The former personal trainer of Roger Clemens testified for almost 3 hours in the grand jury hearing the perjury case of the baseball legend. Many are expecting that the grand jury will be able to make a decision whether to indict Clemens for lying to a congressional inquiry in 2008. McNamee’s testimony plays an important role in the case since he has personal knowledge of the alleged doping of the 7-time CY Young Awardee.

Clemens is keeping his stand that he never took any steroids or human growth hormone. However, his former personal trainer has a different story which could affect the decision of the grand jury. Brian McNamee said that Clemens used steroids and HGH many times when he was still his personal trainer. He even presented to the court evidences that will prove his allegations like syringes used to inject Clemens with the drugs, vials, gauze pads and other evidences. But the defendant immediately denied these saying that those evidences were manufactured.

In the 2007 Mitchell report, Brian McNamee told the investigators that he injected Roger Clemens with steroids and human growth hormone at least 16 times in 1998, 2000 and 2001. The relationship of the two got worst which resulted to Clemens filing a defamation suit against his former trainer. The case was dismissed in the lower court but Clemens appealed the case.

Although the court already subpoenaed several players and other high ranking officials of the league, the testimony of Brian McNamee is the most awaited part in the case. Some says that he could be the final and major witness to be called by the court. Jose Canseco, Clemens former teammate, was also called to testify in the grand jury but was later scheduled on June 3. The steroid whistle blower who also wrote controversial steroid books is expected to defend his friend.

According to Canseco’s lawyer, Gary Holmes, the testimony of his client “will be fully consistent” with a 2008 affidavit submitted in connection with the Clemens investigation. “I have never seen Clemens use, possess, or ask for steroids or human growth hormone,” said Canseco during the investigation.

Meanwhile, the lawyer of McNamee refused to give specific information on what had happened during the hearing. “No comment. Everything is fine,” said Richard Emery, McNamee’s lawyer. “We obviously were not in the grand jury room, but by all appearances everything went smoothly. And we’re hoping the results of the grand jury will be out soon. Everything went as we hoped it would,” he added.

Rusty Hardin, Clemens lawyer, also avoided to make a comment on the status of the case. “They’ve been very deliberate about it. And we don’t have any idea where it stands. We’re just waiting like everybody else. They have been at it a long time, but that’s not for me to comment on. We’ll be really glad when there’s a decision one way or the other,” Hardin said.

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