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Roger Clemens Traded To Washington – Final Chapter

MLB star pitcher Roger Clemens, in his appearance before Governmental forces in Washington, was not the Roger Clemens with the MLB lightning fastball. Trying to throw off-speed pitches by Congress, Rojer Clemens seemed confused and defensive in his attempt to clear his name away from HGH, steroids and anything relating to performance-enhancing drugs.

It was a bad event for Roger Clemens, not just that his name will forever be linked to this fiasco, but that in trying to space himself from his problems, he directly tied in two of the closest people in the world to him, and that is not what heroes do. Andy Pettitte, Roger Clemens‘ longtime teammate and close friend, was thrown under the bus by Clemens, as Clemens refuted what Pettitte had told Congress, that Roger Clemens had admitted to him that he (Clemens) had used HGH (human growth hormone).

Roger Clemens, although defending Andy Pettitte as a friend, said that Pettitte “misheard.” Worse still, what was it that Roger Clemens stated he told Andy Pettitte? That he (Clemens) told Pettitte that Clemens’ Wife had used HGH, and not Clemens himself.

So, let’s get this straight. Roger Clemens not only stated that his great friend Andy Pettitte did not remember what Pettitte clearly stated was Clemens’ admission to a close friend, but on top of that Clemens used his Wife’s reputation in refuting the statement. The public can forgive a lot of things, and does when it comes to their heroes. However, one thing the public has a hard time with is a person saving themselves by using their closest ties as life preservers. Someone that trades in his family and friends for a way out is not someone that the public respects, even the likes of Roger “The Dodger.”