Rafael Palmeiro suspeneded for steroid violation...

[ryan8472]

http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/al/orioles/2005-08-01-palmeiro-suspension_x.htm

I knew one of those guys would get caught eventually. Perhaps that Canseco book wasn't so fictitious after all... :distress:

[AliceLover]

Shock! Another baseball player using steroids im so surprised. :cool:

[ryan8472]

Shock! Another baseball player using steroids im so surprised. :cool:
Well he did tell Congress that he never, ever used steriods, and thinks it is wrong. :rolleyes:

[chiliD]

Baseball's whole "steroid policy" is all f***ed up. There are so many "substances" that can GIVE a "positive" result that are NOT steroids that it is just ridiculous.

I say just let 'em use whatever they want...it's their bodies, if they want to mess 'em up, it should be up to the individual.

By STOPPING their perceived "performance enhancing" substances, they're almost doing more harm than just going ahead.

Anyone remember Steve Howe? On his way to being one of the best relief pitchers in the game...oh, yeah, he had a little cocaine habit...so he got suspended & banned. So f-ing what? :shrug: Let him rot his sinus cavities and let him pitch.

[estranged4life]

Anyone remember Steve Howe? On his way to being one of the best relief pitchers in the game...oh, yeah, he had a little cocaine habit...so he got suspended & banned. So f-ing what? :shrug: Let him rot his sinus cavities and let him pitch.

a great reliever for the LA Dodgers/NY Yankees, Who received so many many suspensions for failing the leagues drug testing it actually amazed me...I wonder if he ever got his **** together once he left the game?

I have to say I am surprised that Palmiero was the first Oriole caught because I am sure there's a former Cubs All-Star on that team who also used "enhancement" type of drugs.

One thing I will say about "enhancement drugs", they cannot EVER increase or quicken yer ability to hit the ball any faster, There's no drug on the planet or in existance that can or could do that.

[gldstwmn]

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2005/baseball/mlb/08/02/bc.bba.drugs.franklin.ap/index.html?cnn=yes

Mariners' Franklin gets 10-day ban
Posted: Tuesday August 2, 2005 1:56PM; Updated: Tuesday August 2, 2005 2:58PM

DETROIT (AP) -- Seattle Mariners pitcher Ryan Franklin was suspended 10 days for violating his sport's steroids policy, the eighth major league player caught under the tougher rules enacted this year prohibiting performance-enhancing substances.

Full article at the link.

[macfan 57]

Report: Palmeiro tested positive for stanozolol

August 2, 2005
NEW YORK (AP) -- Rafael Palmeiro's positive steroid test was for stanozolol, a powerful anabolic steroid that is not available in dietary supplements, according to a newspaper report.

The New York Times, citing a person in baseball with direct knowledge of the sport's drug-testing program, reported on its Web site Tuesday that Palmeiro tested positive for the drug known by the brand name Winstrol, most notably linked to the Olympic sprinter Ben Johnson of Canada.

The person who said that Palmeiro tested positive for stanozolol did not want to be identified because the testing policy prohibits anyone in baseball from disclosing information about test results without authorization, the Times said.

The Baltimore Orioles first baseman was suspended by Major League Baseball for 10 days on Monday after testing positive for a performance-enhancing drug. The highest profiled player to be punished so far, Palmeiro testified before Congress in March that he ``never used steroids.''

The test was taken some weeks after Palmeiro testified before Congress in March, meaning he is probably not at risk for perjury, the Times reported, citing a committee staff member who spoke to the newspaper on condition of anonymity because official statements are supposed to come from members of Congress.

Palmeiro didn't deny turning in a positive test, but was adamant it was an accident.

Johnson was stripped of his 100-meter gold medal in 1988 after testing positive for stanozolol.

Palmeiro was the seventh player to fall under baseball's new, tougher steroids policy; Seattle Mariners right-hander Ryan Franklin became the eighth when he was also suspended 10 days for a violation Tuesday. Baseball does not release what type of drug a player has tested positive for, and so far none of the eight have spoken openly about details of their violations.