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I know this article is very old (2002) and this topic has been discussed many times but it does illustrate a point that has been made on this website, nothing good is going to come from the use of steroids. Mister Caminiti died at the young age of 41 apparently of complications from drug use and an enlarged heart. Complications that sound like the common problems typically associated with prolonged steroid use. I know you cann't prove steroid use caused his early demise but there is certainly a strong possibility they contributed heavily. At the date of this article, only two years before his death, Mr. Caminiti did not see anything wrong with his or anyone else's use of steroids.
In one portion of the article he was quoted as saying: "If a young player were to ask me what to do," Caminiti continued, "I'm not going to tell him it's bad. Look at all the money in the game: You have a chance to set your family up, to get your daughter into a better school.... So I can't say, 'Don't do it,' not when the guy next to you is as big as a house and he's going to take your job and make the money." I wonder if you were able to interview him today, if he would feel differently if he knew there was a strong possiblility he was going cause that family he was setting up tremendous grief and he might put that daughter in a better school only to leave her with only one parent and never see her again. In my opinion, MLB cannot do enough or do it soon enough to get this element out of the game.
In one portion of the article he was quoted as saying: "If a young player were to ask me what to do," Caminiti continued, "I'm not going to tell him it's bad. Look at all the money in the game: You have a chance to set your family up, to get your daughter into a better school.... So I can't say, 'Don't do it,' not when the guy next to you is as big as a house and he's going to take your job and make the money." I wonder if you were able to interview him today, if he would feel differently if he knew there was a strong possiblility he was going cause that family he was setting up tremendous grief and he might put that daughter in a better school only to leave her with only one parent and never see her again. In my opinion, MLB cannot do enough or do it soon enough to get this element out of the game.
I am suprised no one mention that in the article minor league coaches suggested players do HGH or steroids.
It simple to clean up the problem. You get tested Year round for HGH and steroids. You fail the test once. Lifetime ban.
It simple to clean up the problem. You get tested Year round for HGH and steroids. You fail the test once. Lifetime ban.