Every once in a while, a movie or TV show is so perfectly written and/or acted that watching it is awkward and almost painful because it feels so real that it seems like something we, as an audience, don't have a right to see. That's what this whole Roger Clemens/Brian McNamee fiasco feels like to me. Everything about it is so weird and awkward that every time I read something new about it, I feel like it was information that I wasn't supposed to have. While everyone's been focusing on whether Clemens cheated or not, we've all kind of ignored just how weird this whole spectacle really is. It started normally enough, with a disgraced trainer pointing his finger at a star, but since then we've had obviously rehearsed YouTube denials, secretly recorded phone calls, a lawsuit, Congressional testimony, and now we have eight-year old needles. Eight-year old needles! Two men are laying their reputations and probably more on the line, and both can't be telling the truth.
Does anyone have any idea where this thing is headed next? It seems likely that eventually Clemens will get caught in a web of his own lies, but honestly, his behavior's been more normal since McNamee's since this whole thing's started. Anger at being ratted out is way more rational than having needles from 2001 that contain someone's blood. This all is going to make a really strange TV movie someday.
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1. There's an old adage that reads: "For every man who rises above the crowd, there are a 100 hands reaching to pull him back down."
Posted at 1:37AM on Feb 8th 2008 by houchens
2. Roger you cheated get over it and pay the piper. You have no neck and no reason to complain for your actions. Now check in an old farts home and retire in peace and quiet! Oh yea Nolan and Maddux much better pitchers and they did it with hard work.
Posted at 9:48AM on Feb 8th 2008 by Gatorsrule
3. Gatorsrule: You say Nolan and Maddux can do it with hard work and Clements who worked harder cant. Where will it end?? In the Supreme court after a lot of damage to the game I used to love. Damn shame, Through the lot in a cage and send them to Iraq.
Posted at 1:59PM on Feb 11th 2008 by TINA