Palmeiro and Viagra

Hundreds of people paid more than I, and largely ensconsed on sports pages of major daily newspapers, have already weighed in on whether or not Palmeiro did steroids.

I had this discussion with other editors at my newspaper office this spring.

I first pointed to Raffy's big jump in homers near the end of his time with the Cubs -- before he came to the Rangers and Canseco allegedly started sticking needles in his butt, it must be noted.

Then, I asked rhetorically: Why is a man in prime health in his mid- to late-30s hawking Viagra?

Could it be due to one of the most common and stereotypical effects of steroids? Did Raffy give himself one great bat only to damage another?