"I’ve said time and time again that I would never take, or even consider taking, anything illegal"
HGH wasn't illegal until a few years ago. His body seems to be breaking down. At least I know that Jack Clark hit his 300+ HR's legitimately.
And HGH is a hormone, not a steroid. So players can truthfully say they never took steroids, while all the time they were juiced to the gills on HGH.