Pettitte Could Contradict Clemens

If we are to believe Brian McNamee's lawyer, Earl Ward, Andy Pettitte may contradict Roger Clemens' claim that the Rocket knew nothing of Pettitte's HGH use when its the left-hander's time to meet with Congress. Ward believes Pettitte will testify that he discussed HGH with Clemens some time between the 2001 and 2002 seasons. That conversation reportedly lead to Pettitte's talk with McNamee on the subject.

"We're hopeful based on Andy's reputation that he will corroborate Brian's statements with regard to Roger," Ward said in a telephone interview.

"Based on what we know, there was a situation where Andy was speaking to Roger in Brian's presence, then Andy came over to Brian and essentially said, 'Why didn't you tell me about this stuff?' He referred to HGH," Ward said. "Brian discouraged him and then several months later, when he (Pettitte) got injured, he came back and asked Brian about it, and that's when Brian injected him. We believe that based on the fact that Andy came to Brian and asked him about HGH, it was Roger who told Andy about HGH and that's why he asked Brian about it."

Pettitte was originally slated to be deposed yesterday, but it was pushed back until February 4. Pettitte's lawyer, Jay Reisinger, would not elaborate on what his client will discuss with Congress.