Ken Caminiti
Ken Caminiti
Kenneth Gene Caminitiwas an American third baseman who spent fifteen seasons in Major League Baseballwith the Houston Astros, San Diego Padres, Texas Rangersand Atlanta Braves. He was the 1996 National League Most Valuable Player. He died of a cocaine and heroindrug overdose on October 10, 2004...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth21 April 1963
CountryUnited States of America
deal field staff
I didn't think I was going to play that day. I'd have to thank the training staff for getting me on the field that day. They made a bigger deal than I thought it was.
ask chance daughter family guy house job money next player
If a young player were to ask me what to do, ... 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.
half players secret using
It's no secret what's going on in baseball, ... At least half the players are using steroids.
against arena ball bat bunch choking guys hour miles pitchers throwing watch
They come to the arena to watch gladiators. Do they want to see a bunch of guys choking up on the bat against pitchers throwing 82 miles an hour or do they want to see the ball go 500 feet? They want to see warriors.
black easy everybody felt looked market mexico
At first I felt like a cheater. But I looked around, and everybody was doing it. Now it's not as black market as when I started. Back then you had to go and find it in Mexico or someplace. Now, it's everywhere. It's very easy to get.
blood outfield run sudden
You take some pills, go out and run in the outfield and you get the blood flowing. All of a sudden you feel much better.
definitely edge gets mental
There is a mental edge that comes with the injections, and it's definitely something that gets you more intense,
american-businessman half players using
It's no secret what's going on in baseball. At least half the players are using steroids.
good life
I had a real good thing going for me, and I got sidetracked. It doesn't have to be that way. It doesn't have to be drugs. It doesn't have to be alcohol. That part of my life is over.