Friday, February 22, 2008

With Every Passing Day Clemens Lools Like a Bigger Fool

Now it appears that not only was Clemens at Canseco's BBQ, but there are photos to prove it.

From The Daily News:

As the congressional committee that spent nine weeks considering Roger Clemens' attack on the Mitchell Report now quietly mulls referring the entire matter to the Justice Department, federal investigators seasoned in the anti-doping game are ready to hit the ground running.

Their leads could include new photographic evidence that has emerged to potentially undermine Clemens' sworn testimony that he did not attend a 1998 party at the home of his then-teammate Jose Canseco - a party that figured both in the Mitchell Report and the Feb.13 public hearing in Washington.

The photo is owned by a young man who attended the party when he was 11 years old and took photos of his baseball heroes, including Clemens. Richard Emery, one of the lawyers for Clemens accuser Brian McNamee, was aware that such evidence had been circulating this week.

"We have reason to believe it's reliable evidence," Emery told the Daily News on Thursday. "We believe there's photographic evidence that shows Clemens was at a party he says he wasn't at."

Roger Clemens could have admitted he cheated, apologized, and been forgiven. Instead he insisted he was innocent, acted like he was some faultless victim, and forced congress to hold last week’s hearings where he made an ass out of himself. And now there's may be proof he lied yet again.

Andy Pettitte, on the other hand, spoke to the media and fans like a human being. A human being who makes mistakes and has flaws, just like everyone else. "I didn't do it to get an edge," Pettitte said. "I didn't do it to get stronger and faster or throw harder…Yes, I was stupid. Was I desperate? Yes, I probably was."

I know there have been times where I have been stupid and desperate. I’m sure you have had those moments as well. This is why fans will forgive him, and most likely already have. We understand, and can relate to people who admit that they aren’t perfect, because none of us are.

But when you act like you are perfect, you better damn well be perfect, or people will dislike you. That’s Barry Bonds’ problem, and now it’s Roger Clemens’. These egomaniacs who can’t admit that they may have actually done something wrong will never be forgiven by the public.

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