Roger Clemens hearing

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  • rhinomagicrhinomagic Posts: 2,549
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    Very funny!

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  • PoncierPoncier Posts: 16,925
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    Rep. Foxx....a misnomer if ever there was one.


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  • So from what I saw on TV and heard on the radio...

    McNamee,Pettite,Pettite's Wife,Knobloch and the Nanny are all lying

    Clemens is the only one telling the truth ?


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  • rhinomagicrhinomagic Posts: 2,549
    Did one of the Reps reference that player representatives and the Players' Union have been bargaining with Owners over the issue of steroids/perfromance-enhancer testing since the years McNamee was in Toronto?

    Was that an issue that contributed to the '94 strike?

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  • AllieAllie Posts: 2,908
    I didn't read the whole thread
    but "misremembered?" is that a word?

    I believe Andy over Clemens any day!
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  • AstroFanAstroFan Posts: 193
    Allie wrote:
    I didn't read the whole thread
    but "misremembered?" is that a word?

    I thought it sounded off, but I looked it up and it appears to be a real word. I guess I 'misremembered' the validity of 'misremembered'.
  • What happened to David Justice in all of this? Mcnamme claimed to have injected him, Justice denied it vehemently. Today, McNamee, and a few congressman made it seem like everyone McNamee named in the report admitted to doing it. But noone ever mentioned Justice.
  • btb002btb002 Posts: 183
    You mean to tell me someone who describes himself as the ultimate competitor had no idea about the capabilities of HGH and steroid use. When:
    (1) His own personal trainer was giving it to other clients.
    (2) His own wife knew about it and used it.
    (3) His best friend and travel buddy used it.
    (4) He knew Jose Canseco.
    (5) And in large for the past decade, he was playing in an era where there was infinite whispers about who was using and who wasn't.

    If he's half the competitor he says he is, how come he didn't know? And what exactly did him and Andy talk about all that time on the road together? How could it not come up once? I just don't get it.

    Somebody explain why he's remotely innocent other than he is until proven otherwise. Personally, I think this matter should be dropped. The problem is out in the open now. We know it was there. You can't just go after one person when it was embedded in the baseball culture. It's not fair to Clemens. Other than people widely being entertained under false pretenses, what was the damage really? No point in making Roger an example. Or Barry.
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  • PoncierPoncier Posts: 16,925
    What happened to David Justice in all of this? Mcnamme claimed to have injected him, Justice denied it vehemently. Today, McNamee, and a few congressman made it seem like everyone McNamee named in the report admitted to doing it. But noone ever mentioned Justice.
    Sometimes, even with a congressional hearing, there is no Justice.
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  • g under pg under p Posts: 18,196
    I said it before this whole case will get worse for Clemens before it gets better.

    To avoid all of this all he had to do was say I took something for some made up reason, injury whatever. This had to be done though at the very beginning when this first came out.

    To me he's sold his soul now and there's no turning back.

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  • pjtradekingpjtradeking Posts: 4,045
    So on a different note......


    now that Roger has ruined his legacy....Who would you say is the best RIGHT-handed pitcher in the last 50-60 years?

    My vote would have to be Greg Maddux. Looking at how Clemens got his numbers now(96 to present), makes what Maddux has done even MORE impressive to me considering he isnt a power picther.. I would put him on the list as one of the top pitchers of all time. I think it is safe to say that Maddux has never taken steroids of any sort.....discuss...:)
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  • igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,992
    So on a different note......


    now that Roger has ruined his legacy....Who would you say is the best RIGHT-handed pitcher in the last 50-60 years?

    My vote would have to be Greg Maddux. Looking at how Clemens got his numbers now(96 to present), makes what Maddux has done even MORE impressive to me considering he isnt a power picther.. I would put him on the list as one of the top pitchers of all time. I think it is safe to say that Maddux has never taken steroids of any sort.....discuss...:)

    Hard to say. Maddux has pitched in the NL for his whole career. It's hard to know what he would've done in the AL. Especially during these last few years.
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  • pjtradekingpjtradeking Posts: 4,045
    igotid88 wrote:
    Hard to say. Maddux has pitched in the NL for his whole career. It's hard to know what he would've done in the AL. Especially during these last few years.

    There are lots of guys in his era that have only pitched in one league and havent had near the success. I personally think he would have done well in the AL because of his control. The AL has a much bigger strikezone(imo) and it would have given him even more places to make people look frustrated. I know what you mean though. I just wouldnt take anything away from him for that reason alone.

    347 wins
    3200+ k's (not bad since I am not sure he has EVER hit 90mph)
    105 complete games
    35 shutouts
    17 consecutive years of 15+wins and 20 straight 13+wins
    LESS than 1000 walks
    3.10 lifetime era

    Yes, he hasnt been top notch in a few years, but these numbers are still very impressive to me. Shoe in for the all and one of the GREATS imho...:)
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  • igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,992
    There are lots of guys in his era that have only pitched in one league and havent had near the success. I personally think he would have done well in the AL because of his control. The AL has a much bigger strikezone(imo) and it would have given him even more places to make people look frustrated. I know what you mean though. I just wouldnt take anything away from him for that reason alone.

    342 wins
    3200+ k's (not bad since I am not sure he has EVER hit 90mph)
    105 complete games
    35 shutouts
    17 consecutive years of 15+wins
    LESS than 1000 walks
    3.10 lifetime era

    Yes, he hasnt been top notch in a few years, but these numbers are still very impressive to me. Shoe in for the all and one of the GREATS imho...:)

    What about Mike Mussina?
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  • zootownzootown Posts: 666
    I agree with many here, if Clemens couldve owned up at the start, he would be making even me a fan (I cant stand the guy) right now. I may have even forgiven him for signing with the Yanks instead of coming back to the Sox.
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  • pjtradekingpjtradeking Posts: 4,045
    igotid88 wrote:
    What about Mike Mussina?

    He is good, but I dont think he is AS good as Maddux. He is consistent for sure.

    Granted he has 4+ less years in, but has about 100 less wins, and era .60 higher. The walks are low, and he is gonna give you the starts every year, but I dont think he gets to 300. And like Maddux, he is struggling more and more each year. Era going higher, less innings, k's and giving up alot of hits. He is Good, but imo, wouldnt be in a conversation as one of the all-time greats and Maddux would. Just me though.
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  • igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,992
    He is good, but I dont think he is AS good as Maddux. He is consistent for sure.

    Granted he has 4+ less years in, but has about 100 less wins, and era .60 higher. The walks are low, and he is gonna give you the starts every year, but I dont think he gets to 300. And like Maddux, he is struggling more and more each year. Era going higher, less innings, k's and giving up alot of hits. He is Good, but imo, wouldnt be in a conversation as one of the all-time greats and Maddux would. Just me though.

    But what if he (Mussina) played in the NL from the start?
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  • AllieAllie Posts: 2,908
    AstroFan wrote:
    I thought it sounded off, but I looked it up and it appears to be a real word. I guess I 'misremembered' the validity of 'misremembered'.
    it sounds dumb to me though
    perhaps it is some 'legal-ese' his lawyers advised him to say? I misremember anyone ever using that word

    and I would trust Andy before I'd trust Roger's 'memory' Andy is a God fearing man. He better not try to come back to the Bx now!

    to answer the RHP question, what about Nolan Ryan?
    also, is this starter or reliever? For reliever it has to be Mo, without a doubt
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  • g under pg under p Posts: 18,196
    Did anyone noticed how the Congressman and women were broken into patry lines as to those questioning Macnamee and Clemens?

    Repubs for Clemens and Dems for MaCnamee, but the words unheard and misremembered are as bogus as Clemens testimony.

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  • AstroFanAstroFan Posts: 193
    Allie wrote:
    it sounds dumb to me though
    perhaps it is some 'legal-ese' his lawyers advised him to say? I misremember anyone ever using that word

    and I would trust Andy before I'd trust Roger's 'memory' Andy is a God fearing man. He better not try to come back to the Bx now!

    to answer the RHP question, what about Nolan Ryan?

    I googled "misremember," and understandably most of the results are from the Clemens hearing, but there are also uses in random other sites and articles.

    And didn't Pettitte earlier say that he only took HGH in 2002? And then today it came out that he took it in 2004 as well? I guess we could say that atleast Pettitte is honest when he lies... ;)
    to answer the RHP question, what about Nolan Ryan?

    No.
    What about Mike Mussina?

    Mike Mussina gets mentioned before Pedro Martinez? Or Tom Seaver?
  • AllieAllie Posts: 2,908
    AstroFan wrote:
    I googled "misremember," and understandably most of the results are from the Clemens hearing, but there are also uses in random other sites and articles.

    And didn't Pettitte earlier say that he only took HGH in 2002? And then today it came out that he took it in 2004 as well? I guess we could say that atleast Pettitte is honest when he lies... ;)



    No.



    Mike Mussina gets mentioned before Pedro Martinez? Or Tom Seaver?

    No Nolan? Why?
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  • AstroFanAstroFan Posts: 193
    Allie wrote:
    No Nolan? Why?

    Because Pedro Martinez, Tom Seaver, and Greg Maddux are all better, and probably by a significant margin. Nolan is closer to Bert Blyleven(who deserves a spot in the HOF) than he is to Seaver.
  • AllieAllie Posts: 2,908
    AstroFan wrote:
    Because Pedro Martinez, Tom Seaver, and Greg Maddux are all better, and probably by a significant margin. Nolan is closer to Bert Blyleven(who deserves a spot in the HOF) than he is to Seaver.

    ok. But Pedro doesn't get a spot on my list. I don't like him. I'll take Tom and Greg though.

    and we didn't specify starters or relievers. If we can include relievers, Mo is the best hands down
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  • AstroFanAstroFan Posts: 193
    Allie wrote:
    ok. But Pedro doesn't get a spot on my list. I don't like him. I'll take Tom and Greg though.

    and we didn't specify starters or relievers. If we can include relievers, Mo is the best hands down

    If we aren't counting people we don't like, then let's just wipe your franchise off the map ;)

    Rivera might be best for 1 inning, but innings pitched has to be factored in when talking about the best of all-time in general. If we ignored longevity for SP's, your beloved Pedro Martinez might be the best ever :)
  • igotid88igotid88 Posts: 27,992
    AstroFan wrote:
    I googled "misremember," and understandably most of the results are from the Clemens hearing, but there are also uses in random other sites and articles.

    And didn't Pettitte earlier say that he only took HGH in 2002? And then today it came out that he took it in 2004 as well? I guess we could say that atleast Pettitte is honest when he lies... ;)



    No.



    Mike Mussina gets mentioned before Pedro Martinez? Or Tom Seaver?

    yea i forgot about them. i still think Clemens is still in the discussion. And we don't know what Pedro is gonna do these next few years.
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  • the wolfthe wolf Posts: 7,027
    okay, i'll be the first to say, i have only half followed this. baseball kinda died for me during the last strike. i try every year to get back into it, but man. IDK, that last strike killed it for me.

    anywho, has there been any reason given as to why McNamme kept the syringes and gauze all these years?

    i find that odd myself.

    also, if i were on the stand, and they asked me about a party i went to in early 2000's or 199? whatever, i would not remember shit, so maybe RC is not really "lying" about some of this stuff. maybe he's the one "misremembering" things. who knows. i barely care to tell you the truth.

    and finally, after this is all said and done, i think this will just go away, and nobody will do any time for lying under oath.
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  • PoncierPoncier Posts: 16,925
    igotid88 wrote:
    What about Mike Mussina?
    Mussina is a quality pitcher, but not sure I'd put him in the top 20 right handers of the last 50-60 years.

    How about Bob Gibson.

    I'd say Maddux, Seaver, Gibson, Pedro and Ryan deserve some argument.

    And there's lots of others who come into play before Mussina's name should ever come up.
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  • pjtradekingpjtradeking Posts: 4,045
    Poncier wrote:
    Mussina is a quality pitcher, but not sure I'd put him in the top 20 right handers of the last 50-60 years.

    How about Bob Gibson.

    I'd say Maddux, Seaver, Gibson, Pedro and Ryan deserve some argument.

    And there's lots of others who come into play before Mussina's name should ever come up.

    Forgot about these guys. Def in my top 10. Pedros durability knocks him out for me. He is a great pitcher, dont get me wrong, but durability is another thing I personally take into consideration. That is just me.

    As for relievers go...That is TOUGH for me to say Mo is the best....Saves(and picthing in general) has changed alot over the years. Mo has alot of saves, but how many of those were one inning or less? Put a gun to my head and make me pick RIGHT NOW and I would say Goose Gossage or Eck or Hoffman. Mo would be a close 3rd...Lee Smith?? All of these guys would be in my top 5.
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  • pjtradekingpjtradeking Posts: 4,045
    igotid88 wrote:
    But what if he (Mussina) played in the NL from the start?

    I am only talking about what we KNOW...What ifs are always hard. Just like I *think* Maddux would have done well in the AL but we dont know that for certain. We can only speculate. I am going off of what we have before us, and in my opinion, Mussina doesnt make my discussion.
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