Updated: Aug 1, 2005, 2:16 PM

Vote: Rafael Palmeiro Tests Positive


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Palmeiro has 3,018 hits and 569 home runs.
Baltimore Orioles first baseman Rafael Palmeiro, who recently got his 3,000th career hit, will be suspended by Major League Baseball for testing positive for a banned substance.

In March, when Palmeiro testified before a House committee investigating steroids in baseball, he denied using steroids. But the results of his most recent drug test were positive, which means he will serve a 10-day suspension and have his Hall of Fame credentials questioned by fans and media alike.

Was Palmeiro a Hall of Famer before testing positive? Has your opinion changed? Should a player who tests positive even be eligible? Cast your vote now!

  • 1) Before his suspension for steroids, was Rafael Palmeiro a Hall of Famer in your mind?
  • 2) What about now?
  • 3) Rafael Palmeiro was one of the players Jose Canseco called out in his book ''Juiced.'' Does Palmeiro's positive test change your view of Canseco's allegations about other players?
  • 4) When he testified before a House committee investigating steroids in baseball, Palmeiro said, ''I have never used steroids. Period.'' Should Palmeiro face perjury charges for lying?
  • 5) The punishment for a first steroid offense is not 10 games, but rather 10 days. What is your take?
  • 6) Should a steroid suspension make a player ineligible for the Hall of Fame?
  • 7) Does Palmeiro's suspension give you more faith in MLB's drug policy?

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