The Thrill on the Hill

Can you imagine what Roger Clemens had to get Debbie, his wife as a gift for Valentine’s Day? A day after he told the world that she used HGH, but he didn’t (allegedly), what is an appropriate way to say I love you? Oh I don’t know….a vacation from HIM, might be nice. I need some alone time away from him myself since it has been my focus for weeks and the radio interviews never cease on the subject. And of course Congress members don’t want to be nasty on a day dedicated to love thus the hearings were conveniently scheduled for the day prior. So what did we learn from all the grandstanding on Wednesday if anything? We learned that no matter what your status in life you are asked to make hard choices; your mettle is tested and your conscience gets tweaked. The path you take when tested can define you. I believe that this is the biggest lesson we learned yesterday. Other than that, I don’t think many people changed their minds about who is lying unless, like me, you think there is a slight crack in the door for Clemens based on the “mis-hearing” or “mis-remembering” on the part of Andy Pettitte about conversations that are as old as 8 years ago and some as recent as 4 years ago. <br/><br/> Think about it this way: 2 people are witnesses to a traffic accident and give differing accounts about basic facts to the cops when asked. Are they lying or are they remembering what registered with them and filling in the blanks on the rest? This is why people sue when they are injured because if everyone was telling the same story there wouldn’t be a reason to have a trial…unless the amount of money asked for is outlandish. Does this mean that I think that Andy Pettitte is suffering from this syndrome? Maybe. But unfortunately for Roger, Andy’s memory is only about conversations in which alleged steroids and HGH use were the topics. He wasn’t present during any injections. Brian McNamee testified that Pettitte used and so did Chuck Knoblach. Both of these guys have admitted the truth of McNamee’s statements. That is the hump Clemens can’t get over; the presumption that McNamee lied about Roger but not the others. <br/><br/>As Chuck Woolery used to say on the show called Love Connection: so how did the date end? Well, we have feds ready to pore over all the testimony from Wednesday and if they think it’s worth their time and taxpayer money, they will open a formal investigation to determine if perjury was committed. They will subpoena everyone Clemens ever played with and see if they can shake the tree to find something to hang their hat on. I don’t know about you, but I don’t think that I can stand 2 perjury trials in the same year involving arguably the greatest hitter of our time and the greatest pitcher. I just want to know if the Yankees have enough pitching in place to do better than last year. I’ll bet a lot of you out there feel exactly the same.

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