By: E&P Staff The black eyes for local heroes Roger Clemens, Andy Pettitte and Paul Loduca, among others, did not stop New York dailies from seeing some of the black humor in the release of the Mitchell Report on drugs in baseball yesterday.
The New York Post, of course, "injected" the funniest line, opening one article, "George Mitchell caught Roger Clemens with his pants down -- literally." Its front page shows five needles, carrying the names of abusers, shooting up a baseball, under the headline DISGRACE.
The back cover pictures Andy Pettitte and Clemens under the title, SHOT TO HELL.
The more sedate New York Times, meanwhile, rises to the occasion on the front page of its sports section with tiny photos of dozens of IDed druggies -- in the shape of a huge needle.
The heading for Daily News' columnist Bill Madden's piece reads: "Clemens' bid for Cooperstown likely will end with strikeout." Another hed in the paper: "Paul Lo Duca tagged by Mitchell Report."
Newsday carried a full page of tiny photos, plus a huge Clemens shot, with the head, "Say It Ain't So."
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