Curt Schilling has never shied away from stating his opinion on his blog and with the release of the Mitchell Report, he’s sure not going to back away from this.
In his blog 38pitches.com, Schilling called out Roger Clemens to clear his name of using performance enhancing drugs or return the 4 Cy Young awards he has won. Schilling says states if Clemens can’t clear his name, that his career technically should have been considered over in 1997 when he had a win total of only 192 games instead of his now 354, because after that, his numbers are tainted.
These are strong words coming from a man who stated that when he was a rookie prospect in Boston, it was Roger Clemens who helped change his career. His “undressing of me and lecture were a major turning point,” Schilling wrote. “I’ve always respected his career accomplishments and regarded him as the greatest pitcher to ever play the game.”
I think Schilling is right. Although it will be hard to prove his innocence on whether or not he took performance enhancing drugs in the past, but if Clemens did take steroids, he should come clean and own up to it. I don’t know how much steroids or HGH can actually help benefit a pitcher, but if you look at the time period he took them and his numbers, then they look like they obviously work.
Although he has issued a statement denying steroid or HGH use, Clemens should try much harder to clear his name rather than stay in hiding from the world. The only things on the line are his legacy and what was once a sure first ballot entry in the Hall of Fame.
Source: Fox Sports, 38pitches.com
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