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Houston we have a problem: The Rocket -- Roger Clemens -- Waco launch aborted
Roger Clemens's address on how his vigorous workout lengthened his career in baseball, appears to be grounded by the Texas Baseball coaches next month according to the Houston Chronicle. The Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association will hold an executive meeting on Tuesday, where it is expected they will remove pitcher Roger Clemens as its keynote speaker at next month's ...
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Epic Carnival — ... Other players and officials were not swinging at Clemens's curve balls. Texas high school baseball coaches apparently canceled Clemens plenary speech to the group entitled: "My vigorous workout, how I played so long (in professional baseball)." Too bad, it might have been fascinating to learn how Clemens stacked nandrolone, Sustanon, and HGH to prolong his career. ...

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Report: Clemens to be named in Mitchell report
boston.com 12/13/2007 — This just ran across the ESPN News scroll... "A source close to a former Yankees strength trainer tells ESPN The Magazine's Shawn Assael that the trainer told Mitchell investigators he supplied Roger Clemens with steroids; information supplied by ...
Report: George Mitchell Will Name Roger Clemens
sports.aol.com 12/13/2007 — We all knew names would start leaking out ahead of the unveiling of the Mitchell Report at 2 PM today, and it appears that the first bomb to be dropped is going to be a big name: Roger Clemens . Word out of Bristol this morning is that Clemens' ...
Complete List Of Names On Mitchell Report
hotfootblog.com 12/13/2007 — Take this with a grain of salt, I received from a reputable source the following names which include Yankees Johnny Damon, Roger Clemens, and Andy Pettitte.
Sources: Andy Pettitte and Roger Clemens in Mitchell Report
sportfiends.com 12/13/2007 — Woah!!!! If this is true this is a bombshell. ESPN’s Sportscenter is reporting that Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte will be named in the Mitchell Report. These would be the big names that everyone is hoping to hear in the report.
Last Chance For Blatant Mitchell Report Guessing ... But There's No Guessing On Clemens [Roger Clemens Doper]
deadspin.com 12/13/2007 — We're not sure if this says more about the significance of today, or simply a statement about us, but just about every email we've gotten today has included the words "Happy Mitchell Report Day." Hype is fun. Particularly now that Roger Clemens is ...
Clemens and Pettitte named by Mitchell?
yankees.lhblogs.com 12/13/2007 — There are scattered reports that Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte will be among those named by the Mitchell Report. Their names have come up in the past based on their ties to trainer Brian McNamee. McNamee is a personal trainer who was employed by ...
Unofficial Mitchell Report List
sportsrumblings.com 12/13/2007 — 70+ names, many of them familiar. Who knew Roger Clemens did roids?
Happy Mitchell Day!
drunkjaysfans.blogspot.com 12/13/2007 — 10:53 AM CLEMENS NAMED: According to the Fan590, ESPN is reporting that a former Yankees clubhouse strength trainer is saying that he provided the Mitchell Report with information about square-headed douche Roger Clemens. Boner! IN NON-MITCHELL ...
Mitchell Report Day! Ready for Old News Repackaged as Fresh News? Cause That’s What This Roger Clemens Business Is
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Rocket Roger & The List
joshqpublic.com 12/13/2007 — I can’t wait to hear the outrage of Roger Clemens.
Varitek, Clemens Named on Mitchell List
sportsofboston.com 12/13/2007 — WEEI just reported that current Red Sox players Jason Varitek and Julian Tavarez are on the list compiled by George Mitchell as he investigated steroid use in baseball. Also included were Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte, Johnny Damon, Mo Vaughn, Albert Pujols, Miguel Tejada, among others. WNBC reported the list first on WNBC.com, but MLB officials have denounced the list citing several ...
Bonds, Clemens, Giambi, Sheffield, Gange Others in Mitchell Report
sportsofboston.com 12/13/2007 — The New York Post is reporting that Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Jason Giambi, Gary Sheffield and Andy Pettitte are some of the names included on George Mitchell’s steroid investigation. Red Sox players listed in report: Mo Vaughn, Chris Donnels, Mike Lansing, Kent Merker, Mike Stanton, Eric Gagne, Brendan Donnelly, Steve Woodard ...
Clemens's in play: Trainer implicates The Rocket and Pettite
grg51.typepad.com 12/13/2007 — As we hinted last night, the Rocket, Roger Clemens now looks to be implicated in the Mitchell Report.  Clemens's trainer Brain McNamee apparently named both Clemens, and Yankee pitcher Andy Pettite. ESPN: A former New York Yankee strength trainer says information he provided to the George Mitchell investigation regarding supplying Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte with steroids is ...
Key Pages In The Mitchell Report: Roger Clemens Gets An Ass Shot
deadspin.com 12/13/2007 — So you don't have to sift through the whole document, we're gonna call out some key pages. Here's some really gruesome descriptions of "future Hall of Famer" Roger Clemens being injected with steroids.
Clemens shoots his legacy in the butt
valentinesviews.blogspot.com 12/13/2007 — The revelation that Roger Clemens used performance-enhancing drugs beginning while he was in Toronto puts a huge question mark on his legacy. If Mark McGwire and Barry Bonds are not Hall of Fame worthy, neither is Clemens.
Clemens Denial Lacks a Denial
east-coast-bias.blogspot.com 12/14/2007 — Roger Clemens is the first high-profile player to issue a denial, but a close look shows he only denied vague "allegations", and not conduct.
Clemens “vehemently denies” Mitchell Report
yankees.lhblogs.com 12/14/2007 — Roger Clemens had attorney Rusty Hardin issue this statement: Clemens Denies Claims in Mitchell Report False Accusation Comes from Troubled Witness Under Threat of Criminal Prosecution (Houston, TX) – December 13, 2007 – Roger Clemens ...
Roger Clemens explodes on the Mitchell Report
grg51.typepad.com 12/15/2007 — In no uncertain terms, Roger Clemens's lawyer unloaded on the Mitchell Report.  Clemens's lawyer had this to say in CNN: Clemens, considered a shoo-in for the Baseball Hall of Fame someday, was prominently featured in the report ...
Curt Schilling's advise to Clemens: Sue everybody
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Clemens 1998
baseballmusings.com 12/14/2007 — In reading the Clemens section of the Mitchell Report, McNamee gives a pretty clear time line as to when Roger started using steroids. It was after a series at Miami. Clemens pitched in that series on 6/8/1998. Here are his...
Clemens' Denial is a Play for the FutureShysterBall
Roger Clemens' denial seems like a pretty bold move given that it forces anyone who cares about the whole situation to decide whether he or Brian McNamee is the liar. If I had to guess I'd say that Clemens is. My opinion in this regard is not based on some moral judgment, though (I couldn't care less about Roger Clemens, good or bad). No, this is simply a matter of logic: McNamee's ...
Clemens Fires Back Denying HGH and Steroids ReportsSports of Boston
Roger Clemens denied allegations by his former trainer that he took performance-enhancing drugs. I want to state clearly and without qualification: I did not take steroids, human growth hormone or any other banned substances at any time in my baseball career or, in fact, my entire life. Roger Clemens, in a statement issued by his agent. Former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell ...
Clemens denies drug use allegationsScott Proctor's Arm - A New York Yankees Blog
Roger Clemens issued a statement through his agent Randy Hendricks regarding him being named in the Mitchell Report last week. From Ronald Blum: "I want to state clearly and without qualification: I did not take steroids, human growth hormone or any other banned substances at any time in my baseball career or, in fact, my entire life," Clemens said Tuesday in a statement issued through his ...
Roger, Over and OutMy Pinstripes
Roger Clemens may feel the impact of the Mitchell Report very soon. Clemens was scheduled to be the guest speaker at the annual Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association convention next month. But it appears that idea has been quashed . The group will meet today to discuss the matter, but Clemens' name has already been removed from the association's website . Group president Jim Long ...
It Begins for ClemensCobra Brigade
It looks like people aren't going to wait to hear from Roger Clemens before making up their minds that he's a bad role model for their kids : ( hat tip to Fanhouse ) The Texas High School Baseball Coaches Association will hold an executive meeting on Tuesday, where it is expected they will remove pitcher Roger Clemens as its keynote speaker at next month's convention in Waco. "Nothing is ...
Lance Berkman Wants Roger to SpeakFanHouse
Andy Pettitte 's admission of past HGH use -- an admission that coincided with former trainer Brian McNamee 's information as recorded in the Mitchell Report -- doesn't do much to help Roger Clemens' already tenuous case. After all, it essentially confirms, straight from one of the horses' mouths, that McNamee knows what he's talking about. But still Clemens remains mum on the allegations. ...
Is Dan Duquette Vindicated on Clemens?FanHouse
Roger Clemens had a pretty good year in 2006. He posted a 136 OPS+ and struck out 257, solid numbers for any player. But Clemens' 1996 season followed irregular years, and Clemens appeared to be declining. So the Red Sox, led at the time by Dan Duquette, proclaimed Clemens on the downside of his career and let him go. Then, of course, Clemens posted two insane Cy Young seasons in Toronto, ...
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Roger Clemens, through his lawyer, has been sticking with his Casablanca-evoking outrage that he was fingered as a ‘roids user. He shouldn’t be surprised, and neither should anyone else. (Compare this picture of a middle-aged Clemens to this one when he was in Boston . It certainly looks like his body went through a Bonds-like transformation.) I’ve been curious as to why ...
Another Denial DropsRed Sox Reality Check
Andy Pettitte acknowledged using HGH in 2002 today. His confession makes former Sox' star Roger Clemens denials seem more hollow than ever. Pettitte took one for the team? Did Clemens take one for Roger Clemens? How does the song go? "Don't go away mad, just go away."
Clemens Just Lost Another FanSporTech Matter
Via Sox and Dawgs . Video of a guy allowing his little boy to deface his signed Roger Clemens baseball after hearing about the Mitchell Report. A little extreme eh? ( Blog Beckett ) Share This
THE NICKELODEON: ROGER CLEMENS... ROLE MODELEpic Carnival
If you ever find out that your kid is interested in trying chewing tobacco, just show 'em this little video. If Roger Clemens isn't a big enough star to get them to not use tobacco, I don't know who is. Unless Michael Vick does a video, of course. Then I'd have to go with him... because he is so good with animals. Just say no, kids ... after the jump. (Credit With Leather with the ...
What Tragedy?Faith and Fear in Flushing
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We could have gone with anyone named in the Mitchell Report with this one really. But I think we all know who the most obvious choice was. We went with the guy who had the most to lose from being mentioned and it's clearly Roger Clemens. Honestly, we've suspected that Clemens was a juicer since the whole suspicion surrounding steroids in baseball started about five years ago. I mean the guy ...
Roger Clemens Is Still a Hall of FamerFanHouse
There's one major debate that's certain to come out of yesterday's Mitchell Report : Roger Clemens and his place in baseball history, especially when it comes to the Hall of Fame. I hate to try and get inside the BBWA's heads here (that's not a place anyone wants to be), but I'll be shocked if Clemens doesn't get his plaque in five years. This isn't going to be a popular opinion today and ...
One Fact That Can't Be Argued: Clemens Has Made a Ton of Money in the Twilight of his CareerSports Business Radio blogs
Months ago on this very blog I asked whether or not we should be looking at Roger Clemens in the same vein that we look at Barry Bonds. Clemens has gotten better with age, just as Bonds has. I know Clemens works out hard, but I found it to be a little suspicious that he's had some of the best years of his career since he turned 40 in 2002. I also posed this question back in May - If someone ...
Roger Clemens: Please Shut UpMets Today
A day after being named in the Mitchell Report, Roger Clemens is fighting back, vehemently denying that he ever used performance enhancing drugs, and going so far as to hire an attorney to defend himself. Strangely, there are no direct quotes from Clemens himself — only words from his mouthpiece / lawyer Rusty Hardin. No denial from Clemens, and no threat of a lawsuit … though ...
The End Of Roger Clemens. Finally. [Down Goes Roger]Deadspin
We think ESPN's Jayson Stark had the most comprehensive and dead-on take on the Mitchell Report , particularly the public perception that those names in the report are guilty without a shadow of a doubt despite evidence that wouldn't even stand up in a civil case. Not that it really matters; we wanted our pound of flesh, and we got it. How delicious, then, that the pound of flesh belonged ...
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"Roger has been repeatedly tested for these substances and he has never tested positive," Clemens' attorney, Rusty Hardin, said in a statement. "There has never been one shred of tangible evidence that he ever used these substances and yet he is being slandered today." "It is very unfair to include Roger's name in this report," said Clemens' lawyer. "He is left with no meaningful way to ...
The Twilight Of His Career: Was Dan Duquette Right About Roger Clemens?FakeTeams
Am I the only one who recalls the acrimony when Roger Clemens left the Red Sox for the Toronto Blue Jays?  Am I the only one who recalls then-GM Dan Duquette saying Clemens was in "the twilight of his career" back in 1996? Clemens signed with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1997, went 21-7 and won the AL Cy Young Award to prove Duquette's assessment premature.  However, in 1998, Clemens ...
Statements: Pettitte, Clemens and the Yankees
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Clemens needs to act if he's really innocentFOXSports.com News for MLB
Roger Clemens says he's never used steroids. Ken Rosenthal has something to say to the Rocket: File a lawsuit, or shut up.
Wojciechowski: Speak up, RogerESPN.com - MLB
Instead of issuing statements, Roger Clemens needs to open his mouth and publicly answer for the Mitchell report's allegations.
Clemens fires back, denies taking steroids or HGHESPN.com - MLB
Roger Clemens denied allegations by his former trainer that he took performance-enhancing drugs.
Clemens denies using banned substancesBoston.com -- Baseball News
Roger Clemens denied allegations by his former trainer that he took performance-enhancing drugs, calling them "a dangerous and destructive shortcut that no athlete should ever take."
Clemens: 'I did not take steroids'Major League Baseball News
Roger Clemens denied allegations by his former trainer that he took performance-enhancing drugs, calling them "a dangerous and destructive shortcut that no athlete should ever take."
Amid admissions, Clemens looks worseFOXSports.com News for MLB
First Andy Pettitte. Now Brian Roberts. Ken Rosenthal says with each new admission of guilt, Roger Clemens looks even worse.
Bully Clemens not talking; you surprised?FOXSports.com News for MLB
Bullies are bullies — until you challenge them. That's why Roger Clemens went into hiding at the first sign of trouble, Mark Kriegel says.
Texas high school coaches nix Yankees' ClemensNewsday.com - Yankees
Even in his home state, Roger Clemens can't escape the impact of the Mitchell Report.
Texas group ponders eliminating Clemens speechESPN.com - MLB
Roger Clemens' inclusion in the Mitchell report sent shock waves through Major League Baseball, and its impact has reached into his home state.
NO ROOM FOR CLEMENS-CYNY Post: Sports
* That Roger Clemens was named in the Mitchell Report as having taken steroids should come as no surprise to anyone. The smoking gun was the 2000 World Series and the bat-throwing incident between Clemens and Mike Piazza. If you review the tape, it...
Clemens for the Hall? Mitchell Report throws that in doubtBoston.com -- Baseball News
On his climb to 300 wins, Roger Clemens made a point to learn all about baseball's greatest pitchers.
Duquette mum on allegations against ClemensESPN.com - MLB
Former Red Sox GM Dan Duquette, who oversaw Roger Clemens' departure from Boston, had little to say about allegations in the Mitchell report that Clemens used steroids after he left the Red Sox.
Ex-big leaguer recalls Clemens' trainerBoston.com -- Baseball News
Following the release of the Mitchell Report, the name of Brian McNamee was thrust upon the baseball world. Already known in some of baseball's smaller circles, Mac has now become synonymous with Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte and steroids.
MCLANE: ROG STILL HOUSTON ROCKETNY Post: Sports
HOUSTON - Astros owner Drayton McLane said he still plans to offer Roger Clemens a personal-services contract when the pitcher retires, barring hard evidence The Rocket took steroids. Clemens was mentioned more than 80 times in the Mitchell Report...
MCLANE: ROG STILL HOUSTON ROCKETNY Post: Sports
HOUSTON - Astros owner Drayton McLane said he still plans to offer Roger Clemens a personal-services contract when the pitcher retires, barring hard evidence The Rocket took steroids. Clemens was mentioned more than 80 times in the Mitchell Report...
Owner will still offer deal after retirementFOXSports.com News for MLB
Houston Astros owner Drayton McLane said he still plans to offer Roger Clemens a personal services contract when the pitcher retires, barring hard evidence that the Rocket took steroids. Clemens was mentioned more than 80 times in the Mitchell ...
Astros owner stands by Roger ClemensBoston.com -- Baseball News
Houston Astros owner Drayton McLane said he still plans to offer Roger Clemens a personal services contract when the pitcher retires, barring hard evidence that the Rocket took steroids.
Astros owner McLane stands by Clemens (AP)Yahoo! Sports - MLB News
Houston Astros owner Drayton McLane said he still plans to offer Roger Clemens a personal services contract when the pitcher retires, barring hard evidence that the Rocket took steroids. Clemens was mentioned more than 80 times in the Mitchell Report, ...
Crasnick: Voters weigh in on Clemens' Hall chancesESPN.com - MLB
On the heels of damning details in the Mitchell report, voters weigh in on whether they think Roger Clemens belongs in the Hall of Fame.
Writers unsure about Clemens and HallMajor League Baseball News
Roger Clemens has seven Cy Young Awards and 354 career victories, but he was also prominently mentioned in the Mitchell Report that was released on Thursday, and that's not going over well with some of those who vote for the Hall of Fame.