I had the fortune today to watch the Clemens hearing as I worked. It was fantastic TV. I always hated Clemens because I always thought he was such a poor sport on the field. I think what we have all learned over the last few months is that he is not a poor sport, but rather, he was in the throes of Roid Rage when he acted out to hurt fellow ball players. Having played and coached sports, I have always thought and taught that all athletes belong to a fraternity of players which holds that although sports are competative and aggressive, they were never about aggression with a passion to hurt. As a player and as a coach I have always recoginzed when a fantastic play was made be it on my team or not, and I always had the class as I see it to congratulate players that deserved it.
That said...today, as he did in the 60 minutes interview, Roger looked the country in the face and lied. He may never be convicted of it, but he lied to congress, America, ball fans, Yankee fans, himself, his mother, his children, his wife, and whatever spirit he thinks will save his small dark soul. The only people that should or could have any respect for him are those two dirty little pittbull lawyers that stood up out of order defending his liar ass. Thank God Waxman had the voice to shut them up.... ..
Many people are surprised, but I knew many years ago as he threw balls at players heads to end their careers. During the NY Mets and Yankee subway series, when Piazza hit the foul ball and broke his bat..No person today could argue that he picked that broken bat up and with criminal intent went to throw that bat at Piazza. The snakes response, I thought it was the ball, and I was trying to throw the bat out of the way..Like being at a roid party with all your roid shooting friends, and the trainers walk in and shoot people up, and all you can say is I was not aware....LIAR
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