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Guys:
Knoblauch and Petitte do not a Nuremberg-like slamdunk make but man is
this thing compelling.
And is it just me or does Clemens have the exact same sanctimonious streak of
the nutbag who hurled a broken bat at Mike Piazza and then acted like the
press was crazy for asking him about it. Brian McNamee, like him or not, has the earmarks
of a guy telling the truth. The problem is, hanging on to incriminating gauze pads
and contaminated syringes makes him look like a rank extortionist.
I think it's a little of both. McNamee has lied and so has Clemens. The difference
to me is, McNamee is owning up to his bullsh*t and Clemens, is not.
And doesn't Rep Dan Burton from Indiana remind you of that corrupt Senator in the Godfather II
who winds up in a hotel room with a snuffed whore and then completely changes his tune and
tells the senate commitee how great an American Michael Corleone is, knowing full well that
he's a flat out merciless motherf*cker.
I'm struck by a similar vibe when I watch the Rocket scowl at his accusers with that great
blank gaze that gives up nothing: That insufferable savoir faire of someone who really
believes himself to be persecuted. It's laughable to me that his ego is so misshapen that
he thinks that by simply saying 'I'm innocent' with enough force and conviction, he can
somehow make it so.
He's got the pantomime down cold. He's a f*cking born performer. I just wished I believed him.
The scenario I find most absurd is the one that has Clemens old lady getting whacked up
with HGH by McNamee and Roger's subsequent shock and outrage on finding out.
Sorry Rocket but the Bush administration DESTROYED any public figure's ability to play that
dumb in the face of overwhelming, irrefutable fact.
It will be interesting to see how this plays out but one thing is for sure. Federal perjury
charges are inbound and one of these guys is gonna catch a senate-style bitchslap that
will leave them reeling and in ruins.
JC
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