Jose Canseco Subpoenaed By Grand Jury in Roger Clemens Case

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Canseco subpoenaed by grand jury

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NEW YORK -- Jose Canseco announced Tuesday on Twitter that he had been subpoenaed by a grand jury investigating whether Roger Clemens lied to Congress when he denied using performance-enhancing drugs.
Canseco posted on the social networking site that the FBI was about to visit his house and then said he had received a subpoena to appear before the grand jury "about roger clemens,andrew pettite and others" on April 8.
Pettitte has acknowledged taking human growth hormone and told congressional investigators that Clemens informed him a decade ago that he used HGH.
"Its like the godfather," Canseco said in a later post, "when I thought I was out they drag me back in. And now it begins again."
Prosecutors have asked a federal grand jury in Washington to decide whether to indict Clemens for lying under oath to Congress in 2008 when the seven-time Cy Young Award winner denied using steroids or HGH.
In Canseco's 2005 book, "Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big," the slugger claimed he introduced several players to steroids and performance-enhancing drugs. But Canseco has said he has no knowledge of Clemens using drugs.
"I have never had a conversation with Clemens in which he expressed any interest in using steroids or human growth hormone," Canseco said in a 2008 affidavit submitted to the same congressional committee that heard his former teammate's testimony. "Clemens has never asked me to give him steroids or human growth hormone, and I have never seen Clemens use, possess or ask for steroids or human growth hormone."

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[66Days]

I thought theyde let Clemens skate, one of those things youde just stop hearing about. Growing up in mass hearing this about Clemens was a real let down. My dad was like a Clemens fanatic too, he took me to get his autograph on my 11th birthday, we had him sign the lord of the k's sports illustrated from '87 then we had it framed. I think my dad still has all his stuff, baseball cards, wheaties boxes, starting lineup dolls etc

[Dirty]

Clemens was always my favorite... I was disappointed when it happened

[66Days]

the way things have gone it wouldnt shock me at all if a name like nolan ryan came out for using ped's later in his career. its just the way things went down in baseball. even high school kids do it or would do it if they could get the stuff, for a chance at a career in baseball

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I don't think it would be Nolan Ryan as he was always a freak of nature ... but I could see Paul Molitor and players like that who rejuvenated their careers in their late 30's or 40's... Molitor had more hits in his 40's than he did in his 30's...