Snapshot of a fallen Clemens

May 6TH 2007, the Yankees announce the signing of Roger Clemens to bolster their rotation. The hero is welcomed back warmly and is given a standing ovation at The House that Ruth built. The legendary Rocket is back in pinstripes hoping to help capture another championship.

Febuary 2008, nine months later, Clemens is a fallen icon. Allegations of rampant cheating from the Mitchell Report were met with brush-back pitches of denial. The problem is every time the legend rears back and fires a new public relations delivery it is hit over the fence by his adversary. Brian McNamee a former trainer, confidant, nutritional guru, drug dealer and police officer is one step ahead of the Clemens defense initiative. This is a fight the Rocket can't win and there is no relief in sight. Congressional hearings are on deck and the possibility of a perjury investigation and prison time get more likely by the day.

The New York Times photo (above) brings back the lyric: "Every picture tells a story don't it?" While his attorney tries to put a happy face on a dire situation, the former legend appears crestfallen. Whoever said image is everything, didn't have a clue.

Roger Clemens has gone from fame to infamy in the blink of an eye. He now shares billing with Barry Bonds--co-stars of Selig's PED Scandal-- the bottom of baseball's barrel.