Roger Clemens is a man of a high reputation. Being an 11 time All-Star is only one of many accolades that he owns, he still holds records in the MLB that remain unbroken. Not only that, he and i have many things in common. He is from Dayton, OH; i grew up in Ohio. He grew up in Houston; I was born in Houston. And to make it even more weird, our birthdays are only a day apart! He was born August 4th and i was born on the 5th. Alas, that is were the similarities cease. He’s a legendary pitcher and i was only an exceptional bats man.........excuse me. I went off on a tangent there.
In 2010, Clemens was indicted on charges of perjury and obstruction of Congress. This indictment was followed by his first trial which came on July 13, 2011. This trial was deemed a mistrial by the judge, however, due to the use of inadmissible evidence. Shortly after the mistrial, Clemens was then retried. It wasn’t until yesterday, June 18, 2012 that Clemens can finally breathe a breath of relieve after being acquitted of all charges. Following the trial Clemens made a statement that “It has been a long five years.” For him, this couldn’t be more true.
The wave of incidents that involve performance enhancement drugs has been quite controversial, especially in baseball. Some would say that if it were not for the fact that players were starting to hit Home Runs more often then baseball might not even still be around. Indeed, baseball was starting to see a significant decline in ticket sales and it saw an incredible spike in ticket sales at the onset of steroid usage in the MLB. In perspective of those numbers, one might believe that fans actually wanted the players to use these drugs, this is not the case. Hopefully no other legends of sports will face dishonor at the hands of steroids. Though Clemens has been involved in this trial, many feel that since he has now been acquitted then he may finally be able to join many of MLB’s legends in the hall of fame. It is still too early to tell, but I hope that he can reap the rewards of his determination to prove his innocence and take his rightful place in the immortality of the hall.
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