It's about time I weighed in on Major League Baseball's Rafael Palmeiro steroid scandal ... future Hall-of-Famer Palmeiro's suspension for testing positive for banned steroid use is over; and he can return to playing baseball for the Baltimore Orioles. Are we supposed to believe Palmeiro's claim that he didn't knowingly take the performance-enhancing drugs?
He denied taking steroids in testimony before a Congressional committee; and now, he's claiming that "diet supplements" he was taking were adulterated. Surely, he has some competent proof of this. I'm of the opinion that he should sue the company that made the supplements. After all, he did lose a lot of money in salary as a result of the suspension and has suffered a blow to his reputation.
There's talk of a perjury charge for lying to Congress. There's talk that he won't get into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Why? This is baseball (James Earl Jones voice-over), folks. This is important stuff here, people. The American Pastime. I mean, if he would have lied to Congress and the American people and the United Nations and then invaded Iraq, there wouldn't be any problem at all. But he didn't ... he tested positive for steroids.
I think that he knew he was taking steroids. After all, he has a history of taking performance-enhancing drugs. If you will recall, this is the guy who shilled for Viagra, appearing in TV commercials and the print media, a couple years ago.
Posted by Bill at August 11, 2005 11:45 PMAnd now Palmeiro doesn't want to talk about it.
Um....coulda seen that coming...
Posted by: lucy at August 12, 2005 11:34 PM