Everyone is already sick of the Mitchell Report, but these lawyer-bloggers keep it interesting.
East Coast Bias picks apart the crafty and vague denial made on behalf of Roger Clemens.
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Clemens' decision to cheat wipes out his achievements prior to making his dumb choice. If he's innocent, he will sue for slander. If he's guilty, he'll give some weak denials and fade away.
That said, the entire era is tainted. It's a mess.
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Don't forget that not being in the Mitchell Report is not the same as being innocent. If the clubhouse guy had been with the Mets or Twins or Royals we'd have gotten an entirely different set of names.