Sorry, Roger: We can't believe ya....

Did he use steroids and human growth hormone? Did he not? Who is lying? Clemens or his former personal trainer Brian McNamee? Let's face it: We're not learning a whole heckuva lot from these Congressional hearings.

It's he said, he said.

Perusing all the excerpts from Wednesday¹s dog-and-pony show where Clemens and McNamee appeared before a Congressional committee, the following statement/question from Rep. William Lacy Clay Jr. (D-Mo.) stands out.

Clay said, "At our previous hearing in 2005, one witness clearly misled this committee, another temporarily lost his ability to speak and understand the English language, while a third witness didn't want to talk about the past...Can I look at my two children with a straight face and tell them you, Roger Clemens, have always played the game with honesty and integrity?"

That about sums it up, doesn't it?

In his comment, Clay was referring to Rafael "Oops, I tested positive" Palmeiro, the erstwhile North Side Thunder God, Sammy Sosa, and the Andro King, Mark McGwire.

Those three either lied or gave non-answers to the Congressional committee. It sure seems like Clemens has added his name to that dubious list.

I wish I could say I believe Clemens, but I don't. Especially since his good buddy, Andy Pettitte, testified that Clemens admitted his HGH use during a conversation in 1999 or 2000.

Pettitte could have lied to protect his teammate and friend, but he didn¹t. Now, he comes out looking like the honorable one.

It makes you wonder why these guys just don¹t come clean. Man up and tell the truth. Americans are forgiving people, especially when it comes to our athletic heroes.

You get the feeling guys like Clemens and McGwire will do anything and say anything to keep up the appearance that their Hall of Fame numbers are legit.

Well, guess what boys? You aren¹t going to the Hall anyway. The voters spoke loud and clear by not supporting McGwire¹s Hall candidacy in the last vote.

Baseball players are now presumed guilty until proven innocent. You know why? Because of all the secrecy and all the non-answers, that¹s why.

There are 750 active players in Major League Baseball. Only one voluntarily cooperated with the Mitchell Report investigation: Former Sox slugger Frank Thomas. Everyone else chose to continue with the silence. By not speaking candidly, baseball's players make it seem like they have something to hide.

This feels like a conspiracy to me. For whatever reason, they don't want us fans to know the whole truth.
They give us no other option but to presume guilt.

Sorry Roger, we can't give you the benefit of the doubt.