There is a mental edge that comes with the injections, and it's definitely something that gets you more intense.
"Kenneth Gene Caminiti" was an United States/American third baseman who spent fifteen seasons in Major League Baseball/Major League Baseball (MLB) with the Houston Astros (1987–1994, 1999–2000), San Diego Padres (1995–1998), Texas Rangers (baseball)/Texas Rangers (2001) and Atlanta Braves (2001). He was the 1996 National League Most Valuable Player. He died of a cocaine and heroin (a Speedball (drug)/speedball) drug overdose on October 10, 2004.
More Ken Caminiti on Wikipedia.It's no secret what's going on in baseball, ... At least half the players are using steroids.
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.
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.
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.
[Clearly, the players who choose to use steroids do so because they believe the drugs work.] It's still a hand-eye coordination game, but the difference [with steroids] is the ball is going to go a little farther, ... Some of the balls that would go to the warning track will go out. That's the difference.
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