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In court of public opinion, a Clemens verdict: Game over
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[SIZE=-1]Clemens made his career not just by throwing hard but also by imposing his will on batters, imposing his will on everything around him. In the clubhouse at Yankee Stadium earlier this year, after one of Clemens' many denials, a member of the organization, speaking under his breath, said, "What they don't get about Roger is that he believes what he's saying. If he says the sky is purple, then it is purple, because he said so. He doesn't think he's lying. I'll bet you anything he'd pass a lie-detector test." [/SIZE][SIZE=-1][...][/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]In private conversations, a number of current and former players say they think Clemens probably used steroids and growth hormone, and that he would have been forgiven had he simply admitted it.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Nolan Ryan, one of Clemens' heroes and a co-investor in a restaurant called the "Earl of Sandwich" in Houston, spoke about Clemens in August as though he assumed Clemens had doped. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]"It's just a shame that Roger has gotten caught up in this situation and that he took the stance that he did, and that so many things have come out that have really casted a bad light on his career," he told a radio show. "Because if you look at what Roger accomplished, it was a phenomenal career; and if you look at what happened with some of the other players, and they stepped up and they said, you know, 'Hey, I did it, I knew it was wrong' and they asked for forgiveness, and they've gone on about their business. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]"I just think it's unfortunate that Roger took the position that he did and that so much has come out about it." [/SIZE][SIZE=-1]...[/SIZE]
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[SIZE=-1]ESPN [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Clemens made his career not just by throwing hard but also by imposing his will on batters, imposing his will on everything around him. In the clubhouse at Yankee Stadium earlier this year, after one of Clemens' many denials, a member of the organization, speaking under his breath, said, "What they don't get about Roger is that he believes what he's saying. If he says the sky is purple, then it is purple, because he said so. He doesn't think he's lying. I'll bet you anything he'd pass a lie-detector test." [/SIZE][SIZE=-1][...][/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]In private conversations, a number of current and former players say they think Clemens probably used steroids and growth hormone, and that he would have been forgiven had he simply admitted it.[/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]Nolan Ryan, one of Clemens' heroes and a co-investor in a restaurant called the "Earl of Sandwich" in Houston, spoke about Clemens in August as though he assumed Clemens had doped. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]"It's just a shame that Roger has gotten caught up in this situation and that he took the stance that he did, and that so many things have come out that have really casted a bad light on his career," he told a radio show. "Because if you look at what Roger accomplished, it was a phenomenal career; and if you look at what happened with some of the other players, and they stepped up and they said, you know, 'Hey, I did it, I knew it was wrong' and they asked for forgiveness, and they've gone on about their business. [/SIZE]
[SIZE=-1]"I just think it's unfortunate that Roger took the position that he did and that so much has come out about it." [/SIZE][SIZE=-1]...[/SIZE]
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