Clemens to be Indicted by Authorities

Washington Post  -  Roger Clemens will be indicted on charges of making false statements to Congress about his use of performance-enhancing drugs, the New York Times is reporting.

Citing two sources who've been briefed on the matter, the Times reports that an announcement is expected "in the near future."


In February 2008, Clemens and Brian McNamee, his former trainer, contradicted one another in testimony before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform about whether Clemens had used banned substances.


The hearing came after McNamee had linked Clemens to banned substances in George Mitchell's report on baseball players' use of performance-enhancing drugs. Clemens alleged that McNamee was lying; McNamee reached a deal with federal authorities to avoid prosecution for steroid distribution.




I guess it's a good thing you voted Rajon Rondo as the winner of yesterday's cage fight, huh? Because if Roger had moved on, he'd probably have to drop out to serve his jail time or something. I'm glad that Clemens gets the same public criticism for steroids that all these hitters get. Because if you want my honest opinion, steroids help pitchers more than they help hitters. Sure, a hitter might get a few more feet on the long ball when he uses steroids. But how many balls does a hitter send exactly to the warning track without getting out of the yard? I'm saying the steroids give them 5 extra homers in a season, tops. Still cheating though, don't get me wrong. But with a pitcher, those steroids give him more power in his legs. 5 feet on a homer is nothing compared to 5 MPH on a fastball. We're talking about every pitch being more powerful. Every outing having more stamina because of the muscle repetition and strength that steroids provide. Have you seen Clemens in his early career? See how much bigger his legs are by the end of it? Any baseball expert will tell you that the lower body strength is the biggest part of a power pitcher's success. Some people associate steroids solely with the long bomb home run hitters. Such a mistake right there. Steroids benefitted the pitchers of that era just as much -- and in my opinion, even more.