Clemens, Pettitte asked to testify before Congress

WASHINGTON (AP) - Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte were asked Friday to
testify before a congressional committee on Jan. 16, along with their former
trainer, Brian McNamee.
Also invited to appear before the House Oversight Committee were former Mets
clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomski, whose allegations were a central part of
last month's Mitchell report on doping in baseball. Former All-Star second
baseman Chuck Knoblauch also was asked to speak to the panel.

"It could be a circus with players, true," the committee's minority staff
director, David Marin, said in a telephone interview. "But if you tailor it
right and invite people who clearly have pertinent information about the
substance of the report, then it's anything but a circus. It's substantive.
That's what Democrats and Republicans have agreed to here."




http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2008-01-04-clemens-congress_N.htm





There's alot more at stake than the 'Hall of Fame'.





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On Jan 4, 6:28 pm, "* ernie" <alreadydelet....TakeThisOut@hotmail.com> wrote:
> WASHINGTON (AP) - Roger Clemens and Andy Pettitte were asked Friday to
> testify before a congressional committee on Jan. 16, along with their former
> trainer, Brian McNamee.
> Also invited to appear before the House Oversight Committee were former Mets
> clubhouse attendant Kirk Radomski, whose allegations were a central part of
> last month's Mitchell report on doping in baseball. Former All-Star second
> baseman Chuck Knoblauch also was asked to speak to the panel.
>
> "It could be a circus with players, true," the committee's minority staff
> director, David Marin, said in a telephone interview. "But if you tailor it
> right and invite people who clearly have pertinent information about the
> substance of the report, then it's anything but a circus. It's substantive.
> That's what Democrats and Republicans have agreed to here."
>
> http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/2008-01-04-clemens-congress_N...
>
> There's alot more at stake than the 'Hall of Fame'.


Like facing a perjury rap. He was, of course, injected with truth
serum.