Clemens figures to get a free pass

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Roger Clemens figured it would be easier than mowing down the 7-8-9 hitters. He'd schmooze a few senators, testify in Congress that he never took steroids, and eventually stroll into the Hall of Fame with his name cleared.

Instead, he's now looking at a possible prison term after the feds accused him of lying to Congress.

Jon Kyl also lied to Congress, but since he's a sitting senator, no biggie. His punishment is a $122,000-a-year pension and a probable job as a lobbyist for corporations. Nice work if you can get it.

Clemens, meanwhile, is hardly a deep thinker, but you have to wonder what's going through his mind during his perjury trial. The Texas no-apology tough-guy has gotten everything he wants for his entire life, and now this.

The Rocket will probably skate, though. Prosecutors are inept, and all it takes is one star-struck celebrity hound on the jury to make it all go away.

The truth hurts.

Spreadsheet · Answer

Roger Clemens figured it would be easier than mowing down the 7-8-9 hitters. He'd schmooze a few senators, testify in Congress that he never took steroids, and eventually stroll into the Hall of Fame with his name cleared.

Instead, he's now looking at a possible prison term after the feds accused him of lying to Congress.

Jon Kyl also lied to Congress, but since he's a sitting senator, no biggie. His punishment is a $122,000-a-year pension and a probable job as a lobbyist for corporations. Nice work if you can get it.

Clemens, meanwhile, is hardly a deep thinker, but you have to wonder what's going through his mind during his perjury trial. The Texas no-apology tough-guy has gotten everything he wants for his entire life, and now this.

The Rocket will probably skate, though. Prosecutors are inept, and all it takes is one star-struck celebrity hound on the jury to make it all go away.

The truth hurts.

howzuck · Answer

He says there is a 50-50 chance he "misremembered" the conversation, is there even such a word?  He will skate, as you say, legally, but I do think that Hall of Fame voters have already convicted him (in the court of public opinion) and will keep him out of the Hall like other known steroid users.

howzuck · Answer

I&#x27;m talking about Andy Pettitte, of course, and his recollection of his discussions with Clemens.

gofish3 · Answer

Who cares let his ass walk. It&#x27;s his body, if he pumped it full of juice like 70% of the guys he played with oh freakin well. They didn&#x27;t care about it then, why do they care now.I get the whole he lied to congress thing, and I&#x27;m not dismissing it but this is a baseball player. He didn&#x27;t kill anybody. Either prove he did it or lets move on, is this whole case really revolving around Andy Pettite and his little pea brain? Who cares. Misremembered is the best part about this story, the rest is standard garbage. And just curious, how did Bonds keep his story so mum when his head was the size of a blimp. I know he went to court but nobody says a thing about it.

Clemens figures to get a free pass

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