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Posted By: Todd Schultz

As I recall, the question posed of Clemens was whether McNamee ever injected him with anything, not where did he inject him nor whether he injected it in his butt. The answer therefore appears true, or at least consistent--he received B-12 and lidocaine injections. Clemens went on to state how he still uses those same injections for his joints, and was not evasive in that regard. No way he was unprepared for that question, and he had to know it would immediateley be shown that the injection is administered in the joints--hell, even I knew that. So I think some are making too much of that answer as being an obvious lie, when it appears consistent.

David, I understood Clemens to say he would have gone to Mitchell immediately if he knew what McNameee had said, and that he wasn't told of the allegations. My gut feeling is that all of these guys opted out of talking to Mitchell more out of a fear that they would be asked to rat out their teammates (not that I believe that to be justifiable) than out of a concern for confronting damaging evidence.

I have not read the Complaint, but understand that there is at least one very curious allegation--that McNamee was forced not only to just tell the truth, but to give up Clemens as a means of avoiding or reducing his punishment. How that plays out will be fascinating, IMO.