy Johnson, and Curt Schilling. There are questions of

Do the stats support Clemens?

Posted 1/28/2008 on Sports Scope

In an effort to win the battle of public opinion, Roger Clemens' agent, Randy Hendricks, has released a lengthy statistical treatise summarizing how the Rocket could have put up his gaudy statistics without the aid of performance-enhancing drugs. The 18,000-word...

Roger Clemens’ Agent Says, “Nuh-Uh”

Posted 1/28/2008 on Gossip On Sports - The Latest Dish On and Off the Field

Randy Hendricks , agent to Roger Clemens , can now add “Defender of the Rocket” to his business card. Hendricks released an 18,000-word statistical report today in response to former trainer Brian McNamee ’s allegations that the would-be Hall of Famer jumped on the steroid bandwagon. Fortunately, we’ve taken the time to decode and summarize the whole shebang for you ...

The Daily Yankeeland

Posted 1/28/2008 on My Pinstripes

Agent Randy Hendricks and his firm have released an 18,000 word thesis to defend his star client Roger Clemens against allegations of steroid use. The Hendricks Report , not to be confused with the Mitchell Report , is a statistical breakdown of the Rocket's career, and includes 38 charts in making its case. Charley Waters of the Minnesota Star-Tribune feels that a Johan Santana deal is ...

Clemens's Agent Throws Statistics at Allegations

Published 1/29/2008 on washingtonpost.com - MLB

Roger Clemens 's agent releases a statistical report Monday to rebut claims the pitcher's career rebounded at the time he was accused of using performance-enhancing drugs.