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Hitting his mark
Sun StaffSEATTLE - The list is so impressive that it humbles a likely first-ballot Hall of Fame player. Orioles first baseman Rafael Palmeiro recites the names - Hank Aaron, Willie Mays, Eddie Murray - and says he doesn't belong in their class. But a run-...Tags: Melvin Mora, Chicago Cubs, Minnesota Twins, Jay Gibbons, Alex Fernandez
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Callers ringing up Palmeiro include one fan named Bush
Sun StaffSEATTLE - The morning after securing baseball immortality with his 3,000th career hit, Rafael Palmeiro was in his hotel room playing telephone operator. He said he received "40 to 50" calls and voice-mail messages from friends and family offering...Tags: Melvin Mora, Career and Workplace, George W. Bush, Seattle Mariners, Hank Aaron
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Juice leaves lasting stain on Palmeiro
Rafael Palmeiro sounded pretty convincing yesterday when he explained how he had "unintentionally" used a banned steroid. He was even more convincing last March when he told a congressional committee he had "never used steroids - period." But Palmeiro'...Tags: Social Issues, Career and Workplace, Sports, National Government, Sammy Sosa
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'I accept this punishment'
Rafael Palmeiro's opening statement during a conference call after his 10-day suspension for a positive steroids test: Thank you very much for joining me on this call today. I am saddened that we are here to address this issue, but because of the...Tags: Steroids, Health, Sports, Family, Baseball
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Palmeiro didn't provide hard truth, but Congress asked soft questions
WHILE WE WAIT for Congress to figure out what it is going to do with Rafael Palmeiro and Major League Baseball's flawed drug policy, it might be a good time to point out something very important. Congress isn't entirely blameless in this mess. If you...Tags: Jose Canseco, Barry Bonds, Tom Cruise, Mark McGwire, Sports
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Hit man
Sun StaffThe shaggy-haired teen lines a pitch into the outfield, and the ping from his aluminum bat echoes throughout an empty Camden Yards. The slightly graying, 40-year-old man on the pitcher's mound offers encouragement and throws again, prompting another...Tags: Football, New York Yankees, Chicago Cubs, Fidel Castro, Crime, Law and Justice
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When heroes falter, it's forgive or forget
Sun StaffRay Lewis was accused of murder. Latrell Sprewell choked his coach. Muhammad Ali refused to go to war and was labeled a traitor. All rebounded to attain greater stature than before. Ben Johnson was stripped of a gold medal days after he set a sprint...Tags: 2016 Olympic Games, Ray Lewis, Amusement and Theme Parks, Football, Vietnam War (1955-1975)
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Based on survey, Palmeiro faces a long haul to Hall
Sun StaffThe debate was supposed to have ended on that night last month in Seattle when Rafael Palmeiro stroked his 3,000th hit, a well-placed double that bounced in front of the left field fence at Safeco Field, a spot in baseball immortality landing with it. As...Tags: Sammy Sosa, Barry Bonds, Minnesota Twins, Mass Media, Referenda
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Years lend fresh perspective to meaning of Ripken feat
Sun StaffA few years ago, Cal Ripken and his wife plopped down in front of a television to finally watch the video commemorating Ripken's record-setting 2,131st consecutive major league game. They sat there for about two minutes when the Orioles legend turned and...Tags: Lou Gehrig, Football, Barry Bonds, Sammy Sosa, Babe Ruth
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Palmeiro, O's fall short
Sun StaffGiven the responsibility of checking the Orioles' lineup card yesterday, third base coach Rick Dempsey held it against the magnetic board outside the clubhouse, making sure all the names and positions matched up. Rafael Palmeiro, in the sixth slot, was...Tags: Erik Bedard, Steroids, Melvin Mora, Toronto Blue Jays, Sports
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Cheers for Palmeiro's last at-bat could be start of new beginning
WITH TWO OUTS and two on in the bottom of the ninth inning yesterday afternoon, the Rafael Palmeiro saga officially turned back into a baseball-only story. What other conclusion can be drawn with that reception Palmeiro got as he left the on-deck...Tags: Melvin Mora, Toronto Blue Jays, Sports, Baseball, Oriole Park at Camden Yards
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Manny Ramirez Suspended: North Texas Father Reacts
Staff reporterDon Hooton knows all about performance enhancing drugs. His son Taylor used them, and when he stopped, he became depressed and committed suicide in July 2003. Fast forward almost 6 years and Don says he's not surprised that Ramirez tested positive. He...Tags: Steroids, Health, Dallas Cowboys, Dallas, Death
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