Archive for February 13th, 2008
Yankees allow Pettitte to report late (PA SportsTicker)
With his past under a congressional microscope, the New York Yankees are giving Andy Pettitte a few days to relax.
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Posted: February 13th, 2008.
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McNamee confirms statement
Roger Clemens’ former trainer Brian McNamee repeats his claim before a house committee that he injected Clemens with performance enhancing drugs.
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Lopez and Nationals go to first arbitration hearing of year (AP)
Felipe Lopez and the Washington Nationals went to baseball’s first salary arbitration hearing of the year Wednesday, with the infielder asking for $5.2 million and the team arguing for $4.9 million. Lopez hit .245 last season with nine homers, 50 RBIs and 24 steals. He made $3.9 million. Arbitrators Christine Knowlton, Elliott Shriftman and Steven [...]
Posted: February 13th, 2008.
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Yankees give Pettitte permission to report late to spring training (AP)
Joe Girardi spent his first day as manager of the New York Yankees mapping out plans for spring training, not sitting in front of a television watching the congressional hearing on steroids in baseball. No team has been affected more by fallout from the Mitchell Report, which contained allegations that Roger Clemens and current Yankees [...]
Posted: February 13th, 2008.
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Clemens makes statement
Roger Clemens makes his initial statement to the House committee. Clemens was accused of using HGH by Brian McNamee.
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Clemens testimony before Congress a hot topic at spring training (AP)
Joe Torre spent much of his day talking about Roger Clemens. So did Lou Piniella, Joe Girardi and dozens of major leaguers from Florida to Phoenix. Clemens’ testimony on Capitol Hill was a hot topic Wednesday as several teams opened spring training. Questioned under oath by Congress, the seven-time Cy Young Award winner again denied [...]
Posted: February 13th, 2008.
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Clemens takes lumps on Capitol Hill: ‘You’re one of my heroes. But it’s hard to believe’ (AP)
Separated by only a few feet, Roger Clemens and his accuser were never further apart. There they sat, the star pitcher and his former personal trainer, Brian McNamee, sharing a wooden witness table Wednesday while speaking to Congress under oath and facing blistering questions. For 4 1/2 hours, both men stuck to their versions of [...]
Posted: February 13th, 2008.
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Caught in middle, Andy Pettitte outs Clemens and admits own HGH in 2004 (AP)
Andy Pettitte felt caught in the middle between his friends Roger Clemens and Brian McNamee. In the end, Pettitte’s conscience told him which side to choose. Pettitte told congressional lawyers that Clemens informed him nearly a decade ago he had used human growth hormone and said McNamee let him know in 2003 or 2004 that [...]
Posted: February 13th, 2008.
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Rockies reliever Herges, 1st base coach Hill apologize for using performance-enhancing drugs (AP)
Colorado Rockies reliever Matt Herges says he’s actually glad he was implicated in the Mitchell Report on drugs in baseball because it led him to do some soul-searching and clear his conscience over his “dirty little secret.” “I didn’t used to be this way, but I’m at the point where I know what I did [...]
Posted: February 13th, 2008.
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Clemens takes his lumps on Capitol Hill: ‘You’re one of my heroes. But it’s hard to believe’ (AP)
Separated by only a few feet, Roger Clemens and his accuser were never further apart. There they sat, the star pitcher and his former personal trainer, Brian McNamee, sharing a wooden witness table Wednesday while speaking to Congress under oath and facing blistering questions. For 4 1/2 hours, both men stuck to their versions of [...]
Posted: February 13th, 2008.
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