Was it Roger Clemens on trial or was it Congress? From an editorial published Wednesday in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Roger Clemens' Acquittal and the PED Admission MLB Still Needs Despite the greatest efforts of Bud Selig, the MLBPA, and Major League Baseball owners, the book on performance enhancing drug (PED) use within the sport won't quite close. This past offseason gave us the now infamous positive-but-not-technically drug test of 2011 National League MVP Ryan Braun, who became the first player in the brief history of drug testing in MLB to successfully appeal a ... 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. Fans applaud, boo Roger Clemens at Fenway Park APFans applaud Roger Clemens (seen in a white hat) during his visit to Fenway Park Friday. BOSTON -- Roger Clemens was met with a chorus of boos when he was picked up by the stadium camera during his return to Fenway Park for the Red Sox-Braves game Friday night, MLB... Roger Clemens Booed at Fenway Park When Shown on Scoreboard The courts may have let Roger Clemens off the hook, but Red Sox Nation is an even tougher bunch of customers. Clemens made an appearance at Friday night's game against the Altanta Braves and was promptly booed when shown in his seat atop the Green Monster. Clemens, who was recently found not guilty of charges stemming from a steroid abuse case, spent 12 years in a Sox uniform from 1984-1996 ... Report: Clemens booed at Fenway Park Roger Clemens was met with a chorus of boos when he was picked up by the stadium camera during his return to Fenway Park for the Red Sox-Braves game Friday night, MLB.com reported. 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 ... 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. Gossage: Clemens lying about PEDs Goose Gossage doesn't want "cheating" Roger Clemens to join him in the Hall of Fame. 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.
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