Thursday, February 14, 2008

The Clemens vs. McNamee Trial

As everyone probably already knows, the trial between Clemens and McNamee has been clogging the airways for the past couple days. Due to the speculations of the trial, I chose to bring up this discussion to the class through my blog. For background purposes Roger Clemens is arguably the best picture in baseball, winning the coveted Cy Young Award a remarkable 7 times, while still reaching into his late 30's. The defendant is Brian McNamee that was Roger's personal trainer who worked with the New York Yankees and the Toronto Blue Jays (both teams Roger played for). When the Mitchell Report was released McNamee gave a statement saying he injected Clemen's with anabolic steriods and human growth hormone (HGH). The awkward thing about the incident was McNamee saved the guaze pads and needles from the supposed incident that occurred over 7 years ago. Testifying in a court of law McNamee stated that he injected Roger with those needles, however in prior years to this scandal, McNamee has been known for lying. Is this another attack on "America's favorite past time" game called baseball or could it be another scumbag trying to cash in on one man's success that is known for having a great work ethic and even more talent? What makes it justifiable? What credability does the game have left?

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