Raphie, say it ain't so

Rafael Palmeiro gets hit for using steriods. Someone tell me it ain't so. The guy sat there in front of congress and swore up and down he never touched the stuff. He acted indignant that anyone would even suggest that he would. I so wanted to believe him. I so did believe him. Here was the shining example of something right in Major League Baseball. Here was someone with integrity.

OK, just stamp SUCKER across my head now. I'm not so much pissed as I am just disappointed. Believe it or not though, I'm still holding out hope that there's more to the story. I still want him to somehow be innocent, and I'm not even a big Orioles fan. Does that make me an even bigger sucker? Maybe so.