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Originally Posted by nanwynnfan
I thought Clemens was pretty clear on that. He said he knew absolutely nothing about Pettitte's alleged steroidal injections. As I recall, they numbered less than a handful and were allegedy ad hoc recovery aids. If it was two or three [as I recall hearing], why would Clemens be expected to know of them, or even moreso, why would Pettitte tell him, unless both were openly using 'roids and chatting it up between them?
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the question was why would mcnamee be lying. i didn't really care about what he had to say about pettitte.
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Originally Posted by nanwynnfan
No. But what it emphatically DOES mean that, if Clemens was not on steroids in the 2004 Cy Young season, it does blow up the "incredible" concept of a 41 year old performing way above age expectation, without using.
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i don't think anyone has implied that it's not possible to perform way above age expectation. it's still rather unlikely to have the greatest single seasons in history.
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Originally Posted by nanwynnfan
Do you really believe that the talk about Barry Bonds' hat size or Sosa's incredible hulk body or the echoes of Jose canseco's body morph escaped Clemens' notice? In the context of the media and public depictions of "users" I though Clemens' imagery was a solid down-home metaphor.
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instead of attributing supernatural aspects to use, how about reality? he's trying to establish his own credibility. mocking the benefits of steroids as if he doesn't understand isn't a good strategy.
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Originally Posted by nanwynnfan
No. He made it clear that many are close-minded and have already decided guilt or innocence on the question. He's right. [And, maybe some of "us" are?]
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some have an opinion on guilt or innocence. that doesn't mean people won't change their mind given new evidence.
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Originally Posted by nanwynnfan
He didn't waffle at all. He calmy and directly asked Wallace twice as to how reliable they were. He had just, with some emphasis, addressed the allegations themselves convincing some that accusations were being taken to the bank by many. He expressed willingness to take a test and to testify. As to the test, he was concerned whether [in terms of infallibly clearing him] it was worth the effort if results carried no guarantee of exoneration.
Seemed fair enough to me. There are many who put little credibility in lie detector tests.
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does he want 100% approval? he may never get that. will a lie-detector test carry weight in public perception? of course. he's no under criminal investigation. his "fight" is with the public. that's who he needs to sway. having an interview denying isn't likely enough. he questioned the public and the test more than he showed a willingness to prove his version of the truth, imo.
but roger taking this to the courts via a defamation suit at least shows a willingness to continue to take on mcnamee's version. we'll see how he responds to the congress request.