Merk
September 23rd, 2005, 1:25:37 AM
http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/news/story?id=2169007
Palmeiro said a vitamin he received from Miguel Tejada might have caused the positive test for steroid use that led to the first baseman's suspension, an assertion his Baltimore Orioles teammate dismissed as implausible.
Palmeiro said he received vitamin B-12 from Tejada, a person familiar with Palmeiro's unsuccessful grievance hearing to overturn the suspension told The Associated Press Thursday on condition of anonymity because the proceedings were secret.
Orioles executive vice president Jim Beattie quickly denied that Tejada supplied steroids to Palmeiro.
"Miggy [Tejada] is cleared in any implication that he provided steroids to Palmeiro," Beattie said in a statement. "That was investigated by HHPAC [House Health Policy Advisory Committee], and just to be sure they tested the stuff that Miggy had. It was found to be the B-12. That cleared it. End of story."
Beattie said that Palmeiro would issue a statement later Thursday denying that he accused Tejada of giving him a substance that may have caused a positive test. And according to ESPN The Magazine's Amy K. Nelson, Beattie said he does not expect Palmeiro to dress again for the team this season.
The Washington Post reported Thursday night that a substance given to MLB's governing body on steroids was tested three times and determined to be B-12. Tejada was cleared of any wrongdoing, according to the Post.
"Right now I'm in shock," Tejada, a former American League MVP, said after Baltimore lost 7-6 to the New York Yankees on Thursday. "I've never given anybody steroids before. I've been checked out three times already, and I'm clean. I've been clean all my life."
Tejada said he gave Palmeiro the B-12 injection "a long time ago.".............
I cant believe he is trying to put the blame on MT and a B-12 shot. Palmeiro should just man up
Palmeiro said a vitamin he received from Miguel Tejada might have caused the positive test for steroid use that led to the first baseman's suspension, an assertion his Baltimore Orioles teammate dismissed as implausible.
Palmeiro said he received vitamin B-12 from Tejada, a person familiar with Palmeiro's unsuccessful grievance hearing to overturn the suspension told The Associated Press Thursday on condition of anonymity because the proceedings were secret.
Orioles executive vice president Jim Beattie quickly denied that Tejada supplied steroids to Palmeiro.
"Miggy [Tejada] is cleared in any implication that he provided steroids to Palmeiro," Beattie said in a statement. "That was investigated by HHPAC [House Health Policy Advisory Committee], and just to be sure they tested the stuff that Miggy had. It was found to be the B-12. That cleared it. End of story."
Beattie said that Palmeiro would issue a statement later Thursday denying that he accused Tejada of giving him a substance that may have caused a positive test. And according to ESPN The Magazine's Amy K. Nelson, Beattie said he does not expect Palmeiro to dress again for the team this season.
The Washington Post reported Thursday night that a substance given to MLB's governing body on steroids was tested three times and determined to be B-12. Tejada was cleared of any wrongdoing, according to the Post.
"Right now I'm in shock," Tejada, a former American League MVP, said after Baltimore lost 7-6 to the New York Yankees on Thursday. "I've never given anybody steroids before. I've been checked out three times already, and I'm clean. I've been clean all my life."
Tejada said he gave Palmeiro the B-12 injection "a long time ago.".............
I cant believe he is trying to put the blame on MT and a B-12 shot. Palmeiro should just man up