Former Astros IF Ken Caminiti admits to taking steriods

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05-29-2002, 07:51 AM
BigD

Former Astros IF Ken Caminiti admits to taking steriods

Former Astros IF Ken Caminiti, the National League's Most Valuable Player in 1996 as a Padre, says he won the award while on steroids and that at least half of major leaguers use the drugs. In a Sports Illustrated report on steroids in baseball, Caminiti confirmed he used them the season he batted a career-high .326 with 40 home runs and 130 runs batted in. ``I've made a ton of mistakes,'' said Caminiti, a recovering alcoholic and former drug user whose 15-year career ended last season. ``I don't think using steroids is one of them.

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http://www.espn.go.com/mlb/news/2002/0528/1387969.html

Looks like another steriods crack down is on it's way.
05-29-2002, 07:59 AM
KeyMastur

The reason he openly admitted it is b/c Canseco was about to rat him out, so he ratted himself out first to make it look like "ooh..I'm the honest man, I've got nothing to hide"
05-29-2002, 08:03 AM
Fish

The media will have a field day with this story. An uneducated media preaching to an uneducated public.
05-29-2002, 08:05 AM
9natural9

They will sweep this under the rug, watch how fast too....
05-29-2002, 08:14 AM
Pete235

Quote:

Originally posted by Fish
The media will have a field day with this story. An uneducated media preaching to an uneducated public.

Yeah and they'll dicuss among themselves while sucking down Buds, puffing on Marlboro reds and munching on nachos at the local waterhole. Fat slobs!!
05-29-2002, 10:01 AM
j.j.

I think him and Canseco have something going to drum publicity for their books and articles coming out. I ould almost bet the house that Camineti gets a % of SI sold.:afro: