Do you believe Roger Clemens is innocent?

Question

I personally predicted that he used steroids about two years ago. Were alot of people surprised by this?

Answer 1

Nolan Ryan pitched until age 46, still had his fastball, and was still an effective pitcher at 45.

Answer 2

First stop telling me that he's putting up the same numbers that he used to. A filthy split, with a popping fastball and a good change will get you an ERA around three in the National League, the league built on defense and speed, that mandates the pitcher must bat. His numbers declined steadily with time, until he went to Houston and faced a ton of guys that had never seen him. Next, all this proves is..... NOTHING!! Its a spotty testimony by a guy who was trying to avoid prison time. They have no physical evidence that any of these players took any sort of PEDs, it's all heresay. And finally, if Selig even attempts to suspend anybody with the basis of the suspension being this report, Mitchell will be sued for Slander so quick it will make his tie roll up like a cartoon character. All he has is circumstantial testimony from a supposed witness. The players are denying their use, if you believed in them before this document you should still believe in them now.

Answer 3

Here's the problem now: People like the last person to post think it's wrong to single out Clemens, yet we're not worried about singling out Bonds. McGwire cheated to break the homerun record, too. When we debate who to blame, it appears to be an issue of race when this kind of discussion occurs.
Also, a lot of players are saying that the new tests have cleaned up the game. Steroids are out, yes. However, HGH is very prevalent according to the report. They're not addressing the HGH issue. People are still cheating. Yes Clemens is guilty. So are many others. Let's not give Clemens the benefit of the doubt because of his skin color or his fame...of which the later years were apparently "enhanced".

Answer 4

I wasn't surprised that Roger Clemens was on the list however I was disappointed.
The guy was a great player and my hat is off to someone with his kind of ability however I'm just disappointed that he needed steroids to help him.

Answer 5

I would love to sit here and say that i think a 40-something year old pitcher could be as dominant as he has been, but i can't fool myself about MLB anymore. He is the Barry Bonds of pitching, someone who has been too good way past the prime of his career. I think a very prominent sign of steroid use is when the body breaks down after you stop using the drugs. Both Barry and Roger have had major injuries the last couple of years, their bodies are worn out from being pushed past their physical limits.

Answer 6

No he's guilty

I'm not so surprised but I am surprised he was on the list of people named on the list of steroid users, I'm not surprised cause he's gettin to be like 45 years old and still kept puttin up same #'s and playin even better every year after he startin fallin apart when he 1st left the Red Sox, and I am surprised he was on the list of roid users, cause I woulda expected them to wanna keep him off the list since he's never been mentioned for it and doesn't hit 60+ HR's like alotta steroid usin hitters, and hitters are always the players every sportswriter and them all wanna rip on for roids, they never brought up any pitchers of bein roid users ever till the players on the list yesterday, but I think he should never go into cooperstown for the roids he used, just like Bonds, Sosa, McGwire and others, just like Pete Rose isn't in for gambling, and if he shouldn't be allowed in H of F for gambling which has nothing to do at all with what he achieved on the field, why should people who cheated on the field to rack up #'s go in

Answer 7

i do no longer think of he's harmless yet till a DNA pattern from needles & guaze is finished, he's harmless. even regardless of the undeniable fact that the thoughts of McNamee & Pettite have been the comparable & Clemens informed a various tale from the different 2, it makes Clemens look responsible of taking steroids yet would not particularly show it.

Answer 8

No, he's guilty...he was the main target of these investigations. Just go back and look at what he used to look like physically. He's no different than Bonds (very thin to a monster.) I have a feeling he stopped using them this past season because his pitching finally came back down to earth.

Answer 9

of course not, everyone knew he was on something several years ago. how can a guy pitch like he does in his 40's? he must have took something to increase the longevity of his career or took something that helped keep his velocity up.

Answer 10

What shocks me is that they only caught approx 80 players.


I would bet the number is about 1/2 the current players are on or were on steroids.

Curt Schilling is one I suspect got away with it.