Roger Clemens

I believe Clemens and totally agree that our country has changed to "Guilty until Proven Innocent"---and am disappointed that 60 Minutes would doubt his innocence without any proof and based on the Mitchell report which is a one sided report, without any input from the parties that were accused.

If I was a baseball player- and had nothing to hide.... I would easily talk to Mitchell and defend my innocence. It's pretty telling when no baseball player volunteered to assist Mitchell in his report... And the players that are now admitting to using- only used - 2 times or 3 times.... what a crock.

I don't know Clemens personally, and as an Astros fan I'm not sure I really care to after he left them in the ditch. But, I believe him on this important issue. I believe him because in my opinion he has earned the benefit of the doubt after 20 some years of stellar achievement on the ball field, not just since 2002 or 2003, but consistently over the span of time during a career untainted by professional or personal scandal (up to now)...and because the Constitution also says he is innocent until proven guilty. And "proven" is an important standard. Although, admittedly, more evidence may be out there someplace, it has not been presented thus far, and if the case were closed today there would be grossly insufficient evidence that he took steroids or HGH. In fact, the only evidence is the word of a man who is trying to make his own deal to save his skin and whose motives I personally question. The Mitchell Report is merely rampant hearsay, about as valid as gossip. Conviction by innuendo and street talk just doesn't cut it.

Innocent until proven guilty is only for the courts. If I robbed a bank and did not get caught, does that mean I'm innocent? Clemens did not earn the benefit of doubt because of 20 years of stellar achievement. He may have had 10 very good years before 1999. If he did indeed start cheating in Toronto, then his argument is weak. Funny how Clemens wavered on the question of taking a polygraph test and couldn't give a very good answer as to why his trainer would lie. He said to keep out of jail. He'd go to jail if he lied about injecting steroids.

What I find disturbing about this whole issue is that Barry Bonds was not given benefit of the doubt. It IS a RACE issue and I do not believe in saying this. Randy Johnson was a dominant pitcher and he has not been able to sustain his level of pitching and he is around the same age as Clemens. I TRULY believe Roger is GUILTY and should be given the same scrutiny as Bonds. I am sick and tired of the double standards of who people like (given benefit of doubt) and dislike (guilty until proven innocent). I think Bonds is a louse, but let's not forget that he has NEVER tested positive for steroids. I have talked to many former players and everyone has said that a batter still has to put the bat on the ball; and steroids do not make a difference. Another thing, everyone talks about Bonds' bulk but did not say anything about how quickly Mcquire bulked up and starting hitting monstrous homers. Come on people, you cannot have it both ways. Again, I think Clemens is GUILTY. Enough said.

What I find disturbing about this whole issue is that Barry Bonds was not given benefit of the doubt. It IS a RACE issue and I do not believe in saying this. Randy Johnson was a dominant pitcher and he has not been able to sustain his level of pitching and he is around the same age as Clemens. I TRULY believe Roger is GUILTY and should be given the same scrutiny as Bonds. I am sick and tired of the double standards of who people like (given benefit of doubt) and dislike (guilty until proven innocent). I think Bonds is a louse, but let's not forget that he has NEVER tested positive for steroids. I have talked to many former players and everyone has said that a batter still has to put the bat on the ball; and steroids do not make a difference. Another thing, everyone talks about Bonds' bulk but did not say anything about how quickly Mcquire bulked up and starting hitting monstrous homers. Come on people, you cannot have it both ways. Again, I think Clemens is GUILTY. Enough said.

This is to every one of you MORONS who want to give R.C. the "benefit of the doubt". Good God! Wake up and smell your stinking selves! Even as a die hard Giants fan-I can say that Barry is most likely guilty. So quit trying to defend the honor of some classless punk who just ran out of honor. Andy came clean-why would the trainer tell the truth about injecting him and yet lie about Clemens. Think about it.

Of coarse Clemens is going to deny he used HGH or steroids, afterall, he's got a lot to lose. I would only hope he would "man up" and admit he made a mistake. All those months of investigating these allegations I'm sure was all for not. Admit it Roger....you just got busted !!!

This is what amazes me. First of all, it wasn't illegel to use the stuff in the first place, before 2003. But even then all I am hearing is what a person said he did. Where is the proof? So far there is NONE. Just hearsay from a person looking to save his own butt. Plus, seeing how much money he can get out of it in the long run with a book deal or movie. What happened to the slander law we have in this country. I think both Roger and Barry should both sue the crap out of the goverment for slander and for just being stupid and putting there nose where it doesn't belong in the first place. This country has alot more problems to worry about instead of investagating baseball players about a drug that was illegal in baseball in the first place. It just shows more and more how really screwed up our goverment really is.

Chas878- it was illegal before 2003. It is illegal to use steroids for muscle gain or any other reason except medical reasons