Injected, but not with steroids

[bluedog]

In '60 Minutes' interview, Roger Clemens says McNamee injected him with lidocaine and B-12 (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-steroids-clemens&prov=ap&type=lgns)

By RONALD BLUM, AP Baseball Writer
January 3, 2008

AP - Jan 3, 4:46 pm EST
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Roger Clemens said former trainer Brian McNamee injected him with the painkiller lidocaine and the vitamin B-12, according to the first excerpts released from the pitcher's interview with CBS's "60 Minutes."

In the Mitchell report on doping in baseball, McNamee said he personally injected Clemens with steroids in 1998 while they were with the Toronto Blue Jays, and with steroids and human growth hormone in 2000 and 2001 while with the New York Yankees.

Clemens issued a video statement on Dec. 23 denying the accusations and plans to hold a news conference Monday, a day after the CBS interview is to be broadcast. Clemens' lawyer, Rusty Hardin, also has made repeated denials.

During the interview, recorded last Friday at Clemens' home in Katy, Texas, Clemens was asked whether McNamee had injected him with any drugs.

[Reed Rothchild]

Injecting lidocaine doesn't make any sense unless they were numbing an area on his butt for something like lancing an abscess.

He needs to give it up. He is making himself look more and more foolish. I'm glad Hank came out and said he wouldn't sign him.

[Seahawks Fan]

Clemens is looking very foolish. He should give it up and take his money and go home. xliarx

[AZGrizFan]

Is he sure it wasn't flaxseed oil? xrolleyesx xrolleyesx xrolleyesx xrolleyesx

[Seahawks Fan]

Is he sure it wasn't flaxseed oil? xrolleyesx xrolleyesx xrolleyesx xrolleyesx


That's the clear and the cream. Clemens took vitamins! xlolx

[Ivytalk]

Yeah, injecting vitamin B-12 always makes your neck size grow 3 inches!:p

[LacesOut]

Injecting lidocaine doesn't make any sense unless they were numbing an area on his butt for something like....

Shooting more gear in that area. He probably didn't want to do any shots in his shoulders or quads, so he keep taking the needles in his butt. Hence, the need to numb an area or two so he could keep on juicing. Those shots, when you keep doing them over and over, over time, can be painfull.

I have a couple buddies who have been using for 8-10 years. They're at the point where they have to take the shots in the calfs (ouuuch!), pecs, hamstrings, etc. There is nowhere left on their ass to pin, scar tissue is everywhere, so they say.

[whitey]

Clemens is a POS. He always has been and always will be. It's too bad he just won't fess up and admit it like his boyfriend did.

[blackfordpu]

blah, blah, blah, blah......xrolleyesx