You could almost see the maniacal “We got him!” glee in Roger Clemens’ eyes as the tape rolled. We listened intently, waiting … waiting … and then it was over. We didn’t need body language experts (three!) to tell us that Clemens was withholding something – as a reader noted, “Why did Clemens never ask the only question that any innocent person would ask: Brian, why did you lie about me?” Even though Buster Olney seemed to waver on his thoughts, we’re still firmly in the “Clemens took it in the butt” camp, but after reading this interview SI had with the trainer, we’re slightly concerned about how he’ll do in court. We can see McNamee getting grilled on the stand: “You repeatedly denied any involvement with steroids for years, why change your tune now?”

The problem here is that McNamee enjoyed being friends with one of the most famous pitchers in baseball history. He’d do anything to be boys with Rocket again, and you can hear it in his voice. Meanwhile, Rocket’s reading from a script, trying to coax an answer out of the guy. Bastard.

Just for kicks, a reader advised us to check out Juiced, Jose Canseco’s book which was slaughtered when it first came out, but of course, mostly turned out to be true. We looked up Page 211 where Canseco wrote he never saw Roger Clemens use steroids, but also says “trainers would joking calling steroid injections b12 shots.€ You know what else Canseco claimed? “But we’ve talked about what steroids could do for you, in which combinations, and I’ve heard him use the phrase “b12″ shot with respect to others.€ Then the page ends. Page 212 is not available on google books. Anyone have a copy handy?

Was Brian McNamee asking Clemens for Money? (Houston Chronicle)
Roger Clemens’ attitude is not helping matters (Fanhouse)
Trainer sticks to his story (NY Post)

Lastly – someone sent us Jemele Hill’s column, and noted that the 10th and 12th paragraphs are strikingly similar, as if perhaps there was a copy editing miscue.