Canseco: McNamee is a Dirty Liar

From USA Today:

Retired slugger Jose Canseco says Roger Clemens' former trainer, Brian McNamee, lied in the Mitchell Report and is lying when he says Clemens used steroids and human growth hormone.

"Absolutely, he's lying and he's a dirty liar," Canseco said in a phone interview Sunday.

"McNamee is a point-blank liar because Roger never showed up at my house," Canseco said. "It's up to Roger's people to find out why McNamee is saying these things. I think he was pressured by someone into saying them. …

"I'm 1,000% sure Roger never showed up at the party. We didn't talk then."

Canseco, who was a teammate of Clemens with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1998, told Mitchell investigators he had "numerous conversations" with the pitcher about Deca-Durabolin and Winstrol and how to use steroids.

Canseco wrote in his 2005 book, Juiced, that he didn't have knowledge of Clemens using steroids but that they discussed the subject.

On Sunday, Canseco said his book is accurate, but he only talked to Clemens jokingly about steroids.

"It was never in a sense that he was serious about using them," Canseco said. "It was very simple. Everyone knew I was on steroids, and when we played golf, I'd hit a ball 400 yards, and he'd say, 'Man, that stuff you're taking must be working.'

"I talked to him and a lot of players and coaches about steroids, but with Roger, it was never about how to seriously use them. It was always in a manner of fooling around."

Canseco said Clemens is a friend and he doesn't think Clemens took steroids. "If he had taken steroids," he said, "he would have gotten them from me, just like everyone else."

I find it very odd that Canseco would discuss Clemens with Senator Mitchell, knowing it would probably lead to Clemens being included in the report, yet now he's defending Roger after the fact. I wonder if Clemens had to pay Canseco off to say these things.... Nah he wouldn't do that, would he?

Then again you never know, Canseco could actually be telling the truth. I can't tell who is telling the truth anymore.

This story is making my head spin.