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On Tuesday the House Committee on Government Oversight and Reform, one of the most powerful investigative bodies in Congress, is to hear testimony from former Senator George Mitchell, the author of the report that linked some 90 players to the possible possession or use of performance-enhancing drugs. Baseball commissioner...
On February 13, three players named in the report - former New York Yankee teammates Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte, and Chuck Knoblauch - plus two key sources for Mitchell, ex-New York Mets clubhouse employee Kirk Radomski and personal trainer Brian McNamee, are scheduled to testify before the House committee. This round...
This hearing, which offers more prurient interest and photo opps than the Mitchell/Selig/Fehr testimony, basically pits Clemens against McNamee, his ex-friend and personal trainer. Clemens has angrily denied ever using performance-enhancing drugs, while McNamee told Mitchell that he injected Clemens with steroids and human growth hormone on at...
As evidenced by the Mitchell Report, baseball is no longer in denial about its performance-enhancing drug problem. Back in 2005, Mark McGwire's low moment - "I'm not here to talk about the past" - shed light on the steroid issue, and forced baseball to act. But trying to shame...
Committee staffers argue that since Clemens' case speaks to the accuracy of the Mitchell report, it's crucial that both he and McNamee be called. After their testimony, "either Senator Mitchell's report is seen to be entirely credible, or it's now got holes in it," says David Marin...