And it is not hearsay. You’re just totally and terribly misinformed, which is not surprising seeing how you’re a Yankee fan.

And no, McNamee was never charged for the events in the pool in 2001. And, as reprehensible as those events are if they’re true, they wouldn’t necessarily impact the validity of his statements regarding Clemens. Clemens is less credible because he had every reason to lie through that phony statement his agent issued. And he wasn’t under pressure to tell the truth. When McNamee spoke to Mitchell, he was under pressure to tell the truth or he could have faced additional charges in addition to those for which he was already being investigated for.

I hate to burst your little bubble of insecurity and denial—Clemens career ERA against the Mets is 4.89. There is no other team in the majors which has battered him around better than that! LOL. He’s never even won a single game in his entire career at Shea Stadium. And here’s the kicker—Piazza has a career BA of .421 with an OPS of 1.605 against Clemens. He totally OWNS him. I can only imagine how much more Piazza would have dominated Clemens had the little chicken not cheated.

As for matching up against the Yankees, the last time one team bested the other head to head was in the 2004 season when the Mets won the season subway series. Since then it’s been split evenly. Anything before that time, such as the 2000 WS* is highly suspect, since the Yankees have had more high profile cheats in recent years than any other team in MLB. And they’re not all from the Mitchell report.

You really could care less about the Mets? Is that why you’re here day after day, making up things out of desperation? You’re laughable.

It is hearsay you moron. How is it not hearsay? Because McNamee is such a great character guy? McNamee already stated that these allegations are false when they were first reported. Now he says they’re true. Either way he is a liar and he also was charged with sexually assualting a woman in a pool. Yeah, this guy is real credible! You still haven’t answered how Clemens is less credible. Valid reasons do not include beaning that cry baby Piazza or dominating your team most of the times he pitched against them.

Met fans amaze me. Its like you guys live in a shell of insecurity. I realy could careless about the Mets. Its the fans that make me sick. You guys don’t even root for your team. You just pray that they’re better then the Yankees which basically never happens.

And the report is not hearsay. Yankee fans keep saying that and it’s an indication of their never-ending denial and embarrassment over this scandal which has rocked the Yankees organization like no other. The fact of the matter is almost everything in the report is admissible in a court of law as direct evidence. You are really naive. Mitchell was a judge and prosecutor and very well knows the rules of evidence. Yet all we hear from the ignorant and blind Yankee fans over and over is how it is hearsay. It is not.

And, please. Those statements issued by agents are garbage. Not only are they probably written by the agents/lawyers, but without the subjects making the comments themselves you don’t get to see if they are even sincere. Oh, but not to worry. We will all get to see Clemens squirm before a congressional panel and try to weasel his way out of the truth after swearing on the bible. It will be quite a show! Pride, PEDs, and Pinstripes!

We have all formed our own opinions of this. The Mitchell report is credible. Its author has impeccable integrity. Clemens is a stinking rotten cheater. Pettitte is very suspect – still. If I had my way I’d strip Clemens of his later Cy Youngs. And then I’d fix the record book like this:

1998 World Series*
1999 World Series*
2000 World Series*

It’s just amazing how the Mitchell report has revealed the total lack of objectivity among Yankee fans.

“OH THEY WEREN’T EVEN KEY MET PLAYERS!”
“THIS GUY WAS AN EX MET EMPLOYEE! NOT CURRENT!”

So what about LoDuca? Should the Mets NL East Title from 2006 be adjusted to take away the accomplishments of him? Or is that different? I’m sure you will find some way to say it is.

JK: What the hell do you call releasing a statement that is DISTRIBUTED TO THE PUBLIC? That’s not a public forum?

Bottom line is that this report is nothing but hearsay. There is absolutely NO EVIDENCE. You have to believe the word of McNamee, a shady character to say the least, or Roger Clemens. Now despite Clemens brushing back Piazza, what has he done to make you question his character? Its just amazing how everyone is willing to eat this out of Mitchell’s hand. Why don’t you form your own opinion instead of falling in line like a sheep being hearded?

To that Yankee fan: Lying about your guilt in a public forum has become an art form started by the disgraced Vice President Spiro T Agnew. It didn’t work for him, and it won’t work for your chicken bat throwing overrated cheating lying, pitcher who bilked your team out of millions in 2007. Before he signed he should have fessed up and said he was off the juice so he was going to pitch his age.

You’re in denial. Most Yankee fans are. It’s ludicrous. Why would McNamee lie about Clemens but not about anyone else? He could have given up just the others and still would have gotten his plea agreement. He didn’t need to invent stories about his most lucrative and closest client.

If Clemens was really innocent he would be taking legal action.
Now he cheated and he lied about it.

Its also funny how Mets fans completely ignore that the largest distributor of roids was a MET EMPLOYEE

If not they risk a perjery conviction which lands them in jail. Their best response is to plead the 5th. We all know what that means.

Dan, I don’t think it is easy to sue someone for libel if you are not a rich person. No such worries for Clemens who bilked the Yankees of $18 million dollars this past summer, pitching no better than a back of the rotation starter. He can afford the best lawyers in the world without having to sneeze at his legal costs. Reports said he made $160 million in his career, much of it by cheating.

As for Liberace, that was in London in the 50’s before the age of the internet. Now news spreads in an instant and like wildfire. If Clemens were to sue I would expect the trial to be monitored intensely by the public. If he wins he would gain back a lot of his credibility. But it’s moot because he will never sue. He knows he’s guilty. If he sues, you can expect the other side to call all sorts of ballplayers to the stand including Pettitte, and maybe even Piazza to testify about Clemens’ crazed behavior/roid rage during the 2000 WS. Such a trial would be great entertainment and I’d love to see one. Too bad we will never have that pleasure.

We will however get to see him squirm and try to hide the truth before Congress in January. I can’t wait. If he lies like he did yesterday through his agent, you can bet that Congress will be looking at a million ways to get him on perjury. After Palmeiro testified before Congress, they looked into getting him for perjury but could not find enough evidence. However, Radomski and McNamee might be the keys to nailing him on perjury if he tries to pull the same stunt before Congress that he did yesterday.

Somewhere, someplace Mike Piazza is laughing it up.

And really – we are allowed to discuss the biggest story in baseball, and all of sports for that matter, are we not?

It is also interesting in that both Clemens and Bonds appear to be a couple of the biggest jerks out there. And both appear to be a couple of the biggest cheaters.

I’m sure we can all think of people we know or have known who are also jerks and also happen to be lacking in ethics, morales, right and wrong.

I’m no psychologist, but it would be interesting to know if these traits of being a jacka$$ and be less than sure of what is the right thing to do go hand and hand.

Also, interesting in that if Clemens and Bonds don’t play again they will both be eligible for HOF is same yr. This makes it more difficult for them to get in b/c it will be put under the spotlight even more.