Ex-Congressman Warns Clemens

After Miguel Tejada pled guilty to lying and misleading Congress about steroids, Roger Clemens received a stern warning from ex-Congressman Tom Davis, a Republican from Virginia.

"I think you need to cut your losses," said former Rep. Tom Davis, a Republican from Virginia and ex-chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. "Frankly, I think we'll see charges in the Clemens case and they will come around pretty quickly. Lying under oath is serious. It's not like A-Rod lying to Katie Couric in an interview. When you're under oath, you have to tell the truth."

Davis and Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif., who was chairman of the committee, asked Justice to investigate Clemens for possibly lying to Congress about the use of steroids in baseball

Davis made his comments on the same that day that Houston Astros shortstop and former American League MVP Miguel Tejada pleaded guilty to lying to Congress about the use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball and admitting that he had bought human growth hormone but threw it out before using it.

"I don't think it bodes well for Roger," said Earl Ward, defense attorney for Brian McNamee, Clemens' former personal trainer who told federal investigators that he injected Clemens with steroids and HGH from 1998 through 2001, the New York Daily News reported. "How can they go after Barry Bonds and Miguel Tejada and not indict Roger Clemens?"

So it is all coming full circle now. Indictments, guilty pleas, tarnished images, and legends smashed forever.

You can read the full story from NBC here.

Thankfully the baseball season is upon us.

Jose Reyes Not an All-Star?

In what world does Miguel Tejada make the All-Star team over Jose Reyes? It's not like the Astros don't have another All-Star rep, they do, so there must be some other compelling reason.

Maybe Tejada is one of those honest, great guys, who never cheats and plays the game with a passion, so the fans and players love him? Ummmm, no.

Then what is it? Does he have an edge over Reyes in some statistical categories?

Let's look at the NL shortstops:

Player	Team		GP	GS	AVG	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	TB	BB	SO	SB	CS	SH	SF	OBP	SLG	OPS
Ramirez	FLA		86	86	.302	344	75	104	17	3	21	43	190	44	77	21	5	0	3	.386	.552	0.938
Reyes	NYM		85	85	.294	361	63	106	21	10	9	38	174	36	47	29	9	2	3	.355	.482	0.837
Tejada	HOU		87	86	.282	348	58	98	20	2	10	44	152	16	42	6	3	0	2	.319	.437	0.756
Guzman	WAS		86	86	.315	375	50	118	25	2	5	27	162	14	29	3	3	1	1	.342	.432	0.774
Theriot	CHC		80	76	.308	315	47	97	12	1	1	23	114	39	30	15	8	1	1	.387	.362	0.749
Drew	ARI		82	77	.256	313	45	80	19	5	12	30	145	17	54	2	1	2	3	.293	.463	0.756
Escobar	ATL		79	76	.289	311	44	90	11	1	6	30	121	36	41	2	4	3	1	.362	.389	0.751
Rollins	PHI		64	60	.267	258	37	69	18	4	6	29	113	24	25	19	0	2	0	.332	.438	0.770
Hardy	MIL		75	73	.289	277	35	80	19	0	10	34	129	29	40	2	1	3	1	.355	.466	0.821

Well, that's strange....Reyes has a higher batting average, more runs, more hits, more doubles, more triples, more stolen bases, a higher OBP, higher Slg% and a higher OPS...and it's not close. In the two categories that Tejada does have an edge, he has one more homerun and 6 more RBIs despite batting in a run producing spot in the order.

Reyes, in fact, leads MLB in triples, is 5th in Runs, 6th in Stolen Bases and 7th in Hits... in all of baseball. He is not an All-Star.

When someone figures this out, please let me know...also, please check Tejada's briefcase out for incriminating photos of Clint Hurdle watching a gladiator movie with a batboy.