http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-clemens1oct01,0,6499528.story?coll=la-home-headlines

Quote :

"Roger Clemens, 44, one of professional baseball's most durable and successful pitchers, is among six players accused by a former teammate of using performance-enhancing drugs, The Times has learned. The names had been blacked out in an affidavit filed in federal court. Others whose identities had been concealed include Clemens' fellow Houston Astros pitcher, Andy Pettitte, and former American League Most Valuable Player Miguel Tejada of the Baltimore Orioles. The discovery ends four months of speculation surrounding the possible identities of Major League Baseball figures whose names were redacted from a search warrant affidavit filed in Phoenix on May 31. The document was based on statements made to federal agents by pitcher Jason Grimsley. Grimsley, a journeyman relief pitcher who has played on several teams including the New York Yankees, Baltimore Orioles and the Angels, acknowledged using steroids, amphetamines and other drugs, investigators said in the document. He also implicated a number of former teammates, but the names were blacked out in copies of the affidavit that were made public in June after investigators used the warrant to raid Grimsley's house. A source with authorized access to an unredacted affidavit allowed The Times to see it, but retained it to read back what had been blacked out of the public copies. A second source and confidante of Grimsley had previously disclosed player identities and provided additional details about the affidavit. The sources insisted on anonymity. According to the affidavit, Grimsley told investigators that Clemens and Pettitte "used athletic performance-enhancing drugs." He also said Tejada used anabolic steroids. Clemens and Pettitte did not respond to requests for comment made Saturday through their agents and the Astros. Tejada had previously declined to be interviewed. Grimsley was detained after he allegedly received an illegal shipment of human growth hormones. The shipment was tracked to his Scottsdale, Ariz., home by a task force of federal agents investigating drug use in professional baseball, the affidavit said. For a time, Grimsley secretly cooperated with investigators, they said, but stopped after retaining a lawyer. According to the 20-page search warrant affidavit signed by IRS Special Agent Jeff Novitzky, Grimsley told investigators he obtained amphetamines, anabolic steroids and human growth hormones from a source recommended to him by former Yankee trainer Brian McNamee. The former team trainer is a personal strength coach for both Clemens and Pettitte. McNamee did not return multiple messages left with his wife and on his answering machine. The affidavit also alleges that Grimsley told federal agents that his former Oriole teammates -- Tejada, Brian Roberts and Jay Gibbons -- "took anabolic steroids." Roberts was the American League's All-Star second baseman in 2005 when Grimsley was an Oriole. All three Baltimore players declined to be interviewed. Roberts said he had "nothing to talk about" and didn't know why Grimsley named him. A sixth player, retired outfielder David Segui previously came forward to say that his name was among those blacked out in the affidavit provided to the public. Segui told ESPN in June that he used HGH on the advice of his doctor as recently as the 2004 season. He did not obtain approval from the league, he acknowledged."

It hits the fan.

10/1/2006 12:01:04 AM

Ive always said Clemens has been on them.

I don't really like Clemens, but if this turns out to be true....baseball is in trouble.

10/1/2006 12:03:41 AM

Baseball isn't in any trouble. I don't know why people say that. Just like the NFL wasn't in trouble when the Panthers story came out (and was swept under the rug pretty much, which is a whole different issue -- ESPN catering to the NFL but not MLB?)...

Everyone knows Tejada and Clemens juiced anyway..

10/1/2006 12:05:15 AM

Ehhh I don't know this is Roger Clemens we are talking about.

Probably the best pitcher of the last 20 years...him or Maddux...and now people KNOW he juiced.

10/1/2006 12:08:56 AM

roger clemens used PED?

boy

i am so shocked

10/1/2006 12:48:32 AM

yeah ive always thought Clemens was a likely candidate.

He's so grouchy and volatile.... and he's an ace at the age of 44.

Everyone suspected him, he's void of morals anyway

10/1/2006 11:40:16 AM

get ready for some pretty vehement denial

10/1/2006 11:49:59 AM

I don't know what this is all about. It's perfectly normal for pitchers to throw harder in their 40's than they ever have. Happens all the time. It's just a really great....ummm...workout program....

10/1/2006 1:06:02 PM

Yeah that is why Jamie Moyer's fastball tops out at like 83 MPH!

10/2/2006 3:24:39 PM

remember he is accused. Bonds* has documentation from several sources that he juiced. And he used the line "if I did it, I didn't know I was doing it."

10/2/2006 3:25:49 PM

I'm not complaining, but I don't understand why this isn't a bigger story. If Bonds was named in this, ESPN wouldn't be able to go 5 minutes without talking about it

10/2/2006 5:20:53 PM

hopefully now Palmeiro's name will be cleared.

it was obvious even at the time that Tejada was the one that set it all up.

10/2/2006 6:50:50 PM