Deny, Deny, Deny...Then Blame Others

Roger Clemons is funny. He strolled around Capitol hill introducing himself and signing autographs like that would give him some kind of free pass to lie to the Congressional Committee while under oath.

Has he somehow convinced himself that he didn't take performance enhancers? Maybe but he is an idiot. He is a white guy who had a stellar rep and a tough, gritty guy persona. All he had to do is say, "I made a terrible mistake in trying to continue to compete at a high level, I'm Sorry."

All would have been forgiven in a short period of time. Certainly if Giambi was forgiven, Clemens would have been. This is like a get out of jail free card for most white athletes and a few black ones. Unfortunately for Barry Bonds he is not one of the few. Being Black, defiant, a poor teammate and an asshole is not a good combination according to some of the white media apparently.

The genius that is Roger Clemens somehow forgot about the get out of jail free card and went into "my girlfriend caught me with another chick" mode........Deny, Deny, Deny.

He basically has told us as fans and the committee that we are all idiots and I will deny this until the bitter end. The end will be bitter because this is going to end badly for the genius.

Here are some of the things that don't pass the common sense test:

1. Your best friend and fellow pitcher Andy P. took HGH twice (also a lie) but you never did?
2. Your best friend misunderstood you when you said you took HGH?
3. You are a pro athlete yet your wife is the one taking HGH?
4. You got significantly better as a pitcher after the age of 38?

Here is what I think may be an important point that many people are missing. Roger has consistently said that he has not taken steroids or HGH. That does not mean he did not take other drugs. History has shown us that whatever we as fans know about in terms of performance enhancers the athletes are two or three drugs past that point. Bill Romanowski said that his strategy was to look at the banned substances list and see if he was using any of the new additions. If he was he would just move on to the next drug.

These days lying even when the truth is perfectly obvious seems to be the norm. Deny, Deny, Deny then blame everybody else. Where are the 'Stand-up' guys at? It's funny to see Roger showing his true colors after the media has portrayed him as a 'stand-up' guy. Truth is there aren't too many real ones anymore. The real ones are vilified and the bad guys are the good guys. This world is upside down.

My boy Derek Andersen got a $20Million contract with the Browns today. I am happy for him.

That's all I got!

I'm Out!

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