Roger Clemens

Their names should be forever linked. Bonds and Clemens. Baseball's Bonnie and Clyde. Barnstorming American cities, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens robbed fans, plundered our pastime and cheated their fellow ballplayers, both past and present. In time, I suspect, they'll be judged as equals. But right now, fresh off the Mitchell Report and its juicy details of steroids and syringes and Clemens' buttocks, the rocket reaction has not come close to approaching the anger and fury we've collectively flung at Bonds the past four years.

The use of performance-enhancing drugs in baseball was the hot topic of discussion among local sports fans yesterday, with reactions to the information contained in the Mitchell Report ranging from surprise at the names involved to empathy for the accused. "I was shocked to see so many current and former Orioles on the list," said Patrick Geiman, 28, who was following the news on television at a sports bar. "I'm sure there are a lot more players out there using who weren't on the list."

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Day ...................... Time ............... TV ......................................... Starters Tonight .............. 7:05............... MASN .................. Mike Mussina (11-10, 4.96) ........................................ ................................................ vs. Jon Leicester (2-3, 6.51) Tomorrow ......... 7:05 ........... MASN ....................... Andy Pettitte (14-9, 3.81) ........................................ ......................................

At the end of a long night of baseball, the Orioles took to the field en masse to celebrate one of their most satisfying victories of the season. It hardly mattered that the New York Yankees made the same trip a few hours earlier. The Orioles felt plenty good enough with a split of last night's festivities, which ended when reliever Chad Bradford closed out a 4-2 victory over the Yankees in front of an announced 47,952, the second largest crowd at Camden Yards this season. Yankees@Orioles 7:05 p.m., MASN2, Ch. 13, 105.7 FM Starters: Roger Clemens (3-4, 3.72)

President of baseball operations Andy MacPhail spent his first full day in his new office yesterday, though the Orioles moved no closer to finding a long-term replacement for the fired Sam Perlozzo, and it doesn't appear that they will anytime soon. In fact, all signs point to interim manager Dave Trembley's keeping the position for an extended period. MacPhail spent yesterday meeting with fellow Orioles executives, but the issue of who will manage the Orioles wasn't on the front burner.

Joe Torre was a catcher for the Milwaukee Braves 44 years ago when Warren Spahn won his 350th game. No pitcher has reached the milestone since that day. It could happen tonight. And purely by coincidence, Torre could be involved again. As the New York Yankees' manager, Torre will be sitting in the visitors' dugout tonight at Camden Yards when Roger Clemens tries for his 350th victory in a start against the Orioles. "Roger's remarkable in that he's pitching at 44 years old and the hunger is still there, the enjoyment of the game is still there and the need for competition is still there," Torre said.