Roger Clemens was on the golden road to unlimited devotion a year ago, but he will now be singing the Mexicali Blues after a ten-year affair with country singer Mindy McCready–begun when she was just fifteen–became public.
The New York Daily News, citing an anonymous source, claims that Clemens carried on a clandestine relationship with the country starlet that spanned through stints in Boston, Toronto, New York and Houston.
Clemens reportedly became infatuated with the singer–when he was 28 and married with two children–when she performed at a Fort Myers bar, throwing a shirt on stage with the autographs of himself and some of his teammates. The two were introduced and it was “love at first sight,” according to the source.
Roger neglected to inform McCredy of his marriage, a fact she discovered after reading his bio in a game program at Fenway Park.
Clemens allegedly took McCready on party-fueled jaunts to Las Vegas and New York. He also allegedly sent her Fed-Ex packages filled with cash to cope with her legal woes. Former trainer Brian McNamee confirmed that he saw the two together “on many occasions” including his apartment at the Rogers Centre in Toronto.
McCready also allegedly sat near the Yankees dugout during Roger’s game and jokingly donned a catcher’s mask.
In a statement as believable as previous ones, Clemens confirms that McCready is a family friend, but denies that any “inappropriate” activities occurred.
The source seems likely to have some relationship to Brian McNamee, the target of Clemens’ defamation suit regarding allegations made in the Mitchell Report. It is unclear whether this information can be useful in a legal defense, but it is clear that the parties will not be adhering to Marquess of Queensbury rules.
Caught in a search for one more Saturday night, Clemens will hope to convince his wife to turn on her lovelight and will likely get told to keep on truckin.
According to The Independent, Arsenal midfielder Mathieu Flamini is Milan bound as of July 1.
Flamini will reportedly sign a five-year 20 million Euro contract with A.C. Milan. The Rossoneri see him as the eventual replacement to Gennaro “The Snarling Dog” Gattuso.
The contract was worth a million more per year than Juventus’ offer and much more than Arsenal was ready to pony up.
Wenger urged the midfielder to stay loyal to the Gunners, but given his treatment at the club before this season, Flamini was perhaps wise to look out for numero uno.
Flamini is a fine player but not irreplaceable. Arsenal have an experienced hand in Gilberto as well as frisky youngsters like Diaby and Denilson itching for a chance.
