The chickens of America’s favorite past time are continuing to come home to roost. This time, former pitcher and MLB standout Roger Clemens finds himself in the hot seat again. He has been federally indicted for six counts, including perjury and obstruction of Congress. Each indictment carries a maximum sentence of five years, meaning that one of professional baseball’s heroes of the mound could end up serving up to 30 years in prison for lying under oath to Congress about his use of performance-enhancing drugs.

Despite the severity of these charges, Clemens has never seemed more confident and said the following via his Twitter account:

“I look forward to challenging the government’s accusations, and hope people will keep an open mind until trial. I appreciate all the support I have been getting. I am happy to finally have my day in court.”

While it has been obvious for quite some time that the seven-time Cy Young Award winner would be headed down this road, Clemens sounds ready to head right back to the what will ultimately turn out to be the most crucial playing field of his entire career. The truth of the matter is, he should be afraid—very afraid. This is the same fool man who responded to the allegations made by his friend and confidant, Andy Pettitte, widely regarded as one of the most honest men in the MLB (despite his own use of HGH) with this:

“The conversation that I can recall, that I had with Andy Pettitte, was at my house in Houston, while we were working out. And I had expressed to him about a TV show something that I have heard about three older men that were using HGH and getting back to their quality of life from that. Those are the conversations that I can remember.”

I am not a baseball fan by any stretch of the imagination, but I can distinctly remember sitting in my dorm room (at the University of Louisiana-Monroe) and watching the live hearing in disbelief at the fact that a grown man would suggest his friend turned him in to the federal government after mistaking true life for a TV show they had discussed together.

That statement led to the following exchange between Clemens and Congressman Elijah Cummings.

If I were Clemens’s lawyer, my advice would be simple. Don’t speak.

Now, Clemens must rely on his fame and his ability to afford a high-powered legal team to keep him out of the real bullpen (a strategy most of us know works all too well). However, the federal government usually will not bring a case against any individual unless the odds are stacked in its favor. That isn’t to say there won’t be a great deal of legal-wrangling, careful and creative use of language, and usage of loopholes in this case.

However, another important factor to consider is that Andy Pettitte—who had been excused from the hearing shown in the video above—will most assuredly be present and called upon to testify in the case of The United States vs. William R. Clemens. Besides, we haven’t even mentioned DNA evidence. All of this goes to show that what’s done in the dark will come to light—it’s more than just a saying.

Ironically, the man whose fast ball earned him the nickname “Rocket” may end up striking out when all is said and done.

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