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A-Rod caused some commotion yesterday when he claimed that last season he was drug tested 9 or 10 times last season. Normally, a player is tested twice unless they have previously tested positive for a banned substance (stimulant, steroid, etc). Yankees beat reporter Peter Abraham has more on this on his blog. Basically, Rodriguez needs to watch his words when he exaggerates things. Either that, or he’s been popping greenies. We’ll see if this story turns into anything substantial. The PED hearing in front of Congress last week really proved nothing, and hurt Clemens more than it helped him. Republicans called out McNamee as a liar, Democrats attacked Clemens. Bipartisan baseball? You’ve got it. Clemens also said at the hearing that Andy Pettitte “misremembered” a conversation the two had in 1999 or 2000 where Clemens discussed using steroids for years. Pettitte has been saying that he wanted to go out and tell the truth so he wouldn’t feel guilty. More signs point to Clemens lying. Finally, the New Jersey Nets and Dallas Mavericks have at long...