Judge Declares Mistrial In Clemens Prejury Case (UPDATED)

U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton has declared a mistrial in the Roger Clemens perjury case. The reason for this is because the prosecution used inadmissible evidence. That evidence is said to be a video of Clemens' testimony before Congress in 2008.

From what I have read the judge flipped out on the prosecution and then took a recess to think if they the case could continue. He came back later and stated that the case would be declared a mistrial. That doesn't mean Clemens is in any less trouble, but it does mean this is going to linger on, because they are going to have to select a whole new jury and start from scratch.

***UPDATE***

This might have been a bigger mistake then first thought...

"According to ESPN's T.J. Quinn, the court has to decide whether Clemens can be retried or if doing so would be double-jeapordy."

Clemens Banned From Astros

I wasn't even aware that Clemens was still connected with the Astros, but apparently he was until today...

"Roger Clemens signed a contract with the Astros in 2004 that locked him into a 10-year personal services deal with the team upon his retirement. Now, however, the Astros don't want the disgraced ace around the club. "I think everybody is just on hold until they see where he is with the government," Astros owner Drayton McLane told the New York Daily News on Thursday. "He doesn't get involved in any way in our spring training or when he goes to where [his son] Koby is on one of our minor league teams. He doesn't get involved in the activities of the team. He's strictly a parent and a spectator (WEEI)."

This is probably the best thing for the Astros and Clemens' son, because right now it is just better not to have to deal the the sinking ship that is Clemens life. I also think this could be a sign that Clemens is about to go down hard. His trial is coming up, and from everything I have been reading there is a good chance that he is going to jail (more so then Bonds). Either way, until he (and Bonds) have their names cleared of these charges everyone is better off with them not around MLB fields.

Roger Clemens To Be Arraigned Monday

"Former Red Sox pitcher Roger Clemens, who has been indicted on six charges that he lied to Congress regarding his use of performance-enhancing drugs, is scheduled to be arraigned Monday afternoon on criminal charges in Washington D.C. Clemens will appear before U.S. District Judge Reggie Walton, facing charges that he obstructed a congressional inquiry with 15 separate statements made under oath, including the statement that he never used steroids or human growth hormone.

Clemens' attorney, Rusty Hardin, has stated that federal prosecutors offered a plea but the pitcher rejected. The former pitcher faces a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison and a $1.5 million fine (WEEI)."

This is getting really serious for Clemens. I am not sure about all the proof they have on him, but from what I have read the government doesn't usually pursue these types of charges unless they really feel like they have you. I am against that Congress wasted it's time on sports, but I am fir pressing charges in this case. You can't lie when under oath, and if you do you have to pay the price, otherwise what's the point of being under oath?

Either way someone is going to look really bad. If Clemens if convicted then his entire career is going to go down the shitter, plus he could be doing some serious jail time. If he gets off it's more tax money spent on reckless shit that doesn't matter, and Congress would look like a bunch of idiot (and they don't need any help in that department).

Clemens Day in Court Not Done Yet

Roger Clemens, aka Anti-Christ, has been indicted for lying to Congress.
He is charged with making false statements, perjury and obstruction of Congress. The charges stem from Clemens' testimony regarding his steroid use at a House Committee in which he and Brian McNamee, his former trainer, testified before Congress. McNamee has repeatedly stated that he had injected Clemens with steroids, while Clemens has repeatedly denied this and even tried to bring a lawsuit against McNamee. There has been no comment yet from Clemens or his attorney.


Does Congress have bigger and better things to worry about right now? Yes. Obviously. We're in the middle of the longest running war in American history, and I don't think that I have to remind everyone that the economy is not too stellar right now. But I do kinda like that they're not gonna let this thug get away with lying to them.
I've been on the record as saying that baseball needs to cleanse itself, and Congress should not be involved, but I don't know that Commissioner Selig has proved very capable of doing that. So maybe they do need Congress. Anyway, it'll be fun to see if Clemens has another day of sweating and stammering in court, and pretty much just making a mockery of what was once a tremendous legacy he could have left behind.
Clemens was my absolute favorite player as a kid, and I think some part of me will always like him for that, but that part of me is getting smaller and smaller as time wears on.

Get Your Steroids, Heeeree!

Brian McNamee says he injected Roger Clemens with drugs at the Yankee Stadium hot tub and that among the needles he gave government investigators was one he used to inject the pitcher in 2001, according to the Web site sportsimproper.com. ESPN

Good, I haven't wrote a anti-Yankee post in a while. As much as I love Clemens and what he has done ON the field, he has fucked himself royally by lying to congress and now he is probably going to indicted for perjury. This latest story from McNamee says that he injected Clemens in Yankee Stadium. This leads me to only assume a huge conspiracy should be revealed. The Yankees or people higher up in the organization had to know this was going on, and Clemens definitely wasn't the only player to have this done to him. The Yankees breed steroid out players (Clemens, Giambi, Knoblock(?), and A-Roid), and that leads me to believe that people just turned their shoulder when it came to this. The Yankees live by the win and who cares how you win motto, so would you put it past them to have Yankee stadium be a steroids factory? I wouldn't. Either way the Yankees are assholes and I hope they die.

Things Get Worse For Clemens

Not only does Clemens have to go on trial for lying in front of Congress, but his lawsuit was basically thrown out against Brian McNamee today...

"A U.S. District judge in Houston dismissed most of Roger Clemens' defamation lawsuit against his former personal trainer Brian McNamee Thursday, agreeing that the court did not have jurisdiction to hear most of the case and that McNamee's conversations with George Mitchell were protected by his immunity deal with the government. Judge Keith P. Ellison agreed that because McNamee accused Clemens of using HGH and steroids while he was in New York to Mitchell and then repeated the accusations to SI.com reporter Jon Heyman, who is also in New York, the Southern District in Houston does not have jurisdiction (ESPN)."

Clemens could be in a lot of trouble, and not being able to go after McNamee is not going to help anything. This whole thing was to make McNamee look like the bad guy, but as more and more comes out it looks as if Clemens is going to have a real hard time defending himself during his upcoming trial. It will be real interesting to see if the government can really nail both Clemens and Bonds, arguably the best pitcher and hitter of all-time.

Clemens' DNA Linked to Syringes

"Tests have linked Roger Clemens' DNA to blood in syringes that his former personal trainer says he used to inject the pitcher with performance-enhancing drugs, according to a report (Sportsline)."

No idea what is going on lately, but it seems like everyday there is more bad news for Clemens and Bonds. Today Clemens' DNA has been linked to the syringes used to inject steroids. Once again this is the government trying to prove that Clemens lied under oath. With this test the government may have a very strong case, so all you Clemens fans might want to start getting used to the fact that Clemens will be behind bars. Just kidding...

This evidence will most likely get thrown out, because it is kind of shady to just hold on to random syringes from years ago. Clemens will have the money and the lawyers to fight this. He may be found guilty, but this is not the evidence that will push him over the edge.

More From Joe Torre

"A new book by former New York Yankees manager Joe Torre contains allegations that members of the Toronto Blue Jays used amphetamines while former pitcher Roger Clemens was with the team (Boston Herald)."

This may not be a big deal for Clemens' up coming trial, but it can't help. Still, you have to be surprised that Torre is taking shots at all his former players. When I think of "classiest coaches of all time" I would have had Torre up there at #1 or #2, but now with all these shots being taken, I am just not so sure anymore. Clemens is a douche bag, and hopefully will have a live a couple years behind bars, but isn't there some kind of trust between a player and coach? You don't just leave and then start taking shots at the guys who got you World Series rings. This is just starting to get out of control, and I am really starting to lose a lot of respect for Joe Torre.

McNamee Sues Clemens

"Roger Clemens' former personal trainer has filed a defamation lawsuit against the seven-time Cy Young award winner, the New York Post reported Tuesday. Brian McNamee, who told federal investigators that Clemens used performance-enhancing drugs, claims the Rocket libeled and slandered him following the release of George Mitchell's report on drug use in baseball. McNamee is seeking $10 million from his former client, according to a summons filed in Queens Supreme Court last week (Sportsline)."

I hate Roger Clemens, but this is wrong. McNamee was right in the middle of this whole steroid thing, and he shouldn't be rewarded for being a rat. He is no different then Canseco, and I really hope he ends up just as lonely. Clemens (I believe) will eventually go to jail, and will never be allowed into the Hall of Fame, but you can't sue a guy, when you are the rat and just ran Clemens' name through the mud.

-BMack

Bonds In Trouble

It has been a long time since we have heard anything about the Federal charges that are being pressed against Bonds, but today the Federal prosecutors said that they will prove that personal trainer Greg Anderson supplied Barry Bonds with the steroids that led to the positive test in November 2000, which if you can remember was also the the offseason before the slugger hit a MLB record 73 home runs. Anyone who reads this site knows that I hate Bonds with a passion (DP love Bonds), but I am really pointing this out, because I really think that Bonds is in a lot of trouble. I predicted that Clemens and Bonds would serve time in jail, and it is looking more and more likely that the government is going to string them up by their cleats for lying under oath. Say what you want, but at this point if the government believes they lied under oath, then they have to go after guys like this, or any oath taken in front of the Federal government becomes unreliable. With that being said, all of this isn't anything unless they can prove it, but I really think they are going to get both Bonds and Clemens.

-BMack

Clemens Takes Viagra

A Yankee clubhouse official has alleged that Roger Clemens took Viagra as a performance enhancing drug. No, not that kind of performance. On the field performance.

NY Daily News story

Apparently Viagra helps build endurance for athletes and increases the flow of oxygen to muscles. It also gives you wood, which can help some athletes tackle the side effects of other performance enhancers.

This Roger Clemens stuff keeps getting better and better.

-The Commodore

Roger Clemens News

According to ESPN.com:
"Clemens and country singer Mindy McCready had a decade-long affair" This is exactly what Clemens doesn't need, another character issue gets brought up. She isn't that bad looking and maybe he got a threesome with her and Debbie, not bad I guess.
He is still a hall of famer in my eyes.