Great Balls of Fire, or just Flaming Out?

Note to self: "Never apologize for undisclosed mistakes in my life." It didn't work for Elliot Spitzer.  It sounds just as grim coming from Roger Clemens.

NEW YORK (AP) — Roger Clemens apologized Monday for unspecified mistakes in his personal life but denied having an affair with a 15-year-old.

The Daily News reported last week Clemens had a decade-long relationship with country star Mindy McCready that began when she was 15 and an aspiring singer. The newspaper also linked the star pitcher to former Manhattan bartender Angela Moyer and Paulette Dean Daly, a former wife of champion golfer John Daly.

"Even though these articles contain many false accusations and mistakes, I need to say that I have made mistakes in my personal life for which I am sorry," Clemens said in a statement issued by spokesman Patrick Dorton. "I have apologized to my family and apologize to my fans. Like everyone, I have flaws. I have sometimes made choices which have not been right."

The apology was first reported by the Houston Chronicle.

Clemens, his stock trading at an all-time low, does himself no favors with this vague admission of personal failings.  Too bad he's not trying to get into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.  Jerry Lee Lewis made it just fine in 1986, despite marrying his 13-year old cousin in 1957.