Friday, June 22, 2012

Clemens cleared of all charges Roger acquitted federal over steroid use The Verdict Another Wild Pitch By Department Of Justice After Losing To It's Time Ask Is Government Overreaching Found Not Guilty Lying to Congress in Perjury Trial Leading Off For R.A. Dickey the Ascent Continues — Jurors resume deliberations Clemens' perjury trial Hall chances still question Dodgers' Mattingly waste money Why belongs baseball's Editorial Let baseball be its own police Patrick Dorton Advising here is what I saw Here's who will make Hall's Class 2013 Tom Verducci Despite verdict on court public opinion risked prison when he rejected plea offer acquittal Fame counts lying Comment Big win for Rocket Jury hands big

Roger Clemens' hardest win — and lasting loss By Patrick Dorton The trial of baseball legend Roger Clemens is over, and the jury has found him not guilty on all counts. There will, however, be no convincing sportswriters of his innocence. Roger Clemens walks -- acquitted on all charges WASHINGTON -- Roger Clemens was acquitted Monday on all charges that he obstructed and lied to Congress by denying he used performance-enhancing drugs to extend his long career as one of the greatest and most-decorated pitchers in baseball history. Lawyer says Roger Clemens risked prison by rejecting plea offer | Baseball Notebook The seven-time Cy Young Award winner took his chances with a jury by going to trial, said his lawyer, Rusty Hardin. About Utah: Baseball should have been the judge for Roger Clemens In the wake of this week's verdict in the matter of the People vs. Roger Clemens, there is plenty of natural, non... Was Roger Clemens on trial, or Congress? Sports Illustrated columnist Jeff Pearlman succinctly described on Tuesday what federal prosecutors should have known before they ever charged former Major League Baseball pitcher Roger Clemens with lying to Congress. A vote for Clemens SEATTLE -- The government spent several years and several million dollars trying to prove that Roger Clemens lied to Congress under oath about using performance-enhancing drugs. They failed miserably. Roger Clemens rejected plea offer Roger Clemens rejected a plea deal that would have spared him prison time, and instead took his chances by going to trial. Clemens lawyer Rusty Hardin said in a telephone interview Thursday that prosecutors offered to let the former pitcher plead guilty to one count of lying to Congress when he denied using human growth hormone. Roger Clemens' Verdict, Steroids and the Hall of Fame Roger Clemens was found not guilty of perjury the other day. I guess it's big legal news, although I don't follow the legal news circuit nearly as closely as I follow the baseball news circuit. It's kind of big baseball news, so I feel like it's worth mentioning here.  Really, it's kind of interesting, for the sake of the Hall, even if I can't quite determine what it means. Literally, it means ... Clemens risked prison when he rejected plea offer Roger Clemens rejected a plea deal that would have spared him prison time, and instead took his chances by going to trial. Does Roger Clemens deserve to be in the Hall of Fame? The star pitcher is acquitted of charges that he lied about using steroids, but that may not be enough to absolve him in the eyes of Cooperstown voters
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