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12/15/07

Andy Pettitte Admits To HGH Use, Roger Clemens Still In Deny Mode

MLB, New York Yankees

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Roger Clemens is still vehemently denying any steroid, HGH use, but his training partner and close friend has come clean. Andy Pettitte has admitted to a brief use of human growth hormones to heal from injury.

"If what I did was an error in judgment on my part, I apologize, I accept responsibility for those two days.

In 2002 I was injured. I had heard that human growth hormone could promote faster healing for my elbow. I felt an obligation to get back to my team as soon as possible. For this reason, and only this reason, for two days I tried human growth hormone. Though it was not against baseball rules, I was not comfortable with what I was doing, so I stopped.

This is it -- two days out of my life; two days out of my entire career, when I was injured and on the disabled list. I wasn't looking for an edge. I was looking to heal.

I have the utmost respect for baseball and have always tried to live my life in a way that would be honorable. If I have let down people that care about me, I am sorry, but I hope that you will listen to me carefully and understand that two days of perhaps bad judgment should not ruin a lifetime of hard work and dedication.

I have tried to do things the right way my entire life, and, again, ask that you put those two days in the proper context. People that know me will know that what I say is true."

Now it's your turn, Roger.

Pettitte admits briefly using HGH during 2002 [Yahoo!Sports]

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567 days ago

JewelOfSong

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What's interesting about hGH is that it's not a controlled substance like anabolic steroids are. So even though at the time Pettitte used in 2002, it wasn't against the rules in baseball, and it's still technically, according to federal law, not a scheduled drug.

From steroid.com:

When Congress bootstrapped anabolic steroids into the Controlled Substances Act by passing the Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 1990, steroids were already covered under 21 USC § 333(e), a part of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. That law, passed in 1988, made it a felony to distribute steroids (without criminalizing their personal use). When the Control Act effectively took steroids out of that section, Congress filled the void by sticking hGH in there. So, while hGH is not scheduled, 21 USC § 333(e) prohibits the distribution or possession with intent to distribute hGH for any use in humans other than for recognized medical reasons and pursuant to a valid prescription. Violations may be punishable by imprisonment of up to 5 years (10 years if to a person under 18 years).

Of course, all this pertains only to federal law. The individual states are free to pass their own laws about hGH, and many have. Idaho, Oregon, Rhode Island, and West Virginia have all scheduled hGH. Colorado makes hGH a schedule III controlled substance by including it in the definition of "anabolic steroid," and curiously making its use a misdemeanor but its possession a felony. Illinois doesn't schedule it, but makes its non-medical distribution a felony. Minnesota controls "anabolic substances" in its Schedule IV, and includes the vaguely described "growth hormones." In Maine and Massachusetts, all prescription drugs are controlled substances.

567 days ago

Gazzo

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Andy did nothing wrong, and did anyone stop to think for a second that maybe Clemens is telling the truth?

566 days ago

The Wakka Man

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Gazzo wrote:

Andy did nothing wrong, and did anyone stop to think for a second that maybe Clemens is telling the truth?

Well, I wouldn't say he did NOTHING wrong. It was very slightly wrong and probably not the equivalent of bumping yourself off of Santa's "Nice" list, but "nothing" would be that he never took HGH. (semantics)

But Clemens is guilty as hell.

566 days ago

JewelOfSong

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The Wakka Man wrote:

But Clemens is guilty as hell.

I agree with you about Pettitte. Even though the laws I stated in my post above don't have hGH as a scheduled controlled substance, it's still illegal in this country to use prescription drugs without a prescription. It sounds like Pettitte did not have a prescription from a doctor for hGH. Granted, legally speaking (at least on a federal level), it's not on the same level as taking oxycontin (which is controlled) or even steroids... I would equivaquate it to someone using my asthma meds (the non-steroid ones).

I am just glad that Pettitte was honest about it. Looking at the context of the situation he was in, I don't consider what he did cheating.

I've personally had my suspicions of Clemens for a long time, but until I actually see some proof, I won't condemn him. One trainer's word is not enough for me.

565 days ago

Gazzo

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The Wakka Man wrote:

But Clemens is guilty as hell.

I think Clare said it all. And where is your proof that Clemens or any other player on this list is guilty of ANYTHING? (obviously other than those that have admitted it)

565 days ago

The Wakka Man

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Gazzo wrote:

I think Clare said it all. And where is your proof that Clemens or any other player on this list is guilty of ANYTHING? (obviously other than those that have admitted it)

"Innocent until proven guilty" is only a legal term. In my book, EVERYBODY on that list is guilty until proven innocent.

565 days ago

Gazzo

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The Wakka Man wrote:

"Innocent until proven guilty" is only a legal term. In my book, EVERYBODY on that list is guilty until proven innocent.

Than your not exactly what I would call smart. BTW I forgot to mention that I totally disagree with you about Pettitte. He did NOTHING wrong.