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Rafael Palmeiro tests positive for steroids
WFAN | 08/01/05

Posted on 08/01/2005 8:57:30 AM PDT by nypokerface

Just heard this on the radio. This guy went before Congress and denied he took steroids. What was he thinking? He has a year left in career and he doesn't stop using it. This will probably takes him out of the Hall of Fame.


TOPICS: Extended News; Miscellaneous; US: Maryland
KEYWORDS: androids; notbarrybonds; notrealballplayers
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1 posted on 08/01/2005 8:57:30 AM PDT by nypokerface
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To: nypokerface

which station in which city?


2 posted on 08/01/2005 8:59:14 AM PDT by wrathof59 ("to the Everlasting Glory of the Infantry".........Robert A Heinlein)
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To: nypokerface

Shame shame.

I liked this guy.

He's a former (Miami) Southwest Boys Club player.


3 posted on 08/01/2005 8:59:44 AM PDT by Dolphan (It's the 99% of Mohammedans that make the other 1% look bad.)
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To: nypokerface

Need more info before I buy it.


4 posted on 08/01/2005 9:00:50 AM PDT by nuffsenuff
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To: nypokerface

And this is a suprise because....???


5 posted on 08/01/2005 9:00:51 AM PDT by Hurricane Andrew (History teaches that wars begin when governments believe the price of aggression is cheap.)
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To: nypokerface

569 home runs, none of them valid anymore. OUT of the Hall of Fame.


6 posted on 08/01/2005 9:01:02 AM PDT by AbeKrieger (Islam is the virus that causes al-Qaeda.)
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To: nypokerface

Palmeiro absolutely did not take steroids.
If, by chance, steroids were actually found in his system, it's quite obvious what happened...Karl Rove spiked his Gatorade.


7 posted on 08/01/2005 9:02:46 AM PDT by threeleftsmakearight
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To: wrathof59

It's an all sports station in NYC.


8 posted on 08/01/2005 9:02:54 AM PDT by nypokerface
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To: wrathof59
which station in which city?

WFAN in New York.

9 posted on 08/01/2005 9:03:23 AM PDT by saquin
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To: nuffsenuff

MLB is going to announce it within the hour.


10 posted on 08/01/2005 9:03:58 AM PDT by nypokerface
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Sadly, it's probably too late to catch most of the big swingers from the late 90's, and those BS records will stand.


11 posted on 08/01/2005 9:06:52 AM PDT by SoDak (You can checkout any time you like, but you can never leave)
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To: nypokerface

Keep in mind that there are a lot more substances than steroids on the MLB list. There are guys getting popped for basic over the the counter GNC stuff.

I am not excusing Rafi, he should know the rules. however I wish the MLB would announce exactly what the postives were. There is a big difference between juice, and certain weight gainers. I just hope they say exactly what the substance was. Just because it's a banned substance doesn't make it juice.


12 posted on 08/01/2005 9:07:12 AM PDT by techworker
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Very disappointed if true. Why do it now? Twilight of your career, already a HOFer, AND baseball is really tightening the screws.

If this is true, it's a major-league f--- up.


13 posted on 08/01/2005 9:07:24 AM PDT by arbusto99
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Big surprise, not! I'd wager over half of athletes in football and baseball take them. Cut their salaries so they cannot afford them.


14 posted on 08/01/2005 9:07:24 AM PDT by One Proud Dad
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To: nypokerface

Didn't Giambi get another drug-assisted homerun last night?


15 posted on 08/01/2005 9:07:24 AM PDT by OrioleFan (Republicans believe every day is July 4th, DemocRATs believe every day is April 15th. - Reagan)
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Viagra then steroids..

Clearly he has been answering his SPAM


16 posted on 08/01/2005 9:09:14 AM PDT by ko_kyi
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I really hope that this isn't true. I've always thought of Palmeiro as one of the good guys and didn't believe Canseco's allegations regarding him.

If this does in fact turn out to be true, his Hall of Fame chances are gone forever.

17 posted on 08/01/2005 9:09:25 AM PDT by jpl
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Liar, liar, pants on fire.


18 posted on 08/01/2005 9:09:42 AM PDT by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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To: nypokerface
This is bizarre.

Why continue to use steroids after denying using them to Congress?

Either something's messed up with this story or Raffy's suffering mental side effects from his erectile disfunction meds, or both.

19 posted on 08/01/2005 9:09:50 AM PDT by JohnnyZ ("I believe abortion should be safe and legal in this country." -- Mitt Romney)
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I think Giambi's clean. The adjustment from steroids is likely why he's had such trouble getting his swing back. But, in truth, he's always been a very good hitter, just not the home-run beast he was for several seasons. He's a good gap hitter who could probably lead the league in doubles every year...the steroids turned a lot of those doubles into homers. But he's a .300 hitter who could probably hit 25 HR a year, and he's just now getting back to that form.


20 posted on 08/01/2005 9:10:42 AM PDT by arbusto99
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