the "Rocket"....NOT GUILTY

BigAsh · 06-18-2012, 03:00 PM

BREAKING NEWS

Former MLB pitcher Roger Clemens has been found not guilty on federal charges of perjury regarding his suspected use of steroids or human growth hormone.

mase · 06-18-2012, 03:04 PM

I thought for sure he was going to be convicted.

shilala · 06-18-2012, 03:07 PM

It's about time. Good for the Rocket, I love that big douchebag.

Almost makes me wish our government would have just saved the millions of dollars wasted jerking him around.
And yeah, of course he did it. Which makes it all that much more ridiculous and wasteful. I could have spent that money on drugs and toothless hookers, and at least someone would have gotten something positive out of it.

The Poet · 06-18-2012, 03:14 PM

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Originally Posted by mase

I thought for sure he was going to be convicted.

But I guess it's good news for him, and for others with Hall Of Fame aspirations, like Bonds and A-Rod.

Jon11 · 06-18-2012, 03:30 PM

He was indicted in 2007 when the country was going into an economic crisis. They figured it would be a good idea to try to convict a baseball player. What a huge waste of time and money over the last 5 years, I'm glad he was found not guilty....too much government. This was a MLB problem not a government problem.

TJarv · 06-18-2012, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by shilala

I could have spent that money on drugs and toothless hookers, and at least someone would have gotten something positive out of it.

Herpes?

area51 · 06-18-2012, 03:57 PM

Didn't see that one coming.

kelmac07 · 06-18-2012, 04:39 PM

Government gets egg on their face yet again with another steroids case.

Starscream · 06-18-2012, 06:06 PM

Clemens definitely proved himself to be an @$$hole during all of this, but being an @$$hole doesn't mean you need to go to prison. Maybe now the government will stop intervening in baseball altogether.

Clemens and Bonds deserve an award for all of this, whether they are guilty or not. I know that political discussion is not welcome here, but if Ron Paul had anything to do with this, then baseball players never would have been on trial.

shilala · 06-18-2012, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by TJarv

Herpes?

That'd be the perfect segue to the asspounding the American public took on all this nonsense. Next week we'll probably spend a quarter of a billion dollars investigating skidmarks in Oprah's skivvies.

Starscream · 06-18-2012, 07:22 PM

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Originally Posted by shilala

That'd be the perfect segue to the asspounding the American public took on all this nonsense. Next week we'll probably spend a quarter of a billion dollars investigating skidmarks in Oprah's skivvies.

I'd believe that the way gov't has worked so far lately...

GreekGodX · 06-18-2012, 08:26 PM

I still doubt he ever gets into the HOF

Stephen · 06-19-2012, 05:08 AM

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Originally Posted by shilala

That'd be the perfect segue to the asspounding the American public took on all this nonsense. Next week we'll probably spend a quarter of a billion dollars investigating skidmarks in Oprah's skivvies.

Then after the investigation they'll come to find out that Oprah goes commando.

Stephen · 06-19-2012, 05:09 AM

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Originally Posted by GreekGodX

I still doubt he ever gets into the HOF

Which is a shame, because if there's two people that deserve to be in, it's Bonds and Clemens. Two of the best players of this generation.

shilala · 06-19-2012, 05:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Stephen

Then after the investigation they'll come to find out that Oprah goes commando.

Exactly. And come to find out that nobody even bothered to ask her.
Honestly, I love the Rocket. He's a lovable asshole. He embraces being what he is and doesn't offer up any excuses for it.
Bonds is a woman-beating self-important shoe scraping, always was. Juice or no juice, I've never understood why taxpayer money is chasing them. It's just so silly it boggles me. It makes sense if MLB was up in his business, or the cops, but the federal government probably has more important fish to fry. Or I certainly hope they would. Apparently they do not.

This should just about wrap things up, Yes? I think Bonds is done as well, or is he still under investigation? Anyone else?

Stephen · 06-19-2012, 05:36 AM

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Originally Posted by shilala

Exactly. And come to find out that nobody even bothered to ask her.
Honestly, I love the Rocket. He's a lovable asshole. He embraces being what he is and doesn't offer up any excuses for it.
Bonds is a woman-beating self-important shoe scraping, always was. Juice or no juice, I've never understood why taxpayer money is chasing them. It's just so silly it boggles me. It makes sense if MLB was up in his business, or the cops, but the federal government probably has more important fish to fry. Or I certainly hope they would. Apparently they do not.

This should just about wrap things up, Yes? I think Bonds is done as well, or is he still under investigation? Anyone else?

Subvet642 · 06-19-2012, 07:11 AM

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Originally Posted by shilala

Exactly. And come to find out that nobody even bothered to ask her.
Honestly, I love the Rocket. He's a lovable asshole. He embraces being what he is and doesn't offer up any excuses for it.
Bonds is a woman-beating self-important shoe scraping, always was. Juice or no juice, I've never understood why taxpayer money is chasing them. It's just so silly it boggles me. It makes sense if MLB was up in his business, or the cops, but the federal government probably has more important fish to fry. Or I certainly hope they would. Apparently they do not.

This should just about wrap things up, Yes? I think Bonds is done as well, or is he still under investigation? Anyone else?

Congress doesn't like being lied to, especially under oath, particularly in such a vehement fashion as Clemens did. He essentially gave Congress and the American people the finger and dared them to do something about it. I hope it cost him a ton of money as well as the HOF.

mosesbotbol · 06-19-2012, 07:23 AM

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Originally Posted by shilala

It's about time. Good for the Rocket, I love that big douchebag.

Almost makes me wish our government would have just saved the millions of dollars wasted jerking him around.

Govt had no business go after anyone over PED's. Pro sports are private enterprizes and that's that.

mash · 06-19-2012, 07:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Subvet642

Congress doesn't like being lied to, especially under oath, particularly in such a vehement fashion as Clemens did. He essentially gave Congress and the American people the finger and dared them to do something about it. I hope it cost him a ton of money as well as the HOF.

I think they were just jealous someone was better at it.

Jasonw560 · 06-19-2012, 08:07 AM

Bonds, McGwire, Clemens in baseball, Armstrong in cycling, Lord knows how many in football...the governing bodies need to take care of it, not the government. Bunch of egomaniacs on both sides. I understand about being the best, but if you can't be the beat without help, then maybe you need to find something you can be the best at.

I think this cost him his HOF shot.

06-18-2012, 03:00 PM	#1
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shilala Dear Lord, Thank You. Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Scott Posts: 13,721 Trading: (252)	Re: the "Rocket"....NOT GUILTY It's about time. Good for the Rocket, I love that big douchebag. Almost makes me wish our government would have just saved the millions of dollars wasted jerking him around. And yeah, of course he did it. Which makes it all that much more ridiculous and wasteful. I could have spent that money on drugs and toothless hookers, and at least someone would have gotten something positive out of it. __________________

06-18-2012, 03:30 PM	#5
Jon11 Still Watching My Back Join Date: Jul 2011 First Name: Jon Location: New Orleans, Louisiana Posts: 141 Trading: (0)	Re: the "Rocket"....NOT GUILTY He was indicted in 2007 when the country was going into an economic crisis. They figured it would be a good idea to try to convict a baseball player. What a huge waste of time and money over the last 5 years, I'm glad he was found not guilty....too much government. This was a MLB problem not a government problem.

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area51 Blowing Smoke Rings Join Date: Sep 2010 First Name: Ken Location: Tejas Posts: 1,259 Trading: (3)	Re: the "Rocket"....NOT GUILTY Didn't see that one coming. __________________

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kelmac07 Resident Maduro Whore!! Join Date: Apr 2009 First Name: Mac Location: Newport News, VA Posts: 27,322 Trading: (218)	Re: the "Rocket"....NOT GUILTY Government gets egg on their face yet again with another steroids case. __________________ Dom in the MLB thread "I could probably get you to wear a Yankee hat for a Maduro!"

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Starscream Knowhutimean, Vern? Join Date: Oct 2008 First Name: Andy Location: In a little town somewhere in the USA Posts: 10,237 Trading: (4)	Re: the "Rocket"....NOT GUILTY Clemens definitely proved himself to be an @$$hole during all of this, but being an @$$hole doesn't mean you need to go to prison. Maybe now the government will stop intervening in baseball altogether. Clemens and Bonds deserve an award for all of this, whether they are guilty or not. I know that political discussion is not welcome here, but if Ron Paul had anything to do with this, then baseball players never would have been on trial. __________________ Insert quote here.

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GreekGodX Opa!! Join Date: Mar 2009 First Name: Christos Location: 7 Line Posts: 4,893 Trading: (82)	Re: the "Rocket"....NOT GUILTY I still doubt he ever gets into the HOF __________________ "If I give a businessman 10,000 francs, what is that to him, he is rich. But if I give him a Cohiba cigar, that is style."-Hotel Rwanda

06-19-2012, 08:07 AM	#20
Jasonw560 PhD from Sarcastic State Join Date: Jul 2011 First Name: Jason Location: Harlingen, TX Posts: 812 Trading: (0)	Re: the "Rocket"....NOT GUILTY Bonds, McGwire, Clemens in baseball, Armstrong in cycling, Lord knows how many in football...the governing bodies need to take care of it, not the government. Bunch of egomaniacs on both sides. I understand about being the best, but if you can't be the beat without help, then maybe you need to find something you can be the best at. I think this cost him his HOF shot. __________________ ...And a woman is only a woman, But a good cigar is a smoke! -R. Kipling