NJTank Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 The story of steroids in baseball just took a sad turn I just heard on the radio that Ken Caminiti died of a heart attack . This is a shock, but with the news of his steroid use is gotta send a warning shot across the bowhttp://espn.go.com/classic/obit/s/2004/1010/1899091.html www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaolinaJoe Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 I'm sure all the cocaine he did has a little something to do with this. Sad none the less. "It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us freedom of thepress. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us freedom ofspeech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given usthe freedom to demonstrate. And it is the soldier who salutes theflag, serves beneath the flag, whose coffin is draped by the flag, andwho allows the protester to burn the flag."Marine Chaplain Dennis Edward O' Brien Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CC97 Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 Wow, sudden deaths all over the place.We just heard from him a couple of days ago, something else about the steroids he was using as a player.I wonder how many dark MLB secrets died with him --- Chris Creamer Founder/Editor, SportsLogos.Net "The Mothership" • News • Facebook • X/Twitter • Instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waffles Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 Holy crap...he was just saying how after this last brush with drugs he was gonna turn his life around...jeez.Sucks that he'll be remembered more for the last few years of his life than his heyday...but hopefully people can learn from his mistakes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
See Red Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 Unfortunately he'll be remembered more for admitting he used steroids over being a great player, as he was. He made mistakes, but I don't believe he ever blamed anyone else for his mistakes or pointed anyone out for using steroids, just said the league didn't do enough to stop it. It's a shame, I heard he was trying to turn it around as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brass Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 This has defintely been a sad year for Sports & Entertainment. On 4/10/2017 at 3:05 PM, Rollins Man said: what the hell is ccslc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shizznick Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 I wonder what the autopsy will reveal. I'm with Caolina Joe, I think it was the crack cocaine he was abusing that did him in. I'll remember him as a helluva 3rd baseman with a gun for a throwing arm. realclearpolitics.com "Political tags - such as royalist, communist, democrat, populist, fascist, liberal, conservative, and so forth - are never basic criteria. The human race divides politically into those who want people to be controlled and those who have no such desire." - Robert A. Heinlein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
budbowl77 Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 What I'm wondering is...What was he doing in a Hotel in The Bronx? A man who i'm sure still was financially sound was found in a Bronx Hotel?? I mean what would he be doing there? I'm originally from The Bronx, and when rich people make there way into areas they shouldnt be in..it makes me wonder why they were there in the first place..I just hope that for Kens sake, he died peacefully and he rests in peace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJTank Posted October 11, 2004 Author Share Posted October 11, 2004 Yeah that is odd www.sportsecyclopedia.com For the best in sports history go to the Sports E-Cyclopedia at http://www.sportsecyclopedia.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapshot Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 While this is certainly sad news, I hope it's going to do more to hinder steroid use and possible drug use in sports, and this is why: all the written and verbal warnings about why you shouldn't use steroids or drugs have fallen on many a deaf ear. But when you can put a face (and a recent one...8 years ago the league MVP) on an example of what can eventually happen, I think people will take notice of this.Caminiti was only 41. He's still young. And barely removed from his playing career, so he is still mentioned every now and then, especially when talking about some of his former teammates, Jeff Bagwell and Craig Biggio. To all those who think they're invincible from the long term effects of steroids, just read today's obituary. I'm sure the cocaine use didn't help the situation either, and the combination of the two had weakened his body so much that he died at a young age. Back-to-Back Fatal Forty Champion 2015 & 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthMan Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 it's a sad reminder of the evil of steroids "We have nothing to fear except fear itself." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JQK Posted October 11, 2004 Share Posted October 11, 2004 Reminds me of Lyle Alzado (i believe that is how his name was spelled.) Stay Tuned Sports Podcast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkrdevil Posted October 12, 2004 Share Posted October 12, 2004 Shocking and sad.Unfortunatly this probably won't be a wakeup call to players. I'm sure the roids as well as the coke contributed to his death. There have been sudden deaths before related to drugs and sports and they weren't wakeup calls, why would this be different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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