Former New York Yankees athletic trainer finishes testimony in Clemens’ perjury trial - Houston Chronicle

Former New York Yankees head athletic trainer Eugene Monahan completed his testimony in the Roger Clemens perjury trial Wednesday, telling jurors that liquid vitamin B-12 and all other medications were kept in a locked cabinet in the office used by the team doctor and the head athletic trainer. 

 Monahan emphasized that syringes of B-12 were never “lined up and waiting to be used â€" the only thing lined up were mouth washes if multiple players had sore throats.”

When asked if  an average of 15 to 20 vitamin B-12 shots were administered to players in the course of a season, Monahan responded that the number was “closer to 12 to 15” shots over the course of a year.

Monahan’s testimony conflicts with testimony by former strength coach Brian McNamee who told jurors that vitamin B-12 was readily available. Clemens claims he received vitamin injections from McNamee â€" injections that McNamee claims were performance enhancing drugs.

Clemens’ defense team made the point during today’s testimony that Clemens showed no obvious signs of using anabolic steroids or human growth hormone between 1999 and 2003. Monahan said the pitcher showed no noticeable change in body mass â€" suggesting that Clemens did not bulk up with way many steroids’ users do.

When questioned about the change between 1986, when Monahan and Clemens met at the All Star Game, and 1999, when Clemens first began to play for the Yankees, Monahan stated that Clemens was “a little bit bigger and stronger”  due to Clemens rigorous training regimen.

Houston defense lawyer Rusty Hardin said that Clemens had maintained a steady weight during his Yankees’ career â€" thanks to a rigorous fitness routine that enabled the star pitcher to maintain a weight of nearly 240 pounds without benefit of the performance enhancing drugs that prosecutors claim he used.