BLAH BLAH STEROIDS

by Sooze, Babes Love Baseball


Nearly three years after fallen sluggers Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa and Rafael Palmeiro testified before the House Government Reform Committee investigating steroid use in professional sports, Roger Clemens and his good buddy Andy Pettitte, along with their former trainer, Brian McNamee, were among five folks asked this weekend to testify before a similar panel further digging into the Mitchell Report... for whatever reason.

Pettitte already acknowledged McNamee injected him with HGH twice while the New York Yankees pitcher was recovering from an injury, so I can't imagine we'll hear anything interesting from him.

The Rocket is going for the Trifecta of Denial, after storming the internet with a hard-nosed video statement, where the answer was always NO, followed by a highly-anticipated "60 Minutes" interview which airs Sunday at 7:30pm, immediately following the Titans vs. Chargers AFC Wildcard playoff on CBS.

If Clemens denied allegations that McNamee injected him with steroids and HGH in the interview -- a sure-fire thing -- McNamee is set to sue the pants off of him, which no one wants to see. However, Clemens does admit the former strength trainer injected him with Lidocaine and B-12, but certainly not performance-enhancing drugs. That would be ridiculous.

I propose a bare-knuckle street fight, but that's just me.

Also beckoned to appear before the House Oversight Committee (great name) on January 16th were ex-New York Mets clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomski -- a crucial piece of the underbelly puzzle -- and former big leaguer Chuck Knoblauch, who I totally high-fived when I was like, 10. Radomski, who I have never had the pleasure of high-fiving, pleaded guilty in April to felony charges of distributing 'roids and laundering money. His sentencing is scheduled for February 8th.

This crap will go down just a day after Congress hears testimony from the spearhead himself, George Mitchell, along with commissioner Bud Selig and union leader Donald Fehr. Good times will indeed be had by all.