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Reid Cherner of USA TODAY’s GAME ON blog reminds us of grandstanding politician Dan Burton browbeating Brian McNamee during his show trial congressional appearance last February, saying that McNamee “lied and lied and lied and lied“:
Speaking of liars, think this news has a few folks on Capitol Hill relieved these days?
At first blush, the BOSTON HERALD’s story of Brian McNamee selling Roger Clemens memorabilia he accrued over the years might seem a little unseemly.
(Buy In Now - and we’ll throw in dried blood on a beer can!)
But when you hear the whole story, you’ll be behind it (bad pun) 100%.
Brian McNamee made a rare public appearance on Thursday, as the former Yankees trainer and Mitchell Report lynch pin gave a brief “motivational speech” - at a health supplement store.
The ASSOCIATED PRESS reports that McNamee spoke to a small group of high school athletes, coached and parents at his friend’s store in Everett, MA. Most of his 12-minute talk was about making mistakes and how to recover:
HUGGING HAROLD REYNOLDS tips us off to a NEW YORK TIMES report that Congress may go after Roger Clemens for lying about steroid use.
The House Committee on Oversight & Government Reform has drafted a letter to the Justice Department, asking that Clemens be investigated for possibly committing perjury during his Feb. 13 appearance on Capitol Hill. Read more…
By now you know about Roger Clemens’ most desperate attempt to besmirch the credibility of Brian McNamee.
McNamee claimed in his deposition to federal investigators that Clemens had been at a party thrown by Jose Canseco in 1998. Clemens’ quickly disputed that he had attended the party, and tried to use his denial as a hot poker against the overall veracity of McNamee’s claims against him. Read more…
In what could be a fairly damaging blow to Roger Clemens’ steroid defense, the NEW YORK DAILY NEWS is reporting there is photographic evidence of Clemens at the now-famous Jose Canseco party.
Apparently an 11-year-old boy had a camera and was taking pictures of all his heroes. Read more…
• DEADSPIN thinks it’s safe to say that Josh Beckett hasn’t been taking steroids in the off-season:
• The KANSAS CITY STAR is spooked by the thought of the ghost of wrestler Owen Hart haunting Kemper Arena.
• HUGGING HAROLD REYNOLDS takes a secret glance at a new way to spy in the NFL.
• RANDBALL dribbles over news that Jerry Stackhouse’s big mouth isn’t helping the Jason Kidd trade, either.
Rep. Henry Waxman of California to the NEW YORK TIMES today on Roger Clemens’ congressional hearing, “I’m sorry we had the hearing. I regret that we had the hearing. And the only reason we had the hearing was because Roger Clemens and his lawyers insisted on it.”
Waxman oversaw the hearing, which he claims “sullied” Clemens and unnecessarily embarrassed Brian McNamee. He also claims that because of the hearing, 90% of the public now doesn’t believe the former pitcher.
To us, the only thing the hearing proved was we were wrong about Clemens’ counsel, Rusty Hardin. Read more…
