Ken Caminiti Dead at 41

Gemmy10 · October 10, 2004 1:47PM

Heard it on Fox News after the Cardinals-Dodgers game.

SHOCKING!!! Steroids?

SDSportsFan · October 10, 2004 2:01PM

Link

Here's the link to ESPN's headline

Steve

Edited to add that I just don't know what to say. This is shocking, although the steroid connection should make it less shocking.

All I know is Cammy was a great part of the 1998 Padres team, when he led the Padres to the World Series against the Yankees. There was even a song put out in San Diego about him, to the tune of The Macarena.

RIP Ken, and thank you.

Steve

iamthegreatcornholio · October 10, 2004 2:05PM

Sad - YES
Suprising - NO

Brian

Gemmy10 · October 10, 2004 2:07PM

Brian, I knew about his past but anytime someone dies so young it is shocking to me.

megatron · October 10, 2004 2:07PM

<< <i>Heard it on Fox News after the Cardinals-Dodgers game.

SHOCKING!!! Steroids? >>

Let's not forget that this guy was a severe cocaine user - so much so that he has to seek substance abuse treatment for it. Remember that?

However, given the availability bias here, even if steroids were not the cause of death, it is the easy way out and will likely be ruled cause of death even if his cocaine abuse was the real culprit.

Not saying that the steroid use (in his case abuse) did him any good.

Just my opinion.

Snowball · October 10, 2004 2:13PM

cocaine and/or other drugs??

joestalin · October 10, 2004 2:58PM

man this is very shocking! What a waste. Will this change baseball...no

how many ball players under the age of 45 have to die before the players and more importantly the
league puts a stop to drugs?

Well at least football is dropping the hammer hard on druggies like Jamal Lewis!

Kids looking for role models need not look here!

JS

maxXposure · October 10, 2004 3:21PM

wow! thats definitely a shocker.. guaranteed it had to do with drug abuse.. i didnt know he was a cocaine user, but that stuff does major damage to someones heart.. very conceivable that he could've had a heart attack or something..

on a sidenote, i just saw that Christopher Reeve died at age 52.. =(

a sad week which included the guy in my sig line!

bjork73 · October 10, 2004 3:53PM

<< <i>All I know is Cammy was a great part of the 1998 Padres team, when he led the Padres to the World Series against the Yankees. There was even a song put out in San Diego about him, to the tune of The Macarena. >>

The one I remember was to the tune of "I Want Candy" by Bow Wow Wow... regardless, I'd agree with the sentiment that this is sad although not incredibly shocking per se, especially with the cola abuse.

wlf3 · October 11, 2004 2:55AM

probally (in)directly related to cocaine abuse.... that has a tendancy to induce heart attacks. Very sad, as it always is when we lose someone so young.

goodriddance189 · October 11, 2004 4:29AM

<< <i>Well at least football is dropping the hammer hard on druggies like Jamal Lewis!

JS >>

yes, because levying a two game suspension for a cocaine trafficking charge is definitely stern punishment

kuhlmann · October 11, 2004 5:13AM

add they are letting him wait till end of season to serve his time!!!???

Caminti death will be linked to coke and other drugs probably pain killers and alcohol. i doubt roids had much to do with it.