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January 04, 2008
Rocket Vanilli
I have to admit, already, I’m tried of hearing about and from Roger Clemens. But, I don’t think we’re going to get a break from this any time soon – or maybe ever.
Back in late 1989, there were a fair number of people out there who thought Milli Vanilli’s music was sort of cool. Don’t lie – if you were around at that time, you probably hummed along to “Girl You Know It's True” at least one time in your life. Heck, Milli Vanilli even won a Grammy Award for “Best New Artist” in 1990.
Then, someone pulled the plug and we found out that Milli Vanilli was a fake. The vocalists did not actually sing their songs. At that time, people were outraged. They even took the Grammy Award away from Milli Vanilli. It became quite the thing to beat on Milli Vanilli – and beat on them good.
Well, guess what? If you listen to an ‘80’s radio station today, long enough, you’re going to hear, at some point, a Milli Vanilli song. Despite all the venom that was thrown their way, back in the day, the music of Milli Vanilli still lives today.
I think this is the way it’s going to be with Clemens. Whether or not you believe he was a “fake,” or, whether or not you believe that it matters, because of his “product” (in this case, his career record), the story of Roger Clemens will live for years to come. Look at Pete Rose. Look at O.J. Simpson. We still hear about and from them today.
Yankees fans better get ready for hearing about this Clemens thing for the next quarter-century or so. It’s not going to go away soon, as it stands now.
Posted by Steve Lombardi at January 4, 2008 09:05 AM
Comments
At least it was proven that Milli Vanilli were fake. With Clemens, much of what's being reported is crap.
Posted by: Raf ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.waswatching.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at January 4, 2008 10:46 AM
Even if Roger took Monkey Semen and Horse Testosterone every single day of his career, I think it's a huge leap to deem him a "fake."
Fernando freaking Vina was on HGH or something and I don't see him sporting Cooperstown worthy numbers.
PEDs or not, Clemens was a remarkable pitcher. You can't attribute all or most or even any of his success to PEDs. The science I've seen doesn't tend to convince me that there is a huge statistically measurable advantage to be gained by taking whatever he might have taken.
Posted by: SteveB at January 4, 2008 11:31 AM
"I have to admit, already, I’m tried of hearing about and from Roger Clemens. But, I don’t think we’re going to get a break from this any time soon – or maybe ever."
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No one is forcing you to write about or even acknowledge this story anymore. It's a little disingenuous to complain the story and then write 300 words about it. I'm just sayin'.
Posted by: Ben K. at January 4, 2008 11:33 AM
Steve: You BASTARD! Now I have this song stuck in my head!
Posted by: ChrisXS at January 4, 2008 11:40 AM
LOL - sorry ChrisXS!
Ben - how can I NOT write about it? It's all you hear on the radio, ESPN, and read about in the papers and the 'net. There's probably more upset out there that I haven't written about it MORE. Believe me, I'm skipping over it as much as I can. But, you can't totally ignore it - because it's all you read and hear now.
Posted by: Steve Lombardi at January 4, 2008 11:51 AM
"I'm in love with you girl". I hear that in addition to Lidocaine and B-12, McNamee also injected Clemens with some washer fluid and liquid drano. But that's standard. Maybe Clemens will "blame it on the rain".
Posted by: Josh at January 4, 2008 12:37 PM
Ben - how can I NOT write about it? It's all you hear on the radio, ESPN, and read about in the papers and the 'net.
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It's easy.
You not write about it by not writing about it.
Take a look at the ATM reports. You don't find any mentions of things like blooperstown, the some star game, the nonsense regarding this topic, the idiotic BBWAA awards and so much more nothingness that everybody else concerns themselves with.
Posted by: Lee Sinins at January 4, 2008 02:45 PM