Rafael Palmeiro and steroids

So, after watching last March as Rafael Palmeiro made the most emphatic denial of any player brought before the House hearing, I saw that he has now been suspended for testing positive. He denies "intentionally" taking steroids and insists he doesn't know how a banned substance got in his system. More likely, in my opinion, he was taking performance enhancing supplements and he took something he didn't know was on the list. This much is certain, however, no matter how "clean" Palmeiro tried to sound in March, he and many other ballplayers are willing to take anything and everything to enhance their play. No matter how many drugs and substances are put on the banned list (which will probably happen at a slower rate than they are being concocted), the MLB will never be able to instill a spirit of fair competition and a level playing field. Players are too interested in pushing the limits to gain a competative edge.