JAWS and the 2014 Hall of Fame Ballot: Mike Piazza
... and the 2014 Hall of Fame Ballot: Mike Piazza He was run out of Los Angeles by the Dodgers amid a high-profile contract dispute, his defensive skills were often questioned, he was a target in beanball wars and rumors about his lifestyle and links to performance-enhancing drugs made for tabloid … Read more on SI.com Proliferation of camouflage uniforms Their only National League MVP winner — Ken Caminiti in 1996 — admitted to abusing steroids during his MVP season and later died of a drug overdose. They are the only MLB team never to have had a no-hitter. They are one of only two MLB teams never to … Read more on ESPN Read ...
Are Tests Enough? Biogenesis Raises Questions on Current PED-Use Policies
... tests enough? Biogenesis raises questions on current PED-use policies “It's no secret what's going on in baseball,” said former major league baseball player Ken Caminiti. “At least half the players are … Suddenly, everyone associated baseball with its performance-enhancing drug scandal: Biogenesis. Former employee … Read more on Guilfordian Tags: major league baseball, ken caminiti ...
When Younger Players Showed Way on Testing
... boycott their drug tests to help ensure more meaningful tests in the future. “I don't remember it being that big a deal,” Konerko said on Tuesday … Read more on New York Times (blog) Drugs Deal a Black Eye to America's Greatest Game – And Its Hallowed Records Bonds was one of nearly 90 players who were named as having taken steroids or other PEDs in the 2007 Mitchell Commission Report on substance abuse in baseball. He was linked to the BALCO steroid distribution … Ken Caminiti, who played for the Houston … Read more on TheAlternativePress.com (press release) (blog) Read ...
Matt Kemp Thinks Ryan Braun Should Be Stripped of 2011 MVP Award
... Kemp thinks Ryan Braun should be stripped of 2011 MVP award Adjusting baseball history to diminish the significance of PED users only compounds the lie and is a very slippery slope given how widespread drug use was in the game at its peak. Ken Caminiti didn't lose his 1996 MVP award when he confessed to Tom … Read more on SI.com OPINION: Braun, A-Rod's unforgivable mistake was lying We get the main rationale behind most drug use — the elite athlete convinces himself it's so prevalent in his sport that he needs it to survive, to the point that puncturing your veins with a syringe full of synthetic testosterone becomes as routine … Read more on The Trentonian Read ...
EDITORIAL: You Let Everyone Down, Lance
... You let everyone down, Lance Filed under: Ken Caminiti drug abuse Armstrong also helped manage an elaborate operation — supervised by Dr. Michele Ferrari, who remains banned from working with Italian cyclists — to help his teammates both use PEDs and conceal their use from drug testing. … If Armstrong were just … Read more on Journal Times Tags: drug abuse, ken caminiti, drug test ...
Sports Commentary — Playing Fair
... commentary — Playing fair Filed under: Ken Caminiti drug abuse Admitted steroids-taker Ken Caminiti, who has confessed to using during his 1996 National-League MVP season, died unexpectedly of a heart attack in 2004 at age 41. To indicate that this deadly misbehavior is no longer acceptable, Major League Baseball … Read more on Meriden Record-Journal The Best Starting 9 in Each MLB Franchise's History Filed under: Ken Caminiti drug abuse Read ...
Who Would Be on Your All-Time MLB “SUBSTANCE ABUSE” Team?
... by : Who would be on your all-time MLB “SUBSTANCE ABUSE” team? To be eligible, these players would have to be known or alleged chronic users including drunks, ilicit drug users, or steroids and/or HGH abusers. Here’s mine: C- Pudge Rodriguez 1B-Rafael Palmeiro 2B-Billy Martin SS-A Rod 3B-Ken Caminiti LF-Barry Bonds CF-Sammy Sosa RF-Babe Ruth DH-Darryl Strawberry RHP-Doc Ellis, Roger Clemens LHP-Andy Pettitte, Whitey Ford Closer-Eric Gagne I couldn’t remember Howe’s name of all players. Best answer: Answer by D.A./what about “greenies”? Answer by Amazing BaldinioYou left off one of the originals — Steve Howe. Read ...