Clemens Prattle Persists

Rusty Hardin: “When this grossly inaccurate story broke in October 2006, Roger said it was untrue and the Los Angeles Times chose not to believe him. As the record now clearly proves, Roger was telling the truth then, just as he continues to tell the truth today. Roger Clemens did not take steroids, and anybody who says he did had better start looking for a hell of a good lawyer.”

Joba Chamberlain: “It's a question that's going to be brought up for a long time, but the man has been successful for so long, he's obviously doing something right. His work ethic has been shown, he does what he does, and he does it for a reason. He's been successful and that's why.”

Goose Gossage: “If Roger cheated, what do the numbers mean? They mean nothing. Roger has always been a production, everything he's done has been a production. He's always wanted the attention. He's probably getting a lot more attention now than he ever wanted. With Clemens, you just shake your head and wonder how it all happened, how it came to this. I mean, why didn't the Red Sox re-sign him [after the 1996 season]? All of a sudden his numbers started getting crazy when he was supposed to be getting older. There's no way [those post-1996 Cy Young awards] can stand.”