Pettitte Contradicts Clemens

We all knew this was a possibility, but now it has become fact. Andy Pettitte was excused from testifying before congress today, but in his deposition last week he made comments that contradicted statements made by Roger Clemens. Pettitte's statements lined up more with Brian McNamee's according to Tom Davis (R-Virginia), the co-chair of the congressional oversight committee investigating the use of P.E.D. in baseball.

Right off the bat, we are a little baffled by Davis' motives in making this information public prior to the hearing. It would have become public once the hearings were held, but the early dissemination of information just makes this look more and more like a witch hunt.

Clemens has already responded that Pettitte's information was incorrect and felt that Pettitte misunderstood conversations they had when discussing medications. It's interesting that Clemens didn't accuse Pettitte of lying- probably because he knew like everyone else, that Pettitte had no reason to lie and would have made himself look bad if he had done so.

Reports came out last night that Pettitte was excused due to too many inconsistencies in his deposition, but that seems to be an afterthought today. In addition to Pettitte, Chuck Knoblauch and Kirk Radomski were all excused from further testimony, which means that Clemens and McNamee are the only two left in this congressional clown car.

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