Rocket's Red Glare

Can one man be so stubborn, so full of his own self so as to sacrifice his image forever.  It would seem that Roger Clemens some how has convinced himself that he did nothing wrong, or that he is above the law. Rather than admitting he might have taken something, but was not sure what it was, he has and continued to tell the same story, falsehood, memory, what have you to 60 Minutes, Congress, and and via twitter that " he ain't guilty".

If you ask me whether I believe him, I go back to 3 things.

1.  Andy Petitte said he did
2.  Brian MacNamee said he did
3. Chuck Knobluach said he did

Add to that the Mitchell report, and what be the smoking gun, the needles that MacNamee has, that if tested ( and they may already have done so ) have the DNA of Clemens.

Now there is much to dislike about Clemens, he is arrogant, rich, successful, but those by themselves do send you to jail, but it makes the press, and Federal Government ( and Congress specifically ) want to nail this sucker to the cross like he was a witch in Salem, Mass.

He gets no brownie points for stating Andy Petitte "misremembered" , as Pettitte has admitted to taking HGH and accepted his admonishment by baseball and the public, rather his former teammate in NY and Houston has steadfastly stuck with the ploy of deny, deny, deny.

What this will come down to is a very public trial, with both physical evidence and testimony of Andy Pettitte, Chuck Knoblach and trainer Brian MacNamee all singing from the same songbook, while poor Roger Clemens is the only one ( besides his family ) that believes he has not lied his ass off.

In March of 2011, the Congree will lose whatever case they thought they might have against Barry Bonds, as Barry's trainer, Greg Anderson has wired his trap shut, and Barry has always claimed, "He did not what he was taking ". No perjury there, no there there, unless they have some evidence we are all not aware of. That case gets kicked out.

All that does is redouble Congress' efforts to get a high profile lying scum bag, and make an example of him. If you think Clemens is going to walk away Scott free, forget it.  They may have a tough time with perjury, good lawyers can possibly untwist Clemens words or claim he sincerely believes that in his own mind, Clemens is telling the truth, as he sees it. So, is juts nuts, vain, lying, or all of the above. What they will nail him on is obstruction of Congress, and whether he does actual jail time, or not, he is going to have a hard time cleansing his reputation which has taken a shit kicking. HOF baseball writers will not soon forget his avoidance and his arrogance, and I think Bonds gets in before Clemens will.

Folks, Pete Rose lied, you know , I know it, hell the public knows it, he lied about betting, and after awhile he admitted it, and fessed up and has been for many fans, forgiven.  Rose is not in the HOF, nor will be until Bud Selig is gone, and maybe we have the veterans committee rethink his induction.

The Rocket' red glare is his shame, his embarrassment of himself, and unless he pulls off a Houdini like escape, his reputation, and his persona will be crippled for life.  Clemens will not be voted in, and the game's best pitcher in the last half century ( in someones mind, not mine ) as I have a tie between Koufax and Gibson, with Greg Maddux a close 3rd, will have to buy a ticket like everyone else to see the Hall of Fame.

What is ironic is he was not asked to testify, but methinks he knew that there might be allegations, and was proved right. The Mitchell report nailed him, and he must have thought I need to tell my side first. 

Oh Roger, that damn ego of yours.

Raise your right hand, Roger, and repeat after me, I lied, I lied, I lied.  Get it over with.