I just traded for him in my fantasy league....

Rocket isn't a fring HOFer like Palmero.  He may be having possibly the best pitching season EVER.  His ERA is absolutely out of this world.  Even if he's on the juice he's still a HOFer.  Just not first ballot.

from who, your college buddy?

Let's see some sources (links)

It's easy to point a finger at a 43 year old pitcher with a 1.32 ERA, .733 Win%, and a .255 slugging average.  I'll admit it, when I red your comment, I thought "yah, its possible, he's old but he's still good, he must be on something." Then I gave my head a shake.

Compare his stats with his previous 10 years.  He's been stellar nearly every season in his 10+ year in the MLB yet you'll notice a slight steady decline over the last 5.  Why point a finger now?  

I'll tell you why.  Baseball fans are growing more and more interested in the politics surrounding the sport than the sport itself.  This 'roids scare is a perfect example.  Canseco puts out a book, nearly immediately recognized as the same calliber as a 'US Weekly' smut magazine.  Then, a couple of his predictions surface, and soon after, people start taking the book as serious as a King James Version of the Bible.

What about last year, or the year before?  To me, his numbers look normal.  Orel Hershiser hovered around 2.50 for most of his career, and slowly declined to a 4.00.  Why is Rocket any different? To me this is a old guy reliving his glory days and blowing some heaters past some young kids.

Curt Schilling, Randy Johnson, Roger Clemens, Nolan Ryan, Tom Henke, Orel Hershiser... Why not criticize any one of these players?

there all on some designer steroids, flaxseed oil, or some other cream.

all of them are.

Sosa:  Have you seen him, he is a rail, he's definitly off whatever he was on before.

Giambi:  He had a Tumor last year, and would quite literally be risking his life.  No reason that he would risk it again when his money is already guarenteed.

Ortiz:  He's flabby and there is little chance I'd say he's on.

ManRam and Clemens are the only two I see could possibly(I don't think either are actually on it)be on the juice.  It's not worth it to I wouldn't think.  Plus, do you really think ManRam is smart enough to juice without screwing it up, I thought not.

...how does Vioxx sound?

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/02/19/sports/baseball/19roberts.html?en=7c424a5b17a88e31&ex=12665556 00&adxnnl=1&partner=rssnyt&adxnnlx=1122517566-7/aZCUJqbgss1kf187da0w&ei=5088

Have you ever heard of a Mr. Bob Gibson, Clemens doesnt even come close. He cant make it to 9 IP and his auxillary stats arent even as comparable.

The pitcher having the "best year" right now is Chris Carpenter. ERA, Wins, K's, K:BB, WHIP, BA, GAME SCORES, CG, SHO, hes got it all. And that is your Cy Young

I can't wait to see how stupid the people who are defending Roger Clemens will look when the proof finally does come out.  I will be laughing in your face. =)

lol, clemens just lost three straight decisions since his 'rumored' positive test. Didn't even last three innings yesterday.  Hmm...lmao, wonder why.  Suddenly the rocket's out of fuel? I've been suspecting this loser since last year.

To everyone defends Roger Clemens based on Nolan Ryan's stats:
Nolan Ryan pitched well after he hit 40, but if you look at his stats, they were pretty much in steady decline as he got older. His best ERA and opponents batting average did not come after he turned 40.  Roger is enjoying his BEST opponents BA and ERA of his career at age 43 (as of the time of this writing 9-10-05.  He still has to finish the season without his roids, which will cause his stats to suffer, no doubt.)!!

Couple this with the fact that his second best ERA came in 1990 when he was 28 years old.  Back then, the average league ERA was a lot lower than it is now, so that makes this season's ERA even more phenomenal.  Sorry guys, at age 43, this kind of stuff just doesn't happen.  

You don't outperform your former 28 year old self at the age of 43, unless you were a complete underachiever in the past.  Either that or, well, you're doing something you shouldn't be doing.