Even though Andy Pettitte won't be appearing with Roger Clemens and Brian McNamee in front of a congressional committee on Wednesday morning, it doesn't mean his voice won't be heard.Obviously the committee wouldn't let Pettitte out of testifying if they weren't already satisfied with what he said in his affidavit, and apparently those early indications that Pettitte's testimony won't be very supportive of Rocket's case are completely on the money.
For instance, Pettite says he knows Clemens took HGH way back in 1999.
Roger Clemens told Yankees teammate Andy Pettitte nearly 10 years ago that he used human growth hormone, Pettitte said in a sworn affidavit to Congress, The Associated Press learned Tuesday.Also in the affidavit are Pettitte's claims that Clemens backtracked on his admission when the topic came up again in 2005 just before Mark McGwire forgot about the past, Rafael Palmiero pointed that finger, and Sammy Sosa forgot how to speak English.
Pettitte disclosed the conversation to the congressional committee holding Wednesday's hearing on drug use in baseball, a person familiar with the affidavit said. The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the document had not been made public.
According to Pettitte, Clemens said that Andy misunderstood the conversation and that it was Roger's wife who had been taking HGH. (Point: McNamee.)
I'm not exactly excited by the fact that baseball has become the center of our government's attention, but with the way things have been happening in this case already, Wednesday's proceedings might be the best television we've seen since the writer's strike went into effect.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
2-13-2008 @ 2:26AM
Elizabeth said...
Great commentary, but you spelled Pettitte's last name wrong consistently, despite having the correct spelling in the article you quote.
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2-13-2008 @ 2:29AM
Fornelli said...
Thank you, Elizabeth. Those errors have been corrected.
No more writing at 1AM for Tom.
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2-13-2008 @ 7:23AM
john said...
why are we even worried about this junk when we have more omportant thing to be worried about . economy,war , foreclosures, people in need in our own country . stop spending our money on this crap
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2-13-2008 @ 8:14AM
Lily Harville said...
I am thrilled to see Clemens getting hung by his own lies. I am eager to see how he will try to make Andy out to be another liar like Brian. What a jerk; take it like a man and accept your punishment.
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2-13-2008 @ 8:50AM
Andy said...
I am going to get my popcorn and soda ready. This will be a soap opera episode I won't miss this morning. Thank God for "Winter Baseball".
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2-13-2008 @ 11:01AM
Lisa said...
If Andy Pettite had an attack of personal guilt, he has every right to fess up to ANYTHING that he himself did. Not Pettite, Canseco, or that piece of garbage McNamee have the right to destroy someone else's life. It is not their place to be Roger Clemen's confessor. I have been a diehard NY Yankee fan for 35 years. Andy Pettite was given a contract for the 2008 season; just go out and pitch and win because that is what the NY Yankees are paying you to do. I have never boed a Yankee player in my life & I will not boo Pettite but I will also never cheer for him. He is a traitor and a rat. If he were in another line of work, he would be found at the bottom of the East River. Good riddance after 2008 to you Andy you rat fink.
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2-13-2008 @ 11:20AM
Strawberry said...
Me again.
I think I need to pose this questions out there. It has always amazed me how this stuff is put in the news and they keep putting it out there over and over. Why do you even care? Can someone answer that? Just curious. Is there not enough going on in your life that you have buy into this craziness. Spelled a name wrong spelled a name right. What difference does it make? This man makes millions of dollars, He is going to be alright. You on the other hand (I wonder). Why is this stuff so important? I'm just looking at some of your comments and I'm just amazed at how much thought and time or effort or whatever we put into this kind of stuff. It is as if you are living your life through them. You are so Passionate about this stuff. These people(Roger Clemens) don't even know you, They could care less that you are alive and you guys are serious about this stuff."WOW"
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2-13-2008 @ 11:48AM
TJ said...
Lisa, in your comment you called Pettite a rat and he sold out Roger Clemmons. I haven't been following the story, but I don't think that Pettite volunteered the information. I think if you lie under oath that is called perjury and I don't care how much I like a person I won't perjure myself for them. Which is probably what Pettite was thinking. If you can go to jail for a friend by lying then that's your business but I don't think you should expect someone else to do it.
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2-13-2008 @ 11:55AM
RICHARD BENNETT said...
Should Andy have lied to save Clemens and then get caught lying,NO WAY,Clemens made his own bed let him lie in it,Andy manned up and admitted his use and took his lumps.clemens is piling up the lying and the dodging,pretty soon he wont remember them all and he'll fall, admittedly he was a premiere pitcher early on but he cant handle not being #1 and he has gone to great lengths to cover his decline,step up to the plate Roger& admit you were juicing your disgracing yourself and Americas favorite past time
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2-14-2008 @ 3:18PM
scott boyd said...
Andy pettitte is a rat. I have lost all respect for him. Whether or not Clemens is guilty Andy will always be a rat and noone will ever trust him to be a friend again. He can go crawl in his house and stay there until he dies for all I care. Some Friend. he did all the shit as well so he is doubly a jerk
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