Of course. He's so high profile that it's ridiculous. But before I believe any denials, I'd like him to answer why he suddenly improved again after he left Boston...and got even better than he used to be. That's suspicious looking in this context. I don't doubt he's a big training junkie and that has obviously helped him a lot, but I can't help but wonder if he thought "Hmmm...some stimulant or something could really enhance my workout"

anyone have a link to the statement?

Of course, that is exactly what he thought.

It give his Piazza freakout some context, that's for sure.

His denial was weak if you ask me. He mentioned how he never failed a test. He never said he never took anything. I think it's incredibly damning of the era that the best hitter (Bonds) and the best pitcher (Clemens) have both been implicated. I actually find it incredibly depressing.

The evidence in the Report is very weak if considered as legal evidence in a criminal trial. But as far as I'm concerned, Clemens is pretty obviously guilty. It's hard to believe McNamee would have a sufficient ulterior motive to implicate Roger.

I'm willing to give a lot of the other named players the benefit of the doubt (Brian Roberts, for instance, may well be unjustly accused), but the case against Clemens is, if not proven to 'beyond reasonable doubt', certainly good enough to convince me.

The best pitcher of the era was Pedro, by quite a bit (assuming by era you mean 97-05 or so). Which is why I'm so glad he hasn't been named... yet, at least.

What shocks me - truly shocks me - is how Bonds and Clemens were not only able to extend their careers, but get objectively BETTER in their late 30's and early 40's. It's pretty unheard of before this era in baseball. It could be coincidence, and I'm just pointing out two players with a very unique skill set or work ethic or body type who happened to also be taking drugs during the steroid era. But again, wow.

Actually, Nolan Ryan did the same thing, Mike. You might argue that Ryan was a better pitcher in his early 40s than at any other time in his career. He finally got the notion that walks were bad, and worked on cutting them down. That's the knowledge he imparted to Randy Johnson in the early 90s that turned Johnson into a force for a decade.

Mike - I was referring more to to the longer period, from the entire 90's through present. No argument here that Pedro's run from late 90's through 2005 was better.

Rog-ah went 21-7 with a 2.0 something era and won the Cy Young for the Jays in 97 btw, before any of the alleged PED use took place.

Well if the steroids era is the last 20 years, three cheers for Greg Maddux, clearly the standout pitcher of the era and no link to artificial substances. Bill

Will SOMEONE PLEASE take responsibility for their actions???