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Rafael Palmeiro's legacy as a professional baseball player shifted dramatically in the course of roughly a two-week period in the summer of 2005. A member of the Baltimore Orioles at the time, Palmeiro hit a double against the Seattle Mariners on July 15 for his 3,000 career hit, thereby joining an exclusive club of players with 3,0000 hits and 500 home runs. Before Palmeiro, only three players -- Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Eddie Murray -- had previously accomplished the feat. Shortly thereafter, on Aug. 1, Major League Baseball announced that Palmeiro had failed a steroids test, triggering a 10-day suspension. Palmeiro instantly became the most high-profile player to fail a test in an era...
Rafael Palmeiro's legacy as a professional baseball player shifted dramatically in the course of roughly a two-week period in the summer of 2005. A member of the Baltimore Orioles at the time, Palmeiro hit a double against the Seattle Mariners on July 15 for his 3,000 career hit, thereby joining an exclusive club of players with 3,0000 hits and 500 home runs. Before Palmeiro, only three players -- Hank Aaron, Willie Mays and Eddie Murray -- had previously accomplished the feat. Shortly thereafter, on Aug. 1, Major League Baseball announced that Palmeiro had failed a steroids test, triggering a 10-day suspension. Palmeiro instantly became the most high-profile player to fail a test in an era dogged by rumors of rampant use of performance-enhancing drugs. Before the failed test, while testifying before a House committee with other ballplayers in March 2005, Palmeiro had stated: "I have never used steroids. Period. I don't know how to say it any more clearly than that." The failed test and subsequent attempts to explain it sullied impressive career statistics and may ultimately ruin Palmeiro's prospects for entrance into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Palmeiro played three seasons with the Chicago Cubs, 10 with the Texas Rangers and seven with the Orioles during a 20-year career. Palmeiro finished with 569 career home runs, 1,835 RBIs and a .288 lifetime b
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Lying and sports go together
Loud and angry shrieks of indignation recently have been directed at Amos Alonzo Angelo, who generally manages the Bears. Last spring, during the NFL's annual raid of its free farm system, Angelo plucked left tackle Chris Williams. Regrettably, the...Tags: Wine, Beer, and Spirits, National Government, National Football League, Miami Dolphins, Leo Durocher
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Schedule allows Piniella to rest starters before playoffs
Tribune staff reporterWith September around the corner, Cubs manager Lou Piniella likely will juggle his rotation with an eye toward keeping his starters fresh for the playoffs in October. Rich Harden, who already has thrown his second-highest major-league total of innings at...Tags: Carlos Zambrano, Jon Lieber, Wrigley Field, Sean Marshall, Lou Piniella
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Consistency sought in Olson's return
Orioles manager Dave Trembley made it clear he's not expecting young left-hander Garrett Olson to go into Fenway Park tonight and pitch seven shutout innings against the Boston Red Sox. He simply wants to see one thing from Olson that he hasn't seen in...Tags: Baltimore Orioles, Mike Mussina, Jim Miller, Fenway Park, Spring Training
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Thigpen won't mourn passing of his saves record
If and when Francisco Rodriguez registers his 58th save this season for the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim, he can anticipate a prompt congratulatory message from the man whose record will cease to exist. But beyond that, expect no split-screen interviews,...Tags: Jim McMahon, Philadelphia Phillies, High School Baseball, Baseball, Chicago White Sox
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Hitting Warehouse no easy feat
A few days before Oriole Park at Camden Yards officially opened in April 1992, the Orioles hosted the New York Mets and former Orioles star Eddie Murray for an exhibition game.
Dr. Charles Steinberg, then the club's director of public affairs, saw it...Tags: Baltimore Orioles, National Government, Mike Mussina, New York Yankees, Tampa Bay Rays
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No more 'meatballs' in pitcher's box
Q: Don, I often wonder how the distance of 60 feet, 6 inches was arrived at in major league baseball. Kim Altenbach A: When professional baseball was first played in 1869, the pitcher had to start his delivery from within a flat box similar to the...Tags: Carlos Delgado, Jose Canseco, Jim Thome, Harmon Killebrew, Mel Ott
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What they're saying about the Orioles
Baltimoresun.com staffHere's a roundup of what the national media are saying about the Orioles: • Steve Henson of Yahoo Sports gives the Orioles a B-minus in his list of midseason grades: Such a shame the Orioles are in a division with those powerhouse Rays, and, oh...Tags: Javy Lopez, B.J. Surhoff, Soccer, Multi-Sport Events, Tampa Bay Rays
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Congress invites Clemens, Pettitte, McNamee
david.lennon@newsday.comAfter making a case for himself on "60 Minutes" on Sunday, the next stop for Roger Clemens will be Capitol Hill - and The Rocket won't be the only one going to Washington. Clemens and Andy Pettitte, along with trainer Brian McNamee and clubhouse...Tags: National Government, Cy Young, Upper House, Addiction, Justice System
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Congress wants new steroids hearing
Congress wants to hear more about the Mitchell Report on drug use in baseball. About two hours after former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell released his findings, two congressmen at the forefront of Capitol Hill's involvement in the steroids issue...Tags: National Government, Addiction, Laws, Mark McGwire, Miguel Tejada
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Bios of players named in Mitchell Report
Chad Allen 2007 team: Played in Japan. An outfielder who played with four teams in Major League Baseball between 1999 and 2005, the Minnesota Twins, Cleveland Indians, Florida Marlins, and Texas Rangers. In the report: Mets clubhouse attendant Kirk...Tags: National Government, Cy Young, Washington Nationals, Multi-Sport Events, Denny Neagle
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Steroid list disappoints Long Island baseball fans
patrick.whittle@newsday.com ; matthew.chayes@newsday.comAs he watched commentators dissect the blockbuster steroid report on a television at Play Like A Pro Baseball, an indoor training facility in Hauppauge, Patrick Lennon reflected on his six seasons in the major leagues and how he never would have used...Tags: Pittsburgh Pirates, Addiction, Long Island Ducks, Paul Lo Duca, Long Island
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Players with Yankees ties in the Mitchell Report
ROGER CLEMENS 2007 team: Yankees One of the game's greatest pitchers, he ranks eighth on the career wins list with 354 and owns a record seven Cy Young Awards. According to former Blue Jays and Yankees strength and conditioning coach Brian McNamee, from...Tags: Jose Canseco, Cy Young, Ron Villone, Mike Stanton, Minnesota Twins
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