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libertangoThere's been a lot said about the apparent discrepancies in the testimonies of Brian McNamee and Roger Clemens. "Mr. McNamee stated that Mr. Clemens took steroids and human growth hormone on 16 occasions in 1998, 2000 and 2001." Mr. Clemens denies every word.
One possible explanation: McNamee knew what he was giving Clemens.
Clemens didn't.
Why would McNamee do that? He keeps insisting that he's but the employee of the players, but the impression I have is, no, he's an employee of the Yankees. This also implies why he would conceivably perjure himself -- if it was the team directing his actions, and he tells the truth, he'll nevereat lunch in this town again have an easy time finding another baseball job.
Here are some questions I haven't heard asked during the whole slow burn of the baseball drugging scandals: Who stands to gain more -- individual players who make no more than $25 million a year, or team owners, who make as much as $415 million a year? Could a given owner order a given trainer to juice players, because those players would sell more tickets? If "everyone knew" about the steroids and other drugs being used, why did the owners do nothing? Or, rather, why are they continuing to walk a tightrope between doing enough to keep the crowd satisfied, while not doing so much that they themselves get implicated, even though they had the most control, the most responsibility, and the most to gain? Where were the managers?
You'll know this whole Congressional investigation has finally gotten serious when Joe Torre and George Steinbrenner are subpoenaed. If not, then not.
One possible explanation: McNamee knew what he was giving Clemens.
Clemens didn't.
Why would McNamee do that? He keeps insisting that he's but the employee of the players, but the impression I have is, no, he's an employee of the Yankees. This also implies why he would conceivably perjure himself -- if it was the team directing his actions, and he tells the truth, he'll never
Here are some questions I haven't heard asked during the whole slow burn of the baseball drugging scandals: Who stands to gain more -- individual players who make no more than $25 million a year, or team owners, who make as much as $415 million a year? Could a given owner order a given trainer to juice players, because those players would sell more tickets? If "everyone knew" about the steroids and other drugs being used, why did the owners do nothing? Or, rather, why are they continuing to walk a tightrope between doing enough to keep the crowd satisfied, while not doing so much that they themselves get implicated, even though they had the most control, the most responsibility, and the most to gain? Where were the managers?
You'll know this whole Congressional investigation has finally gotten serious when Joe Torre and George Steinbrenner are subpoenaed. If not, then not.
