Doubt Is Cast On McNamee's Story

A lawyer for Roger Clemens said Saturday the pitcher can prove he didn't attend a June 1998 party at Jose Canseco's home described by Brian McNamee in the Mitchell Report.

According to McNamee, Clemens first raised the subject of steroids not long after McNamee saw Canseco and Clemens meeting during the party.

Clemens' side has turned over evidence to congressional investigators, including an affidavit from Canseco, to support that the pitcher wasn't present at Canseco's home that day, the attorney, Rusty Hardin, said in a telephone interview with the Associated Press.

Hardin said video footage from telecasts of baseball games around the time of the party also were given to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. In the telecasts, Hardin said, TV announcers can be heard discussing Canseco's party and noting that Clemens wasn't there.

Are Brian McNamee Allegations True?

Brian McNamee told congressional investigators he injected Roger Clemens’ wife with human growth hormone as she prepared for a Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition photo session five years ago, the New York Daily News reported Friday.

McNamee testified during his Capitol Hill deposition on Thursday that he injected Debbie Clemens at her husband’s direction, the News said on its Web site, citing an unidentified Washington source.

The pitcher was in Washington to meet with congressmen for a second straight day, but his lawyer didn't waste any time responding.

Roger Clemens Will Testify

It was absolutely ludicrous for anyone to suggest that Roger Clemens would not testify. When those allegations were made, Clemens came out swinging like I knew he would. According to the Houston Chronicle:

Clemens and former New York Yankees teammates and Houston-area residents Andy Pettitte and Chuck Knoblauch are scheduled to testify. The committee also wants to hear from former New York Mets trainer Kirk Radomski and former Yankees trainer Brian McNamee, who alleges in the Mitchell Report he injected Clemens and Pettitte with performance-enhancing drugs.

Go Roger go. Get that bastard for spreading lies.