Abscess of Malice

Just when you thought the Brian McNamee-Roger Clemens tete-a-tete couldn't get any odder, we are now getting down to the bare essentials. The butt being the bare part. McNamee told investigators last Summer that Clemens developed an abscess on said butt around the time McNamee allegedly injected him with steroids.

While all syringes can cause abscesses, steroid injections are known for causing them.

“It is far less likely that any injection of vitamin B-12 or lidocaine, which is usually not injected deep into the body, would have created an abscess,” said Gary Wadler, an internist who is a member of the World Anti-Doping Agency. “Steroid users tend to repetitively inject the drug deep into the muscle and this has been associated with the development of sterile abscess.”

Three members of the Blue Jays organization, including one of their trainers, back in '98, when alleged abscess obsessed, do not recall Clemens having any such issue.

Remember when it was just about playing games? How we long for that day again.