Ken Caminiti Dies

It really puts everything back into perspective, now the playoffs going to game 5 and the texans OT loss don't mean as much as they did before. It' sad that he wasn't ever able to beat his addictions

 

I would like to hear what they have to say also. Must be very very tough for them.

 

"Needle And The Damage Done"

I caught you knockin'
at my cellar door
I love you, baby,
can I have some more
Ooh, ooh, the damage done.

I hit the city and
I lost my band
I watched the needle
take another man
Gone, gone, the damage done.

I sing the song
because I love the man
I know that some
of you don't understand
Milk-blood
to keep from running out.

I've seen the needle
and the damage done
A little part of it in everyone
But every junkie's
like a settin' sun.

 

RIP

Always one of my favorites. He could throw harder from his knees better than most others could standing up.

+

 

A little insensitive, but anabolic steroid use has a direct link to heart disease. Add to that years of cocaine abuse...

http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/921033839.html

...it is somewhat amazing Cammy lasted as long as he did

 

Wow,

I feel terrible for his family.

Maybe the Stros can dedicate tonight's win to him.

DD

 

Hey guys, Did Ken wear 21 with the Astros or 11..... I seem to remember him wearing 21 his first stint with houston... and 11 his second time around... I could be wrong



In any event... Wear your Astros jerseys tonight... With a Black Armband or write his number or initials on your cap...


Lets win this one for Ken...

 

It was always 11 with the Astros.

 

Caminiti had the best *3rd baseman arm* I've ever seen! Only Buddy Bell came close.

I bet Baggs has a few stories on how hard Caminiti could throw that ball from 3rd base, on is butt, across his body....whooosh....smak!

Makes you wonder if Baggs said "ouch!" a few times on those hard throws.

 

Honestly my favorite Astros next to Bags.

The guy played with toughness, power, and intensity.

Hated to see when him strike out but love to see him break the bat across his thigh. That is tough.

RIP Cammy, a forever Astro.

 

I thought when he came back he had to wear 21 because 11 was taken.

 

Did Caminiti only start using steroids when he was with the Padres or was he using steroids his entire big league career starting in Houston? I guess I was hoping he wasn't using steroids during his stint in Houston but I really have no idea.

 

I was wondering why guys were saying win this one for Cammy in the game thread.....

RIP Ken.

 

My all time favorite Astro.

I still remember that play you made when you dived across the foul line to spear a grounder and then made the throw to first while lying flat on your back.

Aside from being a great ballplayer, I have always heard that you were a great guy with a heart of gold.

I was rooting for you to beat your drug illness. You were a warrior and your life these last years was so tough.

Rest in peace Cammy.

 

He claimed it started in San Diego.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2004/magazine/03/02/flashback_juiced/

 

Thanks edc. I guess you could say he chose performance over his health. It may have helped him in the very short term achieve his goals but he really lost. It was gut wrenching that, during my lunch break at home today, I saw an old interview their showing on Sportscenter where Ken was talking about how he just didn't care what happened to him. He talked about how he has, or did have, a self-destructive attitude. He even talked about how, when he felt like that, he didn't care if death was on his horizon. It truly was an eerie interview after his death today.

I just hope Ken wasn't using cocaine right before he died Sunday. If you think about it, then he just got out of jail. He visits the Bronx to help a friend out. Who is to say he didn't have a relapse that brought this on? I hope that wasn't the case. I hope and pray some toxicology report doesn't come out in a few days indicating this.

 

If baseball rules were stricter he'd be alive today . RIP

 

I love Cammy, but he did it to himself. It isnt baseballs fault he took drugs. It isnt baseballs fault that he did steriods. He battled his own personal demons and lost. I absolutely hate it for him and his family, but a man has to take responsibility for his actions. I say all of this with the utmost respect for #11. I hope his jersey hangs in Minute Maid very soon.

 

I saw Caminti last year at Boston Market on Voss and Westhimer. He was HUGE in person, wasnt sure it was him until I saw a Caminiti tatoo on his shoulder. I was hesitate to say something to him as him and a friend were planning on some weekend hunting trip.

I was shocked to hear the news but the Astros will win a game for him today.