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Hopefully this congressional investigation will have some teeth, unlike Bud Selig's circus investigation, headed by his close friend and personal ring master Senator Mitchell. The way today is starting off on the Hill though, I doubt this investigation will go anywhere. If Bud is allowed to keep answering "We're looking into that" without any tough follow-up, this is all a waste of time. Selig and his stooges have been "looking into" many things over the years, the problem is, they never reach a conclusion or take any action, until/unless Congress steps in and threatens to clean things up themselves.

Why is McNamee the only person invited by Congress to testify that is demanding immunity???

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das I'm just enjoying the spirited conversation here on this issue at large. It is entertaining to read everyone's conclusions of the conversations, the news conferences, the lawsuit, etc., etc. As I stated before, I don't know if Clemens or McNamee is telling the truth, time will tell, hopefully. It's a great way to pass time though until spring training camps open!! I will say though, if it comes down to a matter of money in determining the outcome of this, Clemens will bury this guy. Sadly, that is how some cases are won or lost in America (O.J., movie stars, etc.)

So Clemens and his lawyers somehow baited McNamee to make this phone call??? Conspiracy theory?? Akin to the conspiracy theory that Clemens' legal team states existed when McNamee was being questioned (threatened) by federal agents regarding his testimony?

McNamee initiated the phone call to Clemens. Who was trying to set-up who here.

We can't believe Roger Clemens because he is an egotistical prick who turned his back on Boston and because he is in his 40's now must have been on steroids to continue pitching this long. We must believe McNamee because he only gives lethal doses of GHB to women at 4:00 in the morning in a swimming pool at a team hotel. He's a stand-up guy!! I don't know who to believe, so I'll just wait to see what comes out in court.

Okay, I can agree to that, in part, the story broke at 6:45 this morning.

Consider the source!! Shaughnessy is "so well connected" he didn't even know Clemens filed suit last night. He should get his facts straight and do his homework if he wants to be credible.

That's going real big though. He will surely have to testify in the defamation of character case and could face 15 counts of perjury if he is lying and you can bet if he meets with congress the same questions will be asked of him. Is he that much of gambler to possibly face federal perjury charges?

First off, I don't know if Clemens is guilty or not, hopefully Congress or a court will make that final determination. However, I find it hard to believe that Clemens would do the 60 minutes interview and immediately have his lawyers file a defamation of character suit if he were guilty. http://msn.foxsports.com/mlb/story/7645222?MSNHPHMA

Celebrities are treated by a different set of rules than "regular" members of society. Case in point: After a drunken birthday in 1998, NFL star Leonard Little crashed into and killed another motorist. When tested, his blood alcohol level measured 0.19 percent. Little received 60 days and 1000 hours of community service. Six years later, after the involuntary manslaughter conviction was wiped from his record, Little was again arrested for drunk driving. The result: Rams defensive end Leonard Little was sentenced Friday to two years probation — and a special condition that he not consume alcohol — for highway speeding in St. Louis County last year. Little, who officers said was driving 78 miles an hour in a 55-mph zone on Interstate 64 in Ladue, was convicted last month of misdemeanor speeding. But he was acquitted of driving while intoxicated, a felony given his pleading guilty in a manslaughter case six years ago in which he admitted he was drunk. On Friday, St. Louis County Circuit Judge Emmett O'Brien rejected a prosecutor's request that Little get 30 days of "shock time" in jail, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported on its Web site, stltoday.com. But O'Brien emphasized that the athlete may not consume alcohol as a condition of his probation, and that if he does he'll get six months in jail. "I'm told you do not intend to drink and drive or consume any alcoholic beverages," O'Brien told Little. "If you fulfill your promise, you will have no problems." Ladue police officer Gregory Stork alleged that Little flunked three field sobriety tests. But at trial, defense attorney Scott Rosenblum said Stork didn't follow proper procedures in administering the tests. Little refused to take a breath analysis test at the Ladue police station.

Back to the topic at hand.... Curt has every right to voice his opinion on the Mitchell Report.....the problem is his transparency. He continues to deny having any first hand knowledge of anyone using PEDs in MLB. I find that very hard to accept. His posting on 38pitches was also somewhat slanted to fit the Sox/Yankees rivalry. He states "Now I, like every other Yankee, Clemens fan am faced with a dilemma." If memory serves me right, Clemens also pitched for the Red Sox, Blue Jays and Astros and still has a following in those cities. Clemens is not under contract with the Yankees, so why the mention of the Yankees? If Curt wishes to post his opinion in his blog, on his website, more power to him, however, if he wishes to find some type of positive outcome for the game and its purging of PEDs, maybe he shouldn't be so biased in his opinion and leave out the pro-Sox slant.

A few folks have been taking an ass beating around here today because they stated how they are a bit miffed that no current Red Sox players are on the "list" and they question the integrity of George Mitchell. How do the statements above differ from those who have been beaten here today? Jose Canseco - integrity - please, the guy is a loser, always has been and would sell his only child to a group of known pedophiles if he thought it would get him 5 minutes of air time. Please don't try and group Jose Canseco and George Mitchell when it comes to releasing names of junk users.

Just when things were starting to make sense in all of this you go and start the confusion all over again. So what you are saying is: Curt Schilling's wife was giving Manny Ramirez a blowjob in a rainstorm at 4 a.m. somewhere in Tampa while he drank coke from her underwear.??

Wow, it amazes me how many people here seem to believe the Mitchell report is the end with all of those who are/were/will continue to take banned substances in MLB. Read the report people. His "evidence" is gleened from a felon who was a low level clubhouse boy in the Mets organization. Faced with the choice of being Bubba's new bitch in a federal penitentiary or talking to George Mitchell, he opted to talk to George Mitchell. Were his allegations truthful, only he knows. Obviously he presented receipts, checks, etc., to back-up some of his claims, but no one knows what the conversations were between him and Mitchell and his staff. No one knows if the names he provided were all inclusive or just those where Mitchell had some sort of "evidence". In reference to those who feel Mitchell was somehow favorably bias to the Red Sox, I disagree. He went with what he had, a former Mets clubhouse stooge and a trainer who worked with Clemens and Pettite. Information from the Albany DA's office on those who ordered junk through a particular pharmacy and some old Balco stuff. Not really a complete list of sources. He worked with what he had, probably less than 1% of possible sources.

Does this now change the perception of McGwire? He has only been linked to Andro, which, at the time he was taking it, was not a banned substance in MLB.

Personally, I do not care what names are or are not in the report. Performance enhancing drug usage in MLB, IMHO, is rampant and this list barely scratches the surface. While Senator Mitchell is to be commended for his work, this report is nothing more than a new sledgehammer driving the wedge between MLB and the MLBPA. Selig's comments yesterday were as predictable as snow in Maine in January. Again, he has the opportunity to do something positive and he blows it. His statement that each case will be looked at on an individual basis for possible disciplinary action is ridiculous. He opens the door for all kinds of legal action with that statement. In other words he stated "We still do not have a standard by which to take disciplinary action. I will make all decisions regarding any disciplinary action, arbitrarily and a case by case basis." Can't wait till he tries to take action against any of these players named, he will get his ass sued off by the MLBPA lawyers.

this is in no way an all inclusive list, there never will be one. This doesn't even begin to scratch the surface. Until the players and the players union are subject to telling the truth (will never happen), the extent of use of illegal substances in MLB will never be known. So, Raja literally took it in the ass!! Surprised?