Pettitte Says Clemens Admitted HGH Use, Clemens Disagrees
New York Yankee pitcher Andy Pettitte said in a deposition to Congress that then-fellow Yankees pitcher Roger Clemens told him 10 years ago that he used human growth hormone (HGH). Pettitte's statement could mean a lot more trouble for Clemens when he testifies to Congress today. Clemens, who was named as an HGH user in baseball's Mitchell Report, has repeatedly denied using any performance-enhancing drug.
" ...Pettitte also told the committee that Clemens backtracked when they talked about HGH again in 2005, the same year Congress held its first hearing on steroids in baseball, the AP said. Clemens said then that Pettitte misunderstood the earlier conversation and that he actually had been talking about his wife using HGH, the AP reported."
Media sources have reported that Clemens' wife had received an injection before a photo shoot. He told Congress today that Pettitte "misremembered" his remarks about HGH.
In his opening statement before Congress this morning, Clemens said that his former trainer Brian McNamee, who was the source for the allegations that he used drugs to improve his performance, was a liar. For his part, McNamee told Congress that he had injected Clemens with drugs more often than he had first acknowledged.
3:00 PM ET | 02-13-2008 | permalink
