Roger Clemens Still Not Dropping Suit

At this point, Roger Clemens is a beaten man. Whoever, or whatever, leaked the recent stories about his adultery -- not least of which, the one about his relationship with the then-15-year-old Mindy McCready -- Clemens is, as my father might say, licked. Done. Finito. His reputation will never be the same, ever, and he'd do best to move on with his life secure in the knowledge that he's no longer the most popular jock in the school. Save any further embarassment to himself and to his family.

Alas, he hasn't quite come to grips yet:

They considered premature, at best, speculation that the former star pitcher is ready to drop his defamation lawsuit against his former trainer.
"Absolutely, there's been no action taken to dismiss his lawsuit," Clemens' lawyer, Rusty Hardin, said via phone from Las Vegas.

"First of all, I'm highly skeptical that Rusty and Roger will be smart enough to drop the suit, because they have not been smart enough to realize that was the best course," McNamee's lawyer, Richard Emery, said via phone from New York. "So I don't know why all of a sudden they would do what's best for themselves."

Is it just me, or are McNamee's lawyers the ones with bluster to spare these days. Those are the taunts of the victor. In the meantime, Rusty Hardin is sending meek little missives from Las Vegas, where presumably he and Roger are scouting up-and-coming talent for their country music label.

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

5-04-2008 @ 12:53AM

George B Vieto said...

Either Roger Clemens hasn't learned his to know when to fold them and cut his losses or he is just masochistic about having his dirty laundry on national television.

5-04-2008 @ 11:24AM

bigflyer said...

George,
Clemens actions have nothing to do with masochism. His bluffing, arrogance comes from a 200 million dollar arm and a ten cent head. From the time he was a child, he was told how special he was, that the rules of society and decency apparently did not apply to him because he could accurately and powerfully throw a baseball. Weak, stupid individuals, when exposed to the misplaced adulation of some of us fans feel they have an entitlement to seduce teenagers, take career-sustaining illegal drugs, then blame everyone else when their hypocracy is called to account.
We American sports fans are a forgiving lot. Pettite apologized for his drug use and even Fat Boy Abcess Ass might have been forgiven had he been honest after the release of the Mitchell report.