Updated: Sep 23, 2005, 5:00 PM

Vote: Did Rafael Palmeiro sell out a teammate?

Rafael Palmeiro isn't expected to play another game for the Baltimore Orioles this season, but his shadow continues to loom over the entire franchise.

The latest development in the positive steroid test that led to Palmeiro's suspension earlier this summer is a report that he may have implicated a teammate during a grievance hearing before his suspension was announced. According to an unnamed source familiar with the unsuccessful grievance, Palmeiro said vitamin B-12 he received from Miguel Tejada could have played a role in his positive test.

So with so much of this story still shrouded in secrecy, what do you think, SportsNation? Do you believe this news? Do you believe Tejada's denials in response to the story? And with the season winding to a close, how successful has baseball been in getting rid of steroids?

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Vote: Did Rafael Palmeiro sell out a teammate?

1) Do you believe Rafael Palmeiro knowingly used the substance, reportedly stanozolol, that led to his positive test for steroids?

2) Do you believe the reports from unnamed sources that Palmeiro implicated a teammate, reportedly Miguel Tejada, during his grievance hearing?

3) Will Palmeiro play in the majors next season?

4) How has the news that Palmeiro may have implicated a teammate during his grievance hearing changed your opinion of him?

5) Do you believe Tejada's statement that he has never used steroids?

6) Is Palmeiro unfairly being made a scapegoat for something many players may have done?

7) How would you rate the results of the first season of baseball's new testing procedures?

8) How confident are you that this season's home run leaders are all clean?

9) Based on what you know now, should Palmeiro be elected to the Hall of Fame when he becomes eligible?

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Vote: Did Rafael Palmeiro sell out a teammate?

1) Do you believe Rafael Palmeiro knowingly used the substance, reportedly stanozolol, that led to his positive test for steroids?

2) Do you believe the reports from unnamed sources that Palmeiro implicated a teammate, reportedly Miguel Tejada, during his grievance hearing?

3) Will Palmeiro play in the majors next season?

4) How has the news that Palmeiro may have implicated a teammate during his grievance hearing changed your opinion of him?

5) Do you believe Tejada's statement that he has never used steroids?

6) Is Palmeiro unfairly being made a scapegoat for something many players may have done?

7) How would you rate the results of the first season of baseball's new testing procedures?

8) How confident are you that this season's home run leaders are all clean?

9) Based on what you know now, should Palmeiro be elected to the Hall of Fame when he becomes eligible?

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