Palmeiro, Art Monk of the MLB?

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Referring to Malcolm's question, Palmeiro is in the over the hill gang as far as ball players go. Supplements, vitamins, etc are a part of an athlete's life, especially at his age, to help the body fight fatigue, help heal, keep the joints going.

I take supplements every day. It may be just a multi-vitamin, and some omega-3 fish oils, but we all take some sort of supplement at one time or another.

Palmeiro did something stupid. He took something he shouldn't have, from someone who isn't a certified person to get it from, and now he's paying the consequences.

Did he take steroids? Most likely not. He has everything to lose if he does. Did he take something that could have triggered a positive on the drug test? You betcha.

Purely by the numbers, he is a HOFer. However, this will certainly taint his changes.

Jayson Stark mentioned something interesting in an article on espn.com. Gaylord Perry is a Hall of Famer, and a well-reknown cheater. He used every trick in the book to produce more movement on the ball, yet he got his free pass into the Hall. A cheater is a cheater...