So by now everyone knows Roger Clemens was indicted for making false statements to Congress. I can't say that I ever believed Roger's story, but jeez did that take brass balls, or what?

I mean, I'm not excited by it but I guess I accept that athletes for the most part are an arrogant sort. There's no way they can't be. They get sunshine blown up their ass from high school all the way to the Hall of Fame if they're that good. It would be hard for any of us to not let that go to our heads.

But straight-faced lying to the United States Congress? That's a level of hubris even I can't fathom.

Now I know that it's just an indictment and everyone's innocent until proven guilty, but I really can't believe his story. People can beat a polygraph test if they can convince themselves that the lie is the truth and wholeheartedly believe it. That's what we have here: a man caught with his hand in the needle jar trying to convince everyone that it's not what it seems.

Obviously, there must be more to those syringes former trainer Brian McNamee oddly kept all these years. Some may point to the mere fact that he kept syringes that he was always up to some malicious plot to hammer one of the statistically legendary players of our time. It's either that or he never trusted one of the more pompous, egotistical figures in modern history.

Either one has equal weight in my mind. With everything else going on in Washington, D.C. politically, would they bother with an indictment if they didn't have a case?

Roger will never admit to anything, despite the evidence mounting against him and it's really turning quite sad. Everyone that has admitted to using peformance enhancing drugs has already rehabilitated their image somewhat. Some may point to that fact as more reason to believe Clemens.

However everything I've read about the man off the field points to someone who believes he is untouchable. A man who can will himself to innocence.

I may be wrong and in the future we'll find out that this is all an elaborate farce, but until that day my money's on the fact that this will end up being one of the worst case of a man's ego getting in the way of what should have been an exemplary atheltic career. And if so, he should be left out of any Hall of Fame discussions for transgressions against the game.

Sorry, Rog, you asked for it.