Last week, I wrote that Clemens would probably deny everything connecting him to steroids in the “60 Minutes” interview. He did. Last week, I wrote that the press conference he would hold after, would prove to be useless and would probably be a rehashed version of the prior interview. It was. What I didn’t bank on, however, was Jim Caple of ESPN stealing my headline, well almost.
The headline reads: The Rocket speaks, the world listens and was updated on January 7th. The headline I wrote on the 3rd reads: Clemens to talk, baseball world to listen. Coincidence? I think not. Either My material is so good that brand name organizations feel the need to steal my thunder - or we’ve both heard the expression before and probably stole it ourselves. I’m going to say it’s the former.
I finally got a chance to view the ~20 odd minute interview which basically showcased Clemens’ ability to deflect all the tough questions, at least the ones he hadn’t memorized as of yet to his lawyer Rusty Hardin. One thing that did come out of the interview, however, was that Clemens would stand, preferably sit, before congress and undergo the same questioning process as McGuire, Palmeiro and the bunch. I wonder if Clemens is going to deny his ability so speak English - ala Sammy Sosa.
After reading up on the news, it seems Andy Pettitte is also going to speak before congress on his situation regarding HGH. If Pettitte is asked questions about Clemens, which is almost a guarantee, Clemens could be in some hot water if Pettitte decides to answer. He could always give the ol’ Alberto Gonsalez treatment and “next question”, but that’s probably considered perjury an, if Pettitte is a God fearing man, he will be hard pressed to lie for his “friend”.
Clemens defense video can be seen here. If you watch it long enough, you can see Roger Clemens slowly getting irritated as the questions are fired at him. He seems disoriented at points - mainly because there could have been a LOT of media there, I have no idea. Regardless, until Clemens comes before congress, and his finger points, tie adjustments and hair combs become available via YouTube or ESPN, we’ll still have to reserve judgment.
One more bit of info to throw your way - Clemens and his team of lawyers don’t believe in the accuracy of polygraph tests. I wonder why? Could Rocket have already taken a mock one and failed? I don’t think B12 can hide that.
