With it looking very likely that Roger Clemens will be indicted for perjury, I thought it might be interesting to take a look at the contrast in evidence:
Bonds case: -Did he ever knowingly use steroids?
The guy who allegedly injected him will not testify/admit that he injected him, or told Bonds what he was injecting him with
His former girlfriend may testify that he knew what he was taking. Former prosecutors said that Bell could face credibility issues and be portrayed as a scorned lover with financial problems. There may be evidence that she asked for money to keep from going public with information
His doctor has been subpoenaed, but it is unknown what he has to say
Most physical evidence in this case is useless, since it doesn't matter whether he used or not. Only whether he knew what he was taking
Clemens case: -Did he ever use steroids and/or HGH?
The guy who allegedly injected him admits that he injected him with both steroids and HGH
Pettitte and Knoblauch admit that McNamee is telling the truth about everything concerning their use of HGH/steroids
The feds have physical evidence that allegedly include syringes with the drugs and Clemens' DNA
Andy Pettitte (one of Roger's closest friends) claims that Clemens admitted to him that he took HGH
Clemens claims that Pettitte "misremembers" the HGH conversation and that they were really talking about his wife taking it. This conversation took place in 1999 or 2000 according to Pettitte. Debbie Clemens took the HGH in 2003. (Caught in a lie)
Clemens claimed that he was unaware that he would appear in the Mitchell Report until it was released. Later, he admitted that he knew several days before it was released. McNamee had contacted his people to warn Roger. Roger's people recorded the conversation and played it for Clemens a few days before the report's release. (Caught in a lie)
Clemens claimed to never be at the Canseco party. He was certain of it and testified as such. He may have tampered with a witness to support his claim. But now it is reported that there is photographic evidence (along with McNamee's testimony) that Clemens was indeed there. (Caught in a lie)
That's all I have come up with for evidence on either guy. Please feel free to comment and/or contribute evidence that I have forgotten or missed completely. As it stands now, I don't see how any sane individual could think that Roger will not serve time. Bonds, although we are all pretty sure he knew what he as doing, looks to be getting acquitted of his charges at this point.
This blogger is a New Yorker, born and raised. I'm a huge sports fan, following pretty much every major sport out there. Sadly, this does not include hockey, NASCAR, or boxing. Hockey lost my affection during the lockout, NASCAR is not a sport, and boxing has become incredibly boring since the dawn of MMA. If you want to talk football, baseball, basketball, or MMA, then I'm your man. I could also debate NASCAR with anyone, but we would probably end up just going around in circles...
