Is There A Smoking Gun Pointed At Clemens?
Physical Evidence Against Pitcher Abounds, But Will It Be Of Any Use?
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Smoking Gun In Clemens Case?
In a case where Roger Clemens and his former trainer offer startlingly different testimonies, Armen Keteyian investigates evidence that could reveal the truth in the baseball steroid scandal.
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This photo provided by Emery Celli Brinckerhoff & Abady, is one of the photographs submitted to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee by Brian McNamee, former personal trainer for pitcher Roger Clemens. (AP/EmeryCelli Brinckerhoff&Abady)
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Clemens, McNamee Testify
Star pitcher Roger Clemens and former trainer tell Congress two very different stories.
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Bases Loaded?
Steroid use allegations plague Major League Baseball.
The hearing quickly took on the tone of a trial.
There were exhibits, affidavits, medical records. The search for truth buried in a sea of conflicting information.
The best physical evidence against Roger Clemens, the "smoking guns" may be these bloody gauze pads, vials and syringes his former personal trainer Brian McNamee said he used to inject the Yankees pitcher with steroids and human growth hormone in 2000 and 2001, CBS News chief investigative correspondent Armen Keteyian reports.
A former police officer, McNamee told the committee he kept the material in waste-disposal box at home for years - for one reason: "While I liked and admired Roger Clemens, I don't think I ever really trusted him."
Federal authorities have reportedly sent the evidence to a lab for testing, setting up a potential forensic duel.
A specialist in DNA analysis, Lawrence Kobilinsky of John Jay College, says matching Clemens' DNA - if he agrees to provide a sample - to dried blood and trace amounts of anabolic steroids and HGH, is possible, even after eight years.
"The most important thing is we're dealing with DNA, we're dealing with protein, steroids," Kobilinsky said. "I don't think doing the analysis is an issue - there will be results. But how you interpret those results becomes crucial in this case."
Clemens' attorneys, including Rusty Hardin, have already made this pitch - accusing McNamee of manufacturing evidence.
Legal experts say defense lawyers could have a field day with evidence that sat around someone's home.
"We don't know where it went to between the time it was used and the time that it was placed into the custody of federal law enforcement officials," said CBS News legal analyst Andrew Cohen. "...Just don't know those answers yet."
So odds are the evidence will be inadmissible in court because there's no telling who handled it. That means we're talking about the court of public opinion here, and not the court of law.Read More About Congressional Hearing Face Off
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Tax payers, as usual, are the real victims because we foot the bill for this kind of self- serving media circus with our tax dollars!
This so-called "evidence" has been in McNamee''s possession and it''s not like a trainer doesn''t have access to an athelete''s blood. He could easily manufacture it.
Posted by Nancy_Naive at 12:53 AM : Feb 14, 2008,,,
Roger Clemens problem is not Brian McNamee or old needles with Rogers DNA. Roger Clemens problem is the very credible Andy Pettitte!
Tell MLB to clean up its act and go act to clean up our government. I bet if out lawmakers were investigated we would find much more.
This Committee(Committee on Oversight and Government Reform) is the main investigative committee in the U.S. House of Representatives. It has jurisdiction to investigate any federal program and any matter with federal policy implications.
The US National Debt increases by $1.5 billion per day. The Country is in a ruinous war. The sub-prime housing problem is resulting in historic levels of foreclosures and its effect on the financial commuinity is spilling across borders and into every western economy in the world.
What are these morons having public hearings on? Whether some *** injected some other *** with steroids and HGH 8 years ago.
Do you think if they tried really, really hard, that could find a more pointless bloody subject to have public hearings on?
I mean really...what''s next, a hearing on Britney Spears and the availability of federally regulated mental health services in gated communities?
I wonder why faith in public officials is at an all time low?
Add to that the facts that the country''s infrastructure is falling apart, people are losing their homes thru the greed of lending companies, the middle class is almost extinct, the country owes money to every other country in the world, including RED CHINA, manufacturing is dead and jobs are exported overseas, the country is selling off its resources to pay bills, global warming, and record corporate profits; AND ALL CONGRESS WANTS TO DO IS NAIL ROGER CLEMENS!!!!!!!!!
Are we screwed up as a nation or what??????????
SIG HEIL, BUSH!!!!!!
Are we screwed up as a nation or what??????????
SIG HEIL, BUSH!!!!!!
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Posted by walt1944 at 08:56 AM : Feb 14, 2008
Hey LIB nazi, this one''s on your LIB congressmen, ain''t Bush''s fault the LIBS are hearing happy.
Lets see steroids more important than the war in Iraq, the credit problem, the failing American dollar,the failing US economy, the automobile manufacturer crunch, the Immigration issue, Osama Bin Laden, on and on and on. it is no wonder the US image is tarnished throughout the world.
Time to clean up this mess.
The rabid corporate media is not a court of law.
Brian McNamee has admitted to lying and illegal drug dealing.
Congress and the media are using smoke and mirrors to distract the public from the Bush Crime Syndicate.
Bush and Cheney should be tried for treason and crimes against humanity and if found guilty - hung.
Jose (Canseco) can you see
The needle they stuck in me
it caused a great big sore on my butt
This country is in a rut
But as congress knows
another hearing is a go
In the land of the free
and the home of McNamee
Democrats on side
Republicans off side
By bye hall of fame
hello hall of shame
Stick a needle in Roger he is done
Ops he already did that
Roger and Barry sitting in a cell
Isnt steroid use Hell
The world has changed Superpowers have died and the US is on the road to death.
Bin Laden warned that he would defeat the US through crushing them economically
MY WISH:
If your congressperson is involved in any of this waste of time I wish you would call them and tell them to get to some REAL PROBLEMS to deal with.
Who are they fooling?
We all know that Congress is the biggest pile of liars between the Atlantic and Pacific.
If they can''t deal with the REAL business of America, they should resign and work for major league baseball.
The trainer should be executed. And the committee investigating this should have to work without pay because who gives a d.
Posted by fedup_11 at 12:49 PM : Feb 14, 2008
Bush and Cheney will spend the rest of their lives with the 935 so far documented "false statements". Oh wait - Lies and all the carnage that followed...
Posted by kkelly0425 at 12:35 PM : Feb 14, 2008
Wow - some comparison we have going on here - The "greatest lie" - singular, uno, one and how many were killed by it - Now let''s look at Bush - so far it is at 935 - you got that - 935 and look at all the lives that this scumbag has ruined. This dry drunk''s behavior is going to haunt YOUR grandkids...
Posted by kkelly0425 at 01:11 PM : Feb 14, 2008
Saddam said that he lied to the US about his WMD because he did not think that US would really invade -
Wrong - Saddam said he had none and the UN Weapon Inspectors said there were none and the UN inspectors wanted to continue searching.
Saddam - wanted the Iranians to believe he had them - when questioned by the US he didn''t lie...
Posted by kkelly0425 at 01:11 PM : Feb 14, 2008
Oil for his Oil buddies...
Our young American soldiers are dying in Iraq and Afghanistan, the world is sinking into a hole of bad decisions, our political process leaves a lot to be desired, our economy is sinking fast as the Chinese and other foreign countries are rising rapidly. People are losing their homes all over thre U.S., the evil Bush cabal continues to rule while their ship is quickly sinking.
Gimme a break, let''s get our priorites right for a change.
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by uradufuss
February 15, 2008 12:19 PM PST
- Let me just add, that we are not trying to cover-up anything! When we read some of these allegations, we are in stitches! You people are sew inconsiderate!
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