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More Leaks
Published 2/13/2008 by StatsGuru at Baseball Musings
Andy Pettitte's affidavit leaked to the press : Pettitte said in the affidavit that he asked Clemens in 2005 what he would do if asked by the media about HGH, given his admission years earlier. According to the account told to the AP, the affidavit said Clemens responded by saying Pettitte misunderstood the previous exchange in 1999 or 2000 and that, in fact, Clemens had been talking about HGH use by his wife in the original conversation. So maybe McNamee's story about Mrs. Clemens was correct. ...

D-Day for McNamee, Clemens arrives as Pettitte’s words come under scrutiny
Published 2/13/2008 by Ben K. at River Ave. Blues
... noted that members of Congress excused the Yanks’ lefty because he may not be a good witness: Sources told [ESPN.com’s TJ] Quinn that Pettitte was not a good witness when he appeared before congressional lawyers during a sworn deposition on Monday. Pettitte often contradicted himself, the sources said, so the committee agreed to his request not to appear Wednesday. But as the rest of that article relates and as pieces on CBS Sportsline and The New York Times detail, Pettitte’s testimony may be the ...

Let the Perjury Investigation Begin!
Published 2/13/2008 by Shyster at ShysterBall
... We've been sort of shuffling up to this point, but as near as I can tell, this is the first article to report testimony that (a) could actually nail Roger for perjury; and (b) utterly sink his defamation case: ...

Clemens and McNamee Speak
Published 2/13/2008 by JC at Sabernomics
... drugs, the lawyers said. That information, they said, stands separate and apart from the assertions made about Clemens by his former personal trainer, Brian McNamee, who contends that he injected Clemens with steroids and human growth hormone from 1998 to 2001. Given the way news breaks, I would not be surprised if the two developments are closely connected if not the same. Supposedly, this is the revelation from Andy Pettitte’s testimony. From the Associated Press: Roger Clemens told Yankees teammate Andy Pettitte nearly 10 ...

Roundup - Historical Day
Published 2/13/2008 by Dave Rouleau at Baseball Digest Daily
- Andy Pettitte has reportedly told congressional investigators in his deposition last week that he and Roger Clemens had a conversation ten years ago where Clemens revealed to the left-handed pitcher that he admitted using human-growth hormones. Pettitte disclosed the conversation to the congressional committee holding Wednesday's hearings on drug use in baseball, a person familiar with the affidavit said. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the document had not been made public. According to the person familiar with the affidavit, who said it was ...

Pettitte told Congress Clemens admitted to using human growth hormone
Published 2/13/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
Pettitte told Congress Clemens admitted to using human growth hormone Roger Clemens told Yankees teammate Andy Pettitte nearly 10 years ago that he used human growth hormone, Pettitte said in a sworn affidavit to Congress, the Associated Press learned Tuesday. Pettitte disclosed the conversation to the congressional committee holding Wednesday’s hearings on drug use in baseball, a person familiar with the affidavit said. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the document had not been made public. According to the person familiar with the affidavit, who ...

AP: Pettitte Fingers Clemens As PED User
Published 2/13/2008 by WW Staff at WasWatching.com
From the AP - Roger Clemens told Yankees teammate Andy Pettitte nearly 10 years ago that he used human growth hormone, Pettitte said in a sworn affidavit to Congress, the Associated Press learned Tuesday. Pettitte disclosed the conversation to the congressional committee holding Wednesday's hearings on drug use in baseball, a person familiar with the affidavit said. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the document had not been made public. According to the person familiar with the affidavit, who said it was ...

Happy Congressional Hearing Day!
Published 2/13/2008 by Bronx Liaison at Bronx Liaison
... was necessary in 2004. The HGH was supplied by his father. Pettitte's deposition also confirmed conversations with Roger Clemens in which the Rocket admitted use of Human Growth Hormone nearly a decade ago. ...