Houston Astros shortstop Miguel Tejada has come out of the closet – well sort of.

It seems that Tejada has been lying about his age ever since coming to the big leagues at “17″ (he was really 19) – Tejada is now 33, or 31, or 33… sh**, he’s probably still lying about it just like most people think Dikembe Mutombo (of NBA fame) is. While the 2 year age difference really doesn’t make much of a difference, unless you’re the GM of the Astros and you just signed him to a long-term deal (ha-ha), it’s still remarkable that Miguel Tejada was able to get away with it for so long.

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What I take from Miguel’s announcement is this… Tejada is a liar (the word “cheater” also comes to mind, but he hasn’t admitted to that yet). Did he take steroids? Probably… Is he going to admit it? No… Does it really matter in the scheme of things, since MLB has assured players mentioned in the Mitchell report a “free pass” to not get in suspended or penalized for their actions.

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