The execs at H.E.B. probably felt pretty good about getting David Carr, Andy Pettitte, and Roger Clemens together to sing about taking their meat to a ball game. Fast-forward a couple of years and the commercial features a NY Giants backup quarterback, an admitted HGH user, and a probable performance enhancing drug user. That roster isn’t appealing now, but these were three of the biggest names in Houston at one time. I know this because H.E.B. kept putting them in commercials.

Over the Fence (Carr, Clemens, and Pettitte)

Carr Doesn’t Like Sacks (Carr and Clemens)

Roger Loses His Job (Clemens and Pettitte)

Roger Can’t Read Signs (Clemens)

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Country singer Mindy McCready tearfully told the Daily News that she did indeed have a 10 year romance with pitcher Roger Clemens. The Daily News broke this story yesterday, and they’ve followed up today by going straight to the source. McCready admitted that she and The Rocket were intimate, but read from a prepared statement to say it’s none of our business.

Yes, I have known Roger Clemens for a long time. He’s a kind and caring man. He’s also a legendary athlete. The central topic in the debate, however, regards his professional life, not his personal life.

Mindy McCready and Roger Clemens met in a Fort Meyers bar in 1990. Mindy was 15 years old, Clemens 28. In today’s terms it’s like Josh Beckett going out with somebody like Miley Cyrus..

Clemens took the 15-year-old McCready back to his hotel room the night they met, but McCready says Roger didn’t go Luis Polonia on her.. According to Mindy, they didn’t start hooking up until she moved to Nashville and her singing career was established.. I don’t know if I’m buying it..

Mindy McCready’s first album wasn’t released until 1996. That means if she had a 10-year-fling with Roger Clemens, it just ended in 2006. If Clemens stepped to her mound in 1993 and they broke up in 2003, that would put this ’03 Fox News blind item in a different perspective:

We were pretty upset when this professional sports player decided to leave New York. We thought it was for more money, but we were wrong.

For years this guy professed to have a “special relationship with God.” But it turns out he had a special relationship with a woman who was not his wife. When the wife found out, she went ballistic. The player had two choices: stay in New York with his mistress, or return home and play with a new team.

Wisely, he chose the latter, which was why you didn’t hear the thunder that usually accompanies such transactions. His New York employer knew the score, and had to acquiesce. Sometimes being a sport is more important than playing one.

At the time everybody thought that this referred to Andy Pettitte.. And it probably did considering Andy left the Yankees for Houston after the 2003 season, and he doesn’t hide his faith. So either Andy Pettitte copies his big buddy’s every action, or bits and pieces of the blind item were out of place.. Similar to the L.A. Times Roger Clemens/Jason Grimsley affidavit story.. If Roger dumped Mindy in 2003 it could explain her string of run-ins with the law starting in 2004.

Mindy McCready weeps as she confirms affair with Roger Clemens. Courtesy of the Daily News

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Alex Rodriguez knows that the media and fans are going to scrutinize his performance as he nears the career home run record. Rodriguez has been loosely linked to the steroid and HGH era by Jose Canseco and John Rocker.. They’re not the two strongest character witnesses, but rumors take on a life of their own. In an attempt to pick up some good karma down the road, A-Rod is going above and beyond for admitted HGH user and teammate Andy Pettitte.

“Andy is one of the greatest human beings I’ve ever met. I have two daughters — well, I have one and one on the way. If I had a daughter, I would want ‘em to marry Andy Pettitte. The age difference might be a little awkward, but in today’s day and age anything is possible.”

If there really is a such thing as karma, I doubt that offering your first born child’s hand in marriage to Andy Pettitte is what clears your slate.. A-Rod’s not known for his sense of humor, but he was kidding.. Right? I mean, I hope he’s kidding. Cause if not, 50 year old Andy Pettitte (still looking good due to HGH use) is gonna dump his wife to hook up with A-Rod’s 18 year old daughter.. That will take these two guys version of Yankees keeping it in the family to a new level.

A-Rod Expects Questions. Courtesy of The Associated Press
Photo courtesy of The Associated Press

Tags: Alex Rodriguez, Andy Pettitte, New York Yankees, Steroids, HGH

The Congressional hearing that will feature Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte, and Brian McNamee has been delayed until February 13th. Congress wants to actually plan for this hearing instead of winging it like they did the first time MLB was called to Capitol Hill. The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform will begin meeting with lawyers for Clemens, Pettitte, and McNamee Thursday.

January 15th will still see steroids in front of Congress as the HCOOAGR will breakdown the Mitchell Report. Testifying in front of the House that day will be Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig, union leader Donald Fehr, and George Mitchell. Hopefully Fehr and Selig will have to face some tough questions.. Like, how far up your ass does your head have to be for you to be blind to the steroid problem?

At the end of the day, these hearings mean nothing. The players and owners won’t be forced to give back any money, World Series rings aren’t going to be forfeited. MLB’s attendance has been climbing for years so the fans are clearly not too upset by performance enhancing drug use. The hysteria over outing guys will wear off, and the game will get back to normal. And we’re all gonna wonder how the hell Congress has this much time on their hands.

Hearing featuring Clemens, McNamee, Pettitte postponed until Feb. 13. Courtesy of ESPN

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Tags: Roger Clemens, Congress, Andy Pettitte, Baseball

Talk about straight outta left field. According to Newsday, Roger Clemens and his former trainer Brian McNamee had a phone conversation. I don’t know if the conversation went like this, but I’m amazed that they spoke at all. If I was Clemens and I was lying about steroid use denying McNamee’s claims, the only time I’d talk to him would be in court. From Newsday:

In a surprising twist to their public war of words, Roger Clemens and his former trainer, Brian McNamee, spoke by telephone Friday night, Newsday has learned. It was their first contact since the Mitchell Report was released Dec. 13, and a person close to the situation described the hourlong conversation between the longtime friends as “emotional.”

Roger had an hour long, emotional talk with another man? Andy Pettitte is gonna be upset.

Clemens, McNamee have ‘emotional’ phone talk. Courtesy of Newsday

Tags: Roger Clemens, Brian McNamee, Steroids, Baseball

Ok, so Roger’s denying everything.. Of course he is.. I like how he and his team are hiding behind the mistake made by the Los Angeles Times. You may remember the L.A. Times reported that Roger Clemens’ name was mentioned in the Jason Grimsley affadavit. As it turns out, he wasn’t and now Team Clemens is saying see, we told you… Here’s my thing.. The informant for the Times had good information, he was only wrong about the source of the info. Guys up and down the Mitchell Report have come clean about their steroid/performance enhancing drug use. Roger Clemens’ ace boon coon Andy Pettitte admitted to using HGH, but Roger’s the one clean guy? Uh, no.. Roger should’ve paid more attention to how poorly Barry Bonds handled the allegations against him. America will forgive you if you come clean, but all of the hemmin and hawin, and videotaped denials are only making the hole deeper.

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5 seconds after Roger Clemens announced that he was going to the Yankees I started receiving “Roger and Andy sittin in a bullpen” text and emails. There’s obviously no truth to the jokes…….. But this video is funny nonetheless.

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I don’t think the Yankees are gonna have to worry about Roger not being around Andy the team on his off days.

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