02/10: Clemens' Team Hands Over Evidence Refuting One of McNamee's Claims
Posted by: Patrick
Tom Singer and Brian Costello report on the news that the Clemens team has handed over evidence aimed at refuting one of Brian McNamee's claims in the Mitchell Report.
McNamee had told investigators that Clemens attended a party held by Jose Canseco, his teammate at that point, in Miami at Canseco's home. It is there, McNamee claimed the belief that Clemens and Canseco talked about steroids, with Clemens asking him about them for the first time, later on that same road trip.
Clemens has denied he even attended this party and claims to have been playing golf. The evidence comes in the form of video tapes of game broadcasts on June 9 and June 10 or 1998, where, according to Clemens' attorney Rusty Hardin, the broadcasters discuss the party and reference the fact that Clemens was not there and that one of them saw him on the golf course. Perhaps more interestingly, they also presented the committee with an affidavit from Jose Canseco, testifying to the fact that Clemens did not attend his party.
Hardin also stated that Clemens has the receipt from the golf course that day. The committee will be holding a hearing in Washington on Wednesday.
McNamee had told investigators that Clemens attended a party held by Jose Canseco, his teammate at that point, in Miami at Canseco's home. It is there, McNamee claimed the belief that Clemens and Canseco talked about steroids, with Clemens asking him about them for the first time, later on that same road trip.
Clemens has denied he even attended this party and claims to have been playing golf. The evidence comes in the form of video tapes of game broadcasts on June 9 and June 10 or 1998, where, according to Clemens' attorney Rusty Hardin, the broadcasters discuss the party and reference the fact that Clemens was not there and that one of them saw him on the golf course. Perhaps more interestingly, they also presented the committee with an affidavit from Jose Canseco, testifying to the fact that Clemens did not attend his party.
Hardin also stated that Clemens has the receipt from the golf course that day. The committee will be holding a hearing in Washington on Wednesday.
