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Palmeiro reportedly blames teammate for ’roid Orioles star tells arbitration panel name of player who gave him substance
NBCSports.com news services
Updated: 9:48 a.m. ET Sept. 22, 2005

Baltimore Orioles slugger Rafael Palmeiro, who was suspended earlier this season for a positive steroid test, told a baseball arbitration panel that a teammate gave him an unknown substance, the Baltimore Sun reported Thursday, citing two unnamed sources. Palmeiro named the teammate to the arbitration panel, the Sun reported, citing one of the sources, but apparently did not link the substance to his positive steroid test.

A congressional committee is looking into Palmeiro's claims as part of an investigation into whether the slugger committed perjury when he told a panel that he had never used steroids, the newspaper reported. Palmeiro, who tested positive in May and began serving his 10-day suspension Aug. 1, has said he never intentionally took steroids. Palmeiro's statements to the arbitration panel and his public remarks suggest that the slugger feels he unwittingly took a substance from a teammate that led to the positive test, the newspaper reported.



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Ho-Kay...where to start? How about this, "Why did you take an unknown substance?". It's not Viagra. Viagra is blue and looks like a diamond. What did you think the pill will do for you Raf? If you thought it would help you swing the bag better or give you a "boost" then you have to realize it may contain some sort of steriod. I do admit, I did take Creatine in high school with other GNC products, but still. Why would you take a pill from a stranger? Let alone a teammate. I know there are trust issues, and you may be able to trust a teammate, but you have to look out for number one first. You did a bonehead move. I do a lot of bone head things, but I've always stayed alway from taking pills from strangers and friends. Friends don't always look out for you.

I can't say anything else, Raf. It happended, and in turn, your the team, league, media, and the icon or scapegoat, or however you put it. Learn, move on, and work out more this off season. Oh, and don't sleep with other player's wives too.