McNamee and Clemens have been making a big ruckus in society as of these past couple of days. The two maintained polar opposite stories when it comes to Clemens’ so-called steroid and human growth hormone use. The story, as it was told, was it was the trainer who confirmed that the CY Young Award winner in New York is actually making use of illegal drugs to improve game performance and to boost up physical vigor.

Now, Brian McNamee is working the case in order to preserve his right to sue the player. He even told federal investigators that it is true that Clemens used performance enhancing drugs, which will soon become the reason to defame the pitcher who happens to be bag up several awards and nominations. McNamee opened up the whole issue to Majority Leader George Mitchell. In the summon that was filed weeks ago in Queens Supreme Court, it stated the right of McNamee to sue Clemens, said his lawyer, Richard Emery.

It is noted that Roger Clemens had already filed his own defamation suit against McNamee after the trainer confessed in Mitchell Report that he used to regularly inject the player with steroids as well as human growth hormone. However, Clemens denied the whole issue and told the congressional committee that never in his life had he taken any steroids.

In the federal case in Texas, one of McNamee’s attorney said that the trainer was only forced to confess everything that he knows to the investigator because he was under the threat of prosecution. And because of this, it renders him immune from any defamation lawsuit that may come along the way; hence, he is pretty sure that the complaint of the player will never personally affect him. On the other hand, a federal prosecutor backed up McNamee’s claim, although it still needs a judge to rule on his request to simply toss the case.

With this, the ball is again on the trainer’s hand and the player is again obliged to clear out his name and save his reputation. The ball will continue to roll on both camps and only time can tell who will win the case.

With all the intrigues about steroids, it is now clear that the said substance has uses beyond that of medical procedures. Use of steroids other than for medical purposes is illegal be it in the entertainment business or in sports. Steroid use will not help improve life, rather destroy the body in more ways than one. Take these suspended players for example.

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