Top News:
ESPN.com:
Pettitte admits to additional use of HGH in 2004 — Pettitte Tells Congress that Clemens Talked About HGH — WASHINGTON — Andy Pettitte admitted using human growth hormone in 2004, saying it was supplied to him that time by his father, The Associated Press learned Wednesday.
Discussion:
Yahoo! Sports, Associated Press, New York Times, A Red Sox Fan …, MY BASEBALL BIAS, It's Mets For Me and Bronx Liaison
RELATED:
Alan Schwarz / Bats:
Analysis: The Clemens & McNamee Hearing — The New York Times's Alan Schwarz is on Capitol Hill for the House Oversight committee hearing and will be providing analysis and updates throughout today's hearing. — The meeting adjourned at about 2:40 p.m. ET, but without a final flourish from the committee chairman, Henry Waxman.
Los Angeles Times:
Clemens, McNamee undergo sharp questions of credibility — As the pitcher and trainer stand by their previous statements, lawmakers focus in on discrepancies in Clemens' denials and McNamee's past indiscretions. — WASHINGTON — Roger Clemens and his former personal trainer Brian McNamee …
NY Daily News:
Exclusive: Andy Pettitte received performance-enhancing drugs from father — WASHINGTON - A month-long investigation by The New York Daily News has found that Tom Pettitte, the father of Yankees star pitcher Andy Pettitte, received performance-enhancing drugs at a gym near Pettitte's hometown of Deerpark, Texas.
Discussion:
SPORTSbyBROOKS
Gordon Edes / Boston Globe:
Davis challenges McNamee on party — Rep. Tom Davis (R., Va.) challenged McNamee about his version of a party Jose Canseco threw for his Toronto teammates at his Miami home, one in which McNamee said Clemens attended and spoke to Canseco about steroids. — Davis noted that Canseco …
Kat O'Brien / Newsday:
Wang: Yankees not interested in long-term deal — TAMPA, Fla. - Chien-Ming Wang wanted to sign a long-term contract with the Yankees this offseason, as Robinson Cano did, but the Yankees weren't interested, Wang said yesterday. — Wang said of signing a multiyear deal: “I want to.”
RELATED:
George A. King III / New York Post:
WANG WILL NOT GET LONG CONTRACT — Chien-Ming Wang's desire to sign a multi-year deal with the Yankees isn't going to be fulfilled. Nor does it look like the ace right-hander and the club are going to avoid an arbitration hearing tomorrow in St. Petersburg.
Discussion:
NY Daily News, It IS about the money, stupid, NJ.com, MLB Rumors, ESPN, WasWatching.com and River Ave. Blues
On the Mets beat:
Perez headed for arbitration? — Oliver Perez and the Mets are scheduled for an arbitration hearing on Feb. 21 in St. Petersburg. Given that the two sides have yet to reach an agreement, and Perez — or more accurately, his rep Scott Boras — wants to be a free agent at the of this year …
Amalie Benjamin / Boston Globe:
‘Secret. ...’ — Well, we know one word that Hideki Okajima understands in English. — That would be “secret,” the way he responded when asked what new pitches he'd worked on in the offseason, after he admitted that he'd done some experimenting with new techniques and pitches.
Discussion:
Center Field
Evan Grant / Rangers:
Mench for the bench — Kevin Mench is coming back to the Rangers. Mench agreed to a minor league deal with the club on Tuesday afternoon. He'll fight for a backup outfielder's spot along with David Murphy, Nelson Cruz and Jason Botts. — Mench, 30, hit .267 for Milwaukee last year with a .746 OPS and eight homers in 101 games.
RELATED:
Todd Zolecki / philly.com:
Phillies sign Benson — CLEARWATER, Fla. — The Phillies have come to minor-league contract agreement with free agent righthander Kris Benson. — The contract is pending a physical. — The Phillies have seen Benson throw three times this off-season: once in December and twice recently …
RELATED:
Eric Pfahler / TCPalm.com:
Mets' Perez hopes to avoid letdown after solid '07 — PORT ST. LUCIE — In a New York Mets spring training camp suddenly filled with answers, starting pitcher Oliver Perez might be one of the few questions. — The query is not whether Perez is talented enough to contribute.
Discussion:
MetsBlog.com
ESPN:
Herges, Hill apologize, ask forgiveness for PED use — Two members of the Colorado Rockies' organization admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs during their careers in statements released by the team. — Relief pitcher Matt Herges and coach (and former player) Glenallen Hill …
Marty Noble / MLB.com:
Around the Horn: Bench — Mets have very few questions entering camp … PORT ST. LUCIE — Any team's Spring Training is staged largely for the benefit of its starting pitchers who require regular work over seven weeks to prepare their arms for the monumental task of taking the mound — ideally — 30-34 times.
