Roger Clemens is in a minority of players disputing their names in the Mitchell Report. Two more players named in the report showed up to spring camps and said the accusations that pertained to them were accurate. They were Cincinnati pitcher Kent Mercker and Colorado pitcher Matt Herges. Both confirmed using HGH several years ago. "I chose to do the wrong thing," Herges told reporters in Rockies camp. "It's embarrassing to even talk about." . . .
Andy Pettitte, another Mitchell Report listee who has confirmed taking HGH, is due to report to Yankees camp tomorrow. How Pettitte pitches after a winter of controversy is a big question. The Yankees may ultimately kick themselves for not being more aggressive in trying to get Johan Santana from the Twins. Yanks GM Brian Cashman was reluctant to part with too much young pitching in a proposed deal. If Cashman's young pitchers falter, he could feel the wrath of the new Boss, Hank Steinbrenner. The original Boss' son, speaking on the subject of the Santana deal, has already told the New York Daily News this: "Hopefully, that's not a move we should have made that I'm going to be [ticked] off about." . . .