Archive for February, 2008
02 1st, 2008
Former major leaguer Chuck Knoblauch carried his toddler son in his arms on his way out after speaking for about 1 1/2 hours Friday with congressional lawyers investigating drugs in baseball.
Accompanied by his wife and a lawyer, Knoblauch did not reveal specifics of what he was asked or what he told staff members from the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
Knoblauch was among more than 80 baseball players cited in former Senate majority leader George Mitchell’s report on drug use in the sport. Asked after leaving the interview whether there were questions about himself or other baseball players, Knoblauch replied, “I only know about myself.” His lawyer, Diana Marshall, said: “Everything was fine. He answered all the questions.”
Knoblauch’s closed-door interview was part of the committee’s preparation for a Feb. 13 hearing. That public session is expected to focus on Roger Clemens’ denial of allegations in the Mitchell Report made by Brian McNamee, the pitcher’s former personal trainer. McNamee said he injected Clemens with performance-enhancing substances.
Knoblauch is a former teammate of Clemens’ on the New York Yankees, and McNamee told Mitchell he injected Knoblauch with human growth hormone.
Knoblauch, a four-time All-Star who played for the Twins, Yankees and Royals, ended his major league career in 2002. He agreed Monday to speak to the committee after initially failing to respond to an invitation to testify. I wonder if folks are really suprised at the high level of steriod and human growth hormone (HGH) use in a sport that awards multi-million dollar contracts to the players with the best stats.
