Thursday, June 21, 2012

Clemens cleared of all charges Roger acquitted federal over steroid use The Verdict Another Wild Pitch By Department Of Justice After Losing To It's Time Ask Is Government Overreaching Found Not Guilty Lying to Congress in Perjury Trial Leading Off For R.A. Dickey the Ascent Continues — Jurors resume deliberations Clemens' perjury trial Hall chances still question Dodgers' Mattingly waste money Why belongs baseball's Editorial Let baseball be its own police Patrick Dorton Advising here is what I saw Here's who will make Hall's Class 2013 Tom Verducci Despite verdict on court public opinion acquittal Fame counts lying Comment Big win for Rocket Jury hands big Links aftermath player thoughts and

Roger Clemens' Verdict, Steroids and the Hall of Fame Roger Clemens was found not guilty of perjury the other day. I guess it's big legal news, although I don't follow the legal news circuit nearly as closely as I follow the baseball news circuit. It's kind of big baseball news, so I feel like it's worth mentioning here.  Really, it's kind of interesting, for the sake of the Hall, even if I can't quite determine what it means. Literally, it means ... Roger Clemens Acquitted in Court, but What About in Your Eyes? Roger Clemens was found not guilty of lying to Congress. We've long been past the point where that means he didn't do it in the court of public opinion. Our justice system has been built on the theory that it's better to allow ten guilty men to be free than one innocent man go to jail. It's supposed to be hard for the prosecution to prove the defendant did it. It's tough to write this with the ... Does Roger Clemens deserve to be in the Hall of Fame? The star pitcher is acquitted of charges that he lied about using steroids, but that may not be enough to absolve him in the eyes of Cooperstown voters Yankees Can't Ignore Roger Clemens Anymore Will the Yankees be inviting him? Photo Credit: Getty Images Roger Clemens, Hall Of Famer? Debate Begins Anew After Acquittal Standards for conviction are clear in court, less so in baseball, where Mark McGwire and Rafael Palmeiro have been bypassed for the Hall thus far despite distinguished careers. Roger Clemens picks up the victory: A not guilty verdict WASHINGTON - Roger Clemens stared straight ahead, a blank expression on his face, as the jury foreman announced the not-guilty verdicts, one after another, in U.S. District Court on Monday. Roger Clemens acquitted on all charges Posted June 18, 2012, at 5:07 p.m. Last modified June 18, 2012, at 6:42 p.m. Sorry Roger, but you're not getting this HOF vote Roger Clemens never convinced the baseball jury. Roger Clemens is a Free Man. Should He Be in the Hall of Fame? The true question is how you view the Hall of Fame. Roger Clemens trial: Government overstepped its bounds Roger Clemens should never have been in court. That was the real verdict that came out of his trial for lying to Congress about whether he used performance-enhancing drugs. The miscarriage of justice is not that Clemens may have gotten away with something, but that vindictive government functionaries can spend five years trying to jail someone for a crime without adequate evidence. That's far ...
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