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Gary Dzen / Boston Globe:
Transcript: Clemens on ‘60 Minutes’ — Below is the complete transcript of Mike Wallace's interview with Roger Clemens, which will air this evening on “60 Minutes". The transcript is courtesy of CBS: — 60 Minutes Studio Open: With 354 wins, Roger Clemens is one of the best pitchers in the history of baseball.
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Houston Chronicle:
Clemens files defamation suit against his ex-trainer — Ex-Astros pitcher's attorney says McNamee 'has ruined Roger's reputation with a large percentage of the public' — In a defamation lawsuit filed Sunday night, Roger Clemens claims Brian McNamee, his longtime trainer and chief accuser …
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Dallas Morning News:
Clemens' interview was a waste of time — Roger Clemens made a salient point during his hyped 60 Minutes sitdown with Mike Wallace on Sunday night: There may not be anything he can do to prove his innocence. — Particularly if he keeps talking. — I was one of those inclined to give Clemens …
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Ronald Blum / Associated Press:
Report: Clemens Sues Accuser McNamee — NEW YORK — Roger Clemens beat Brian McNamee to court, filing a defamation suit against the former trainer who claimed to have injected him with performance-enhancing drugs. — Clemens filed the suit Sunday night in Harris County District Court in Texas …
Wallace Matthews / Newsday:
McNamee's attorney: Baloney — Roger Clemens may have done himself one bit of good in his “60 Minutes” interview last night. A lawyer for Brian McNamee, Clemens' accuser, says it is less likely that McNamee will bring a lawsuit against Clemens for defamation.
George Vecsey / New York Times:
Unconvincing Portrait of an Angry Victim — Roger Clemens did not muster up a gift cocker spaniel named Checkers, the way Richard M. Nixon did in 1952, and he did not wag his finger at the nation the way President Bill Clinton did in 1998. All he could do was muscle up a fading fastball …
MLB.com:
Transcript of Clemens on ‘60 Minutes’ — Wallace voiceover: With 354 wins, Roger Clemens is one of the best pitchers in the history of baseball, no question about it. But there are questions now about whether Roger Clemens cheated to enhance his record and prolong his career.
Pat Jordan / Baseball Analysts:
Friends — It's nice to have friends, especially friends one makes during the course of business. It's even nicer if those new friends are celebrities. Take Mike Wallace, for example. At 89, Mr. Wallace has made a lot of celebrity friends during the 40 years he has been a reporter for CBS's “60 Minutes.”
John Walsh / Hardball Times:
Best Outfield Arms of 2007 — This is now the third year that I've evaluated outfield arms here at the Hardball Times and I must say it's one of my favorite analyses to do and write up. For one, I myself cannot wait to find out which outfielders did the best job of controlling the running game during the previous season.
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Joe Strauss / St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
Clement says he's in ‘a cool situation’ — It is good to be Matt Clement and again be able to pitch. — It is even better to be believed. — Less than a week after signing an incentive-heavy, one-year contract to become a cog within the Cardinals' rotation, Clement says last Thursday represented …
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Chris Jaffe / Hardball Times:
Tommorrow's Cooperstown election results today — Every year the annual BBWAA vote for Cooperstown transfixes me. I love guessing how the vote will shake out. — Over the years, I've discovered 10 rules of thumb that make the annual ballot quite a bit more predictable. None are perfect, but they work.
