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poltr1Well, the smoking gun -- or should I say, smoking syringe -- is out. Baltimore Orioles 1B Rafael Palmiero has been suspended for 10 days for using steroids. (Yeah I know; it's old and stale news.)
Only 10 days? Olympic athletes lose their medals and endure a lifetime of disgrace if they test positive for performance-enhancing drugs. Ask Ben Johnson.
But here's a man who testified before Congress a few months ago, saying he didn't use steroids. If he was under oath at the time, this could be considered perjury. That is, unless it's true that he didn't use them before the time he testified.
Here's how I see it: An athlete who takes performance-enhancing materials gives himself an unfair advantage over his or her opponents. That's not sportsmanlike.
Palmiero has over 500 home runs and 3000 hits -- one of only 4 players in major league baseball history. That would make him Hall of Fame material.
However, players have been banned from the Hall for other acts detrimental to baseball. Shoeless Joe Jackson. Pete Rose.
Should players such as Palmiero be admitted to the Baseball Hall of Fame, despite their drug usage on or off the playing field?
Discuss.
Only 10 days? Olympic athletes lose their medals and endure a lifetime of disgrace if they test positive for performance-enhancing drugs. Ask Ben Johnson.
But here's a man who testified before Congress a few months ago, saying he didn't use steroids. If he was under oath at the time, this could be considered perjury. That is, unless it's true that he didn't use them before the time he testified.
Here's how I see it: An athlete who takes performance-enhancing materials gives himself an unfair advantage over his or her opponents. That's not sportsmanlike.
Palmiero has over 500 home runs and 3000 hits -- one of only 4 players in major league baseball history. That would make him Hall of Fame material.
However, players have been banned from the Hall for other acts detrimental to baseball. Shoeless Joe Jackson. Pete Rose.
Should players such as Palmiero be admitted to the Baseball Hall of Fame, despite their drug usage on or off the playing field?
Discuss.
