MLB Betting: Betting On Palmeiro’s Future

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Utterly reprehensible “Future Hall of Fame” baseball player Rafael Palmeiro(who did not take steroids) has his future laid out for the gambling masses as WagerWeb.com is offering props on whether or not the mustache afficionado will ever play baseball again—earplugs or not. The sportsbook is fairly confident that Raffy will hole himself up someplace on Scott Norwood island until the public scrutiny and his personal shame go away. Odds of Raffy retiring 1/8 and the odds of him playing next season for some unlucky team are 6/1. Never rule out the Yankees, however, who love reclamation projects and bats off the bench. So, a $100 bet on him playing next season is not completely out of the question.

Rafael Palmeiro Odds [Gambling 911]

Fantasy Baseball: Throw Rafael Palmeiro Into the River

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ESPN’s Tristan Cockroft examines the value of holding onto the Baltimore Orioles’ medicinally confused first baseman Rafael Palmeiro now that he’s back in the Orioles lineup. Guess what he said? It wasn’t offer your best pitching prospect immediately, let’s put it that way. Cockroft says that at this time of the year, Palmeiro’s playing time will be so sporadic(and ineffective) that it’s best to drop him. Yes, we know already knew that, but we always like to see Cockroft get all feisty and annoyed with players. It’s rather amusing.

Raffy’s Return [ESPN]

Fantasy Baseball: Palmeiro Suspended, Owners Shouldn’t Feel, Um, Deflated

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When Baltimore Orioles’ first baseman Rafael Palmeiro failed his steroid exam, the big story was the impact it’ll have on his career and how much of an idiot he looked like after being so adamant in front of Congress last March 12th during the major league baseball steroid hearings. But those of you who drafted him in the sixth or seventh round probably let out a collective ‘eh’ when the 10-game suspension was handed down. In his Out of the Box column, ESPN’s Tristan Cockroft pretty much summed up the feelings of Palmeiro fantasy owners everywhere:

The funny thing is that, as a fantasy baseball junkie throughout Palmeiro’s career, I can’t remember a single season in which anyone would have listed him as an “elite” player. He certainly never would have been a No. 1 overall pick — that instead would always go to your Barry Bonds, Pedro Martinez, Albert Pujols and Alex Rodriguez types — and most everyone would knock on the guy merely because he played first base or designated hitter — and those, of course, were “easy” positions to fill.

And it still is. You can get 28 home runs and 92 RBI equivalents off the waiver wire some place. Even in deep leagues. And even when Palmeiro comes back he may just be a spot starter anyway. We say toss him to the wolves and let other people fight over him. He’s a waste of roster space especially around playoff time.

Palmeiro Suspended [ESPNInsider(sub. req.)
Cancel Palmeiro’s Ticket to Cooperstown [MSNBC]