tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25908126.post4211136688854208502..comments2023-10-31T08:10:56.099-07:00Comments on Sedition in Red Sox Nation: thecincinattikidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15080686427498986707noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25908126.post-75117655208953148492008-01-07T07:38:00.000-08:002008-01-07T07:38:00.000-08:00Seriously, think about what you're saying for a mi...Seriously, think about what you're saying for a minute. The checks and bank records exist; therefore Clemens paid McNamee for something. Why in the world does Clemens have to pay McNamee to inject lidocaine and Vitamin B12? If the stuff Clemens was taking was legit, wouldn't his team doctor or trainer have done it and been paid by the team? <BR/><BR/>Why the hell did he have to have B12 injected at all? He could simply eat more meat, eggs, or wheaties, or he could take a pill if he was deficient. Injection is not indicated unless a patient has a disorder that prevents him from absorbing B12 from food. Surely Clemens would be able to document such an extreme medical condition.<BR/><BR/>While lidocaine is generally harmless and administered over the counter in the form of creams or patches, lidocaine injections are a different matter; they are higher strength, must be directly injected into the fluid sac around a sore joint, are available by prescription only, and are typically adminstered only in a doctors office. Where did Clemens get a prescription for lidocaine injections? Is McNamee qualified to do these injections? Surely Clemens could document this claim with his medical records.<BR/><BR/>I agree with Clemens that he is innocent until proven guilty; however, the same holds true for McNamee. If Clemens wants to accuse McNamee of lying (and since he filed a defamation suit, he apparently does), the burden of proof now rests with Clemens to demonstrate that what McNamee said was false. <BR/><BR/>Clemens has put himself in the position of being forced to prove his innocence with regards to knowingly taking steroids in order to prove McNamee's guilt with regards to lying to the Mitchell commission. That's his problem, and I won't feel sorry for him even if Barbara Walters interviews him and he cries his eyes out.<BR/><BR/>-TheKobraKommanderAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com