Is The Gambler a Cheater?

On a day when we found out that perhaps the best linebacker in football (Shawne Merriman) has been taking steroids, we also had the misfortune in waking up to the possibility that Detroit's Game 2 World Series victory may have been tarnished as well. For those of you seeing this for the first time, it is being reported that Tigers starting pitcher Kenny Rogers was caught with some sort of brown substance on the palm of his pitching hand during the first inning of last night's game. Was it dirt? Was it chaw spit? Was it pine tar? Was it ****? Who knows? All we do know for sure is that in a sporting world filled with controversy and perpetual steroid talk, this is icing on the cake.As a die-hard sports fan, when allegations start to fly before all the facts are compiled, I always try my best to give an athlete the benefit of the doubt. For instance, as some writers practically painted us a picture of Terrell Owens tying a noose in his basement, I remained calm, cool, and colle...