The Mitchell Report has invoked a lot of controversy in the world of professional sports with it’s seething accusations of some of Major League Baseball’s top athletes. The Mitchell Report was the most expansive document chronicling the use of steroids in Major League Baseball, but it is open to speculation because almost the entire investigation relies heavily on the testimony of Brian McNamee, who was allegedly threatened by federal authorities with criminal prosecution if he didn’t implicate Clemens, Kirk Radomski, a former Mets clubhouse attendant, and rabid media reports who have blown the issue out of proportion seeking a hot lead. The whole affair has given a black-eye to the baseball community and has left many fans divided on the issue.

Andy Pettite, Roger Clemens and Chuck Knoblauch are all set to testify on January 16th before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. They all share the same agents, Randy and Alan Hendricks. Roger Clemens is being represented on drug matters by Houston lawyer Rusty Hardin who is the same lawyer who represented Sammy Sosa when he testified before the same committee three years ago.

Andy Pettite has come clean about using HGH (Human Growth Hormone) and when asked about it on his recent 60 Minutes interview, Roger Clemens stated he was stunned to find out Pettite had used HGH. Clemens said he was angry that baseball fans weren’t giving him the benefit of the doubt, that he was “shocked” at Pettitte’s admission and, most of all, he firmly denied ever taking steroids.

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