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Rocket: 'The Answer Is No'

Future Hall of Famer says former trainer's accusations are not true

By Mike Buss,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 23, 2007 9:29 PM CST

(Newser) – Roger Clemens shot back against steroid allegations today, posting a video online in which he says,  "I did not use steroids, or human growth hormone and I've never done so." In the less than two minute video, the Rocket refutes information provided in George Mitchell's report by former trainer Brian McNamee, saying it "is simply not true," reports the Times.

Clemens has been under the gun to respond publicly since the release of the report that rattled baseball, particularly after good friend Andy Pettitte, also implicated by McNamee, admitted to taking HGH. Accused in an L.A. Times story last year of the same offense, based on the purported contents of a deposition by former teammate Jason Grimsley, Clemens was vindicated last week. He will tell his story on 60 minutes on Jan. 6.

Roger Clemens, left, throws alongside strength coach Brian McNamee at the Houston Astros minor league baseball mini camp in Kissimmee, Fla., in this Feb. 27, 2006 file photo. Clemens made a point to learn about baseball's greatest pitchers as he joined their ranks, often putting up pictures of old-timers in...
Roger Clemens, left, throws alongside strength coach Brian McNamee at the Houston Astros minor league baseball mini camp in Kissimmee, Fla., in this Feb. 27, 2006 file photo. Clemens made a point to learn...   (Associated Press)
New York Yankees starting pitcher Roger Clemens throws against  Kansas City Royals' David DeJesus in the first inning of a baseball game in this July 23, 2007 file photo, in Kansas City, Mo. Clemens posted a video Sunday, Dec. 23, 2007 repeating his denials of the steroids use alleged against...
New York Yankees starting pitcher Roger Clemens throws against Kansas City Royals' David DeJesus in the first inning of a baseball game in this July 23, 2007 file photo, in Kansas City, Mo. Clemens posted...   (Associated Press)
Boston Red Sox's Curt Schilling pitches against the Colorado Rockies in Game 2 of the baseball World Series on Oct. 25, 2007. at Fenway Park in Boston. Schilling called on Roger Clemens to give up the four Cy Young Awards he's won since 1997 if he can't clear his name...
Boston Red Sox's Curt Schilling pitches against the Colorado Rockies in Game 2 of the baseball World Series on Oct. 25, 2007. at Fenway Park in Boston. Schilling called on Roger Clemens to give up the...   (Associated Press)
Former Senator George Mitchell delivers remarks at his New York news conference, Thursday  Dec. 13, 2007, about his report on the illegal use of steroids in baseball. Roger Clemens, Miguel Tejada and Andy Pettitte were named in the long-awaited Mitchell Report, an All-Star roster linked to steroids and other performance-enhancing...
Former Senator George Mitchell delivers remarks at his New York news conference, Thursday Dec. 13, 2007, about his report on the illegal use of steroids in baseball. Roger Clemens, Miguel Tejada and...   (Associated Press)
Houston Astros pitchers Roger Clemens, left, and Andy Pettitte watch from the dugout in the second inning during Game 4 of the National League Championship Series against the St. Louis Cardinals in Houston, in this Oct. 17, 2004 file photo.   (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
Houston Astros pitchers Roger Clemens, left, and Andy Pettitte watch from the dugout in the second inning during Game 4 of the National League Championship Series against the St. Louis Cardinals in Houston,...   (Associated Press)
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