December 23, 2007 -- Former Yankee Roger Clemens on Tuesday vehemently denied allegations in the recently released Mitchell Report that he used performance-enhancing drugs. In last Sunday's Post, Rohan Baichu, a former Yankees massage therapist who has remained close with Clemens, took issue with Brian McNamee, Clemens' former personal trainer, claiming the report's key Clemens informant is "a piece of [bleep]" and "an alcoholic" who is "very jealous" that Clemens won his seventh Cy Young after parting ways with him.
McNamee talked to Mitchell under a deal cut with federal authorities. If his testimony is found to be false, he could face criminal prosecution. With the denials flying, here's a closer look at the 81/2-page section on Clemens in the Mitchell Report:
Roger Clemens is a pitcher who, from 1984 to 2007, played for four teams in Major League Baseball, the Boston Red Sox (13 seasons), Toronto Blue Jays (2 seasons), New York Yankees (6 seasons), and Houston Astros (3 seasons). He has won more than 350 games, seven Cy Young Awards, and was the American League Most Valuable Player in 1986. He was named to All-Star teams eleven times.
During the (Kirk) Radomski investigation, federal law enforcement officials identified Brian McNamee as one of Radomski's customers and a possible sub-distributor. McNamee, through his attorney, entered into a written agreement with the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California. The agreement provides that McNamee will cooperate with the U.S. Attorney's Office. No truthful statements can be used against McNamee in any federal prosecution by that Office; if, however, he should be untruthful in any statements made pursuant to that agreement, he may be charged with criminal violations, including making false statements, which is a felony.
THE CASE AGAINST THE ROCKET
12-23-2007, 12:31 PM
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