Photos of Clemens' Alleged Syringe-Filled Garbage

Photograph of syringe and gauze pads allegedly used by Roger Clemens via The Smoking Gun

It's the Smoking Garbage! Lawyers for Brian McNamee, the trainer who alleges his former client Roger Clemens did inject himself with steroids, showed off photographs of alleged injection detritus. The Smoking Gun posted to photos last night and noted, among the "syringes, blood-specked gauze pads, and drug vials, "it is unclear what the significance is of the Miller Lite can seen." (ESPN reports that the can - from Clemens' 2001 NYC trash - contained drug needles!)

McNamee met with congressional lawyers yesterday, as government continues to investigate charges in the Mitchell Report. One of McNamee's lawyers asked Clemens to provide his DNA, saying, "Roger Clemens has put himself in a position where his legacy as the greatest pitcher in baseball will depend less on his ERA and more on his DNA." Another lawyer told the Daily News why McNamee saved the trash,"He is a New York City cop who thinks in terms of evidence. He had a sense that Roger was not trustworthy, and would betray him ultimately." Good thing he was injecting his clients with illegal substances!

Clemens has denied injecting himself with, uh, unhealthy banned substances. Clemens' lawyers' reaction to the photographs? McNamee is "psycho" to save the garbage!

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By Jen Chung in News on February 8, 2008 10:17 AM

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matthew gannon

Just when you thought it got as gross as it could get, Mrs. Clemens gets href="http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/ne...">stuck in it.

Dave Hogarty

Roger Clemens was obviously bulking up by having Miller Lite injected directly into his buttocks. This unconventional method of getting drunk and fat in comparison to other baseball players is clearly an unfair performance advantage. *

babyhitler

this proves in the eyes of public opinion. What gain does Mcnamee get anyway, besides not going to jail?

mfib

Umm...the "DNA" proves nothing.

Clemens has already used the "he injected me with B12 and lidocaine" defense. of course, there are going to be syringes with his DNA. That is not evidence of the use of any kind of performance enhancers.

I think Clemens did use them, but this proves nothing other than Brian McNamee being a sleaze.

SP

This totally made me crave a can of cheap ice cold beer.

Snoopy

More filling!

Snoopy

Tastes Great!

pik

he should recycle.

Rocknrope

Tastes Great, Less Filling, Stashes Needles.

purplerodriguez

I think there needs to be a different Baseball Hall of Fame for those who played after performance-enhancing drugs became available.

Outter Burrougher

Snoopy - photo shoot or the shooting up?

Snoopy

Did Miller pay for the shoot?

Neil Epstein

@JRod5417 My thoughts exactly.

r_friend

I really don't care either way, but doesn't that photo seem just a bit too composed?

"Still Life with Beer Can"

JRod5417

I would like to make two points: 1-Yuck and 2-Ewww.

ed_Extinct

i think it would be a lot more efficient to go after sammy sosa

ChampionOfTheSun

I think Clemens is guilty, but this is not exactly evidence.

S.D.

If they find traces of the drug and his DNA, He's screwed...

babyhitler

Oh man, clemens is gonna get it. This dude deserves everything he's gonna get. Remember that time he snookered everyone into a retirement tour in 2003 and everyone was paying homage to him and then he DIDN'T retire? what a douche! I think barry bonds was the tip of the iceberg and now we're only getting into the second level of it.