In today's press conference, Roger Clemens was asked by a reporter whether or not he considered steroids and HGH users to be cheaters. Clemens would not directly answer the question with a yes or no. Instead, it was as if he went through his file-of-facts on rehearsed responses on how he would answer the question. He gave his thoughts on steroids and HGH users by saying people only take them to look good in a three-piece suit in the lobby. When further pressed by the reporter to actually answer the question, Roger insisted that steroids and HGH don't help players perform better, hit the ball better, etc. He also said that he would not pass judgment on other players.The way Clemens answered, rather, responded to that question, was quite telling to me. If Clemens never used steroids or HGH, wouldn't he consider those who did use performance-enhancers to be cheaters? After all, isn't that what they are? I take Clemens' response as a defense of PEDs. Seems to me that's what someone says if they're trying to defend their accomplishments on the field. I would find Clemens' defense a lot more meaningful if he answered with a "Yes," and followed up by saying he's hurt everyone thinks that he's cheated his way to where he is and that he's never used those performance-enhancing drugs. Instead, it only appeared to me as if Clemens were defending such usage.
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2-21-2008 @ 10:03AM
Blackjack said...
HGH users are not cheaters in common sense. Only ones who they can cheat are themselves. According to recent sci publications, most HGH patients of the group of "underheight men" who took HGH when they were teenagers, died all because of the seme decease years later. Sad, but it's rather foolish then cheating.
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1-07-2008 @ 7:47PM
Danno said...
Clemens' friend Andy Pettitte admitted to using....I think his refusal to say that users are cheaters was to protect Pettitte. If he did indeed say that users are cheaters, he'd be calling his pal a cheater. I believe that is all to that.
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1-07-2008 @ 8:08PM
sdf said...
Remind me when Lance Edward Gunderson ever spoke out against doping in his sport? What was his reaction when former teammate Floyd Landis tested dirty after "winning" the 2006 Tour? (answer: "You've got to fight back.")
What was reaction to the eventual 2-year ban imposed on Landis? (answer: He blasted the decision, comparing it to THE DEATH PENALTY).
What was his reaction when former teammate Frankie Andreu confessed to using PEDs? Did he say, "I admire his courage in breaking the CODE OF SILENCE in order to help clean up our troubled sport?"
No, I don't think so. So by your criteria, I guess he's guilty, too.
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1-08-2008 @ 11:02AM
CeeJay said...
I watched that so called press conference yesterday, what a joke!! If that were me talking to a one time close friend who had just told a huge lie about me, the first question I would have asked him is, "Why the hell did you tell that lie on me you SOB?
You know you never injected me with that shit why would you tell them that?" Never heard it, did you? Roger is a liar and a cheater but can't admit it. Just like he thought that he was throwing a ball at Piazza when it was a bat even though 50 million people saw what he did. It's unbelievable that people still believe this *******.
His head makes him look like Mr Met.
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