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February 11, 2008
And, Then There Were Two...
Via the USA Today -
Roger Clemens will have fewer familiar faces surrounding him at Wednesday's congressional hearing as former teammates Andy Pettitte and Chuck Knoblauch were excused from the proceedings, the committee probing steroids in baseball announced in a release Monday night.
New York Mets clubhouse employee Kirk Radomski, who received five years probation for steroids distribution and money laundering on Friday, also was excused.
"Kirk Radomski, Andy Pettitte, and Chuck Knoblauch will not be testifying at the February 13 hearing," Chairman Henry A. Waxman and Ranking Minority Member Tom Davis said in joint statement. "Mr. Knoblauch and Mr. Pettitte answered all the Committee's questions and their testimony at the hearing is not needed."
Charlie Scheeler, an investigator who helped with the Mitchell Report, was added to the witness list.
Clemens' lawyer, Rusty Hardin, said the shorter witness list makes no difference to his client.
"Andy should make what decision is best for him, and we will endorse whatever Andy decides," Hardin said. "It is the committee's decision to decide the witnesses. Roger will be there to freely and fully answer questions."
Mr. Knoblauch and Mr. Pettitte answered all the Committee's questions and their testimony at the hearing is not needed.
So, I'm guessing that Clemens and McNamee will be there because they haven't answered all the Committee's questions? Or, at least one of them has not - and the Committee needs the other one there to flush the non-answering one out. Looks like this hearing will either make Clemens or McNamee look good. It's going to be a survivor match - with only one walking out of the ring.
In any event, I'm glad that Pettitte will be spared this circus. It will help speed up his trip back to being just a baseball player.
Posted by Steve Lombardi at February 11, 2008 10:10 PM
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> So, I'm guessing that Clemens and McNamee will be there because they haven't answered all the Committee's questions? Or, at least one of them has not - and the Committee needs the other one there to flush the non-answering one out.
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Or, their testimonies are in conflict with one another, which is what we know to be a fact from all of the he said/he said stuff in the papers. Come on Steve, this isn't rocket science.
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at February 11, 2008 10:29 PM
~~Or, their testimonies are in conflict with one another, which is what we know to be a fact from all of the he said/he said stuff in the papers.~~
That's kinda what I meant, that the answers given (or not given) don't match the answers that the Committee wants to hear - hence the HTH thing.
Posted by: Steve Lombardi at February 11, 2008 11:14 PM
The purpose of the hearing, as far as I can tell, is to attempt to determine whether McNamee or Clemens is telling the truth. The other witnesses, like Pettitte and Knoblach, are peripheral to that inquiry. Their depositions can be used when questioning McNamee and Clemens. Consequently, their presence isn't essential.
Posted by: Rich at February 11, 2008 11:21 PM
I guess this is what happens when you "let the inmates run the asylum."
Posted by: E-ROC at February 12, 2008 06:42 AM