Roger Clemens giving deposition today

by Dex on Feb 5, 2008 7:08 AM PST in News

I'm absolutely fascinated by Roger Clemens and this tangled web that he appears to be in. Is it possible that Clemens actually didn't take anything? I can't imagine that's possible. I gotta figure that they asked Andy Pettitte the basic question, "Did Roger Clemens take steroids or HGH?" And what exactly could Pettitte have said? We know Pettitte "admitted" to taking HGH with the currently kosher line that he was trying to recover from injury. It basically falls in line with what McNamee has said.

My theory. Clemens has completely deluded himself into believing that he actually has never taken performance enhancers. I'm really curious as to what happens when Clemens gets out of this interview. His first public response will be really telling. You know Clemens won't be able to keep his mouth shut the way Pettitte has. Clemens will come out and say something and I can't wait for that.

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Bonds

After seeing what Bonds is going through after lying under oath, I can't imagine Clemens doing the same thing. So in my mind, he is telling the truth when he gives the depo today.

You must defeat my dragon punch to stand a chance.

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Feb 5, 2008 9:10 AM PST reply actions

Yeah, but...

He's been sooo weird about claiming his innocence that I don't get how he can contradict himself now.

by Dex on Feb 5, 2008 9:15 AM PST up reply actions

Exactly

If he maintains his innocence in the depo, I think it is a good reason to belive him.

You must defeat my dragon punch to stand a chance.

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Feb 5, 2008 10:29 AM PST up reply actions

SP

*believe

You must defeat my dragon punch to stand a chance.

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Feb 5, 2008 10:29 AM PST up reply actions

Rocket

Not really. Maybe that's what he wants you to believe, which is why he keeps digging himself in deeper and deeper. He could, reasonably, be gambling that they don't have enough evidence to convict him of perjury or whatever.

There is no reason to assume that the stridency of his claims makes him less of a liar, not if there is something to be gained by the lying.

Tragic story, really.

My only prediction is that there is an identifying birth mark on Rocket's butt; hence the B-12 story.

by Billy Almon on Feb 5, 2008 11:00 AM PST up reply actions

If thats true

He's an idiot. But maybe he is. I guess we will have to watch everything play out, and we may not know the truth for years.

You must defeat my dragon punch to stand a chance.

by Sam (sdsuaztec4) on Feb 5, 2008 11:02 AM PST up reply actions

Truth

I don't think we're ever gonna really know. There's just no certain way to know if he is or isn't telling the truth. Same with McNamee. If they both get in there and give the same stories we've already heard - it doesn't change anything. There are so many ways around answering direct questions, even in deposition, that this whole thing just seems like a pointless exercise.

by Winfield's Ghost on Feb 5, 2008 1:13 PM PST up reply actions