another narrow admission
Another player who appears in the Mitchell report tries to get out ahead of the story. From Brian Roberts of the Orioles, in a statement to the Baltimore Sun:
"In 2003, when I took one shot of steroids, I immediately realized that this was not what I stood for or anything that I wanted to continue doing. I never used steroids, human growth hormone or any other performance-enhancing drugs prior to or since that single incident . . . I am very sorry and I deeply regret ever making that terrible decision. My only hope and prayer is that the Orioles, my family, friends and fans that have supported me so faithfully will forgive me."Like Andy Pettitte, the drugs were the wake-up call he needed to remind him that he didn't need drugs, except as a wake up call.
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posted by John Levenstein at
9:53 PM
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Who will be the first to say, "I put the needle to my arm, but I didn't inject"
or, "I put the straw up to my nose--once--and after snorting a single line-- immediately regretted that single time I used cocaine. I knew it wasn't was I should be doing, getting high, it's not what I stand for and I hope people forgive me."
"The clubhouse manager was handing out what he called 'special' Gatorade. I didn't know what was in it - never thought to ask - but since I hit a home run that day I decided it must be lucky"
I don't care about sports.
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