I think that he will be consulting a team of Psychiatrists to help him cope with this situation, but I am betting that he suffers some sort of pschic break during Spring Training.
I think it is likely that Clemens was using in his last season with the Red Sox. His body started changing and his performance was rejuvenated in the second half.
Williams had hit more than 40 homers in a year earlier in his career. Thirty-eight was not a career high for him. In fact, none of his numbers that year were that far off Williams career norms except the .388 (compared to .344 career BA). None of it represented a marked increase in performance. Williams with his 20/10 vision was a complete freak of nature. His performance at age 38 was so unusual that you had to go back 50 years to find a good example. That should tell you something right there. Players in their late 30's as a general rule decline precipitously in performance.
MLB must be hating this. Bonds is gone from the game. McGwire is in exile. Sosa is gone. ARod will be around for maybe 8 or so years as a constant reminder of the Roids era. Nothing he accomplishes will ever wipe away the stain. The game will carry the stain until he's gone.
Steroids build muscle and lean out any fat. Most users have very little fat content. Ortiz has a chubby belly, and if anyone is wondering about Manny, get a copy of the 2004 World Series DVD and you will see the rolls of fat around his midsection.
But it just seems to keep biting the Yankees. No excuses here al la the whiney complaints about the Mitchell Report that the two major sources were NY guys (McNamee and Radomski). I can hardly wait for the criminal conviction of those two pigs Clemens and Bonds.
Just in time for Spring Training. There should be about 800 reporters waiting for him at his locker in Tampa. He'll probably need about 3 more shrinks. i expect that he'll hit .260 and make 40+ errors this season. I never understood the universal acceptance of the notion that he was clean. He must of had dozens of writers and media members on his payroll.