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"Raffy, baby, come over here......one word: No." Hopefully, some of
Rafael Palmeiro's closest friends have made a similar statement to him in the wake of
his attempt at an MLB comeback at age 53. Hey, it's only been
a dozen years since Palmeiro played in the bigs—after leaving the game amid a positive steroid test in 2005. Only the great
Minnie Minoso played at the major league level after the age of 50—and that was mostly a stunt. The equally great
Julio Franco was actually half-way decent in the majors during his 49th year. Oddly, Palmeiro still stubbornly denies he took steroids to enhance his performance—maybe he just liked the back acne. Incredibly, former Red Sox GM
Dan Duquette has actually said he
might give Palmeiro a shot, stating,
"It would be an interesting story". Interesting, maybe. Appropriate? No.
