By Gary Armida
In another effort to clear his name, Roger Clemens’ agents, the Hendricks brothers, have released a 45 page report which analyzes the performance of Roger Clemens (here). While many columnists will discuss the desperation of this move and many stat-heads will question the validity of the statistics presented, the question to them is: [...]
Fighting allegations with Stats: The Clemens Report
January 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Features
Tags: baseball·Roger Clemens·sports
The Rocket- Innocent Man?
January 8th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Features
By Gary Armida
“And that’s our country, isn’t it? Guilty before innocent, that’s the way our country works now.”
Perhaps that was the most troubling statement that came out of the much ballyhooed Roger Clemens-Mike Wallace interview. The interview has spurned quite a bit of “he’s guilty” from writers, talk show hosts, and fans. It is [...]
Tags: baseball·Roger Clemens·sports
The Rocket Fires Back; What do we do now?
December 27th, 2007 · 4 Comments · Features
The Case of The Rocket
By Gary Armida
The most perplexing byproduct of the Mitchell Report has to be the case of Roger Clemens. Clemens, along with Barry Bonds, is by far the biggest name to rise out of the Steroids/HGH era. While Bonds admitted to “unknowingly using steroids”, Clemens has gone the root no player has [...]
Tags: baseball·ports·Roger Clemens·The Mitchell Report
Fungos 12/20 and a Bonus Rant
December 20th, 2007 · 3 Comments · fungos, non-baseball thoughts
A quick look at what’s making news around the country and then a mall rant…
It seems that Carlos Silva has found a landing spot in Seattle. According to various websites (mlb.com being chief among them), Silva’s deal is done pending the obligatory physical. The word on the street is that it is a 4 year, [...]
Tags: baseball·Carlos Silva·holiday shopping·Kyle Lohse·Mark Prior·Roger Clemens·Seattle Mariners·sports
To the Voters: Let the fans decide the legacy
December 18th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Features
To the Voters: Let the Fans take care of the Legacy
By Gary Armida
The Baseball world has been rocked as many people thought. The fan’s worst nightmare has come true. We are bombarded on ESPN, talk radio, local newspapers, and blogs abound on the Mitchell Report. People, including me, are still trying to sort their feelings [...]
Tags: barry bonds·baseball·hall of fame·mickey mantle·Mitchell report·Roger Clemens·sports
The Mitchell Report: Now What?
December 14th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Features
Now What?
By Gary Armida
December 13, 2007 will go down as a dark day in baseball history. George Mitchell released his report and did not disappoint the scandal crazy country. There were names. There were names as big as Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte, Miguel Tejada and David Justice. There were names as small as F.P. Santangelo [...]
Tags: Andy Pettitte·baseball·HGH·Miguel Tejada·Mitchell report·Roger Clemens·sports·Steriods


