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	ESPN Classic - '96 MVP admitted steroid use, fought drug problem
		Ken Caminiti spent 10 of his 15 seasons in a Houston Astros uniform, but he won the 1996 NL MVP Award while with the San Diego Padres.
		Caminiti's defining moment during his MVP season came on Aug. 18, 1996, in the oppressive heat of Monterrey, Mexico, as the Padres prepared to face the New York Mets in the finale of the first regular-season series played outside the United States and Canada.
		Caminiti teamed with Tony Gwynn and Greg Vaughn in the middle of the Padres' 1998 lineup, leading them to the World Series, where they were swept by the New York Yankees.
	espn.go.com /classic/obit/s/2004/1010/1899091.html (969 words)

	Ken Caminiti \| BaseballLibrary.com
		Caminiti's toughness reached legendary proportions in August of 1996, when two liters of an IV solution and a Snickers bar helped him overcome dehydration, diarrhea, and nausea and hit two home runs for the second straight game against the New York Mets in Monterrey, Mexico.
		Caminiti's shoulder injury was so bad that he couldn't raise his glove hand above his head or extend his left arm while batting, but he still posted one of the most outstanding seasons in franchise history, setting club records with 40 homers, 130 RBIs and a.621 slugging percentage.
		Caminiti hit well in his second stint with the Astros, but after a ruptured tendon in his right wrist ended his season in June the club declined to exercise his option for 2001.
	www.baseballlibrary.com /baseballlibrary/ballplayers/C/Caminiti_Ken.stm (1821 words)

	Ken Caminiti (1963-2004)
		But state District Judge William Harmon gave Caminiti credit for the 189 days he already served in jail and a treatment facility since he was sentenced to 3 years probation for a cocaine arrest in March 2001.
		Ken Caminiti's defining moment during his MVP season came on Aug. 18, 1996, in the oppressive heat of Monterrey, Mexico, as the Padres prepared to face the New York Mets in the finale of the first regular-season series played outside the United States and Canada.
		Caminiti teamed with Tony Gwynn and Greg Vaughn in the middle of the Padres' 1998 lineup, leading them to the World Series, where they were swept by the New York Yankees.
	www.sportsecyclopedia.com /memorial/sd/caminiti.html (779 words)

	Ken Caminiti - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Caminiti won 3 Gold Glove Awards while playing for the Padres in 1995, 1996, and 1997, and he was unanimously selected as the National League's MVP in 1996.
		Caminiti died unexpectedly of an apparent heart attack in The Bronx at the age of 41; he was pronounced dead on October 10, 2004 at New York's Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
		Rob Silva, an acquaintance of Caminiti who spent part of the day with him on October 10, told Newsday that Caminiti was edgy and depressed on the day he died, but also said he did not witness Caminiti using drugs on that day.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Ken_Caminiti (515 words)

	Ken Caminiti -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Caminiti won 3 (additional info and facts about Gold Glove Award) Gold Glove Awards while playing for the Padres in 1995, 1996, and 1997, and he was unanimously selected as the (additional info and facts about National League) National League's (The player judged to be the most important to the sport) MVP in 1996.
		Caminiti died unexpectedly of an apparent (A sudden severe instance of abnormal heart function) heart attack in The Bronx at the age of 41; he was pronounced dead on October 10, 2004 at New York's Lincoln Memorial Hospital.
		Rob Silva, an acquaintance of Caminiti who spent part of the day with him on October 10, told (additional info and facts about Newsday) Newsday that Caminiti was edgy and depressed on the day he died, but also said he did not witness Caminiti using drugs on that day.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/k/ke/ken_caminiti.htm (452 words)

	SI.com - MLB - Ex-NL MVP Caminiti dies of heart attack at 41 - Monday October 11, 2004 1:24AM
		Ken Caminiti, whose 15-year big league career ended after a stint with the Atlanta Braves last season, revealed to SI that he won the 1996 National League Most Valuable Player award while on steroids he purchased from a pharmacy in Tijuana, Mexico.
		Caminiti's defining moment during his MVP season came on Aug. 18, 1996, in the oppressive heat of Monterrey, Mexico, as the Padres prepared to face the New York Mets in the finale of the first regular-season series played outside the United States and Canada.
		Caminiti teamed with Tony Gwynn and Greg Vaughn in the middle of the Padres' 1998 lineup, leading them to the World Series, where they got swept by the New York Yankees.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /2004/baseball/mlb/10/11/bc.bbo.obit.caminiti.ap?cnn=yes (840 words)

	Should Padres Honor Caminiti? - Voice of San Diego (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Caminiti, who was the National League Most Valuable Player in 1996, led the Padres to a division title in 1996 and 1998 and helped guide the team to the World Series in 1998.
		Caminiti was as hardworking and intense of a player as this city has ever seen, but he struggled with inner demons, specifically depression, alcoholism and cocaine addiction.
		Caminiti claimed he only used steroids to help him come back from the serious shoulder injuries he suffered from during the 1996 season, but there are many baseball fans who consider him a cheater.
	www.voiceofsandiego.org /site/pp.asp?c=euLTJbMUKvH&b=391607 (542 words)

	CNNSI.com - SI Online - Special Report - SI Report: Ex-MVP Caminiti admits steroid use - Tuesday May 28, 2002 05:23 PM
		Caminiti told Verducci that he continued to use steroids for the rest of his career, which ended last season when he hit.228 with 15 home runs and 41 RBIs for the Texas Rangers and the Atlanta Braves.
		Caminiti told SI that he began using steroids midway through the 1996 season after injuring his shoulder while playing third base for the San Diego Padres.
		Caminiti's injury history is not unusual, according to the SI report.
	sportsillustrated.cnn.com /si_online/special_report/steroids (1130 words)

	Ken Caminiti, 1996 NL MVP, dies at 41 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Caminiti's 15-year big league career ended in 2001, five seasons after he led the San Diego Padres to a division title and was a unanimous pick for MVP.
		State District Judge William Harmon gave Caminiti credit for the 189 days he already served in jail and a treatment facility since he was sentenced to three years probation for a cocaine arrest in March 2001.
		Caminiti teamed with Tony Gwynn and Greg Vaughn in the middle of the Padres' 1998 lineup, leading them to the World Series, where they were swept by the New York Yankees.
	www.post-gazette.com /pg/04285/394037.stm (790 words)

	Obituary: Ken Caminiti / Baseball star whose steroid use led to crackdown (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Caminiti died Sunday in New York of a heart attack at age 41, a death that shocked the baseball world and marked a tragic end to the story of a player who always had trouble coping with life after he left the game.
		Caminiti was built like a linebacker and could be intimidating even to his teammates, with an intense glare and a bushy goatee.
		Caminiti was at spring training with the Padres this year as a special instructor.
	www.postgazette.com /pg/04286/394251.stm (795 words)

	CBC Sports: Former NL MVP Caminiti dies
		Caminiti died of a heart attack in the Bronx, N.Y., said his agent-lawyer Rick Licht.
		Caminiti played 15 seasons in the majors, 10 of them with the Houston Astros, who selected him in the third round of the 1984 amateur draft.
		However, state District Judge William Harmon gave Caminiti credit for the 189 days he already served in jail and a treatment facility since he was sentenced to three years probation for a previous cocaine arrest in March 2001.
	www.cbc.ca /story/sports/national/2004/10/11/Sports/caminiti_dead041010.html (535 words)

	Major League Baseball : News
		Ken Caminiti, the 1996 NL MVP, died of a heart attack at 41 on Sunday.
		Caminiti had documented problems with alcohol abuse during his first tour with the Astros, but was best known for his gutsy performances while he was with the Padres.
		Caminiti was prone on the clubhouse floor in Estadio Monterrey and took fluids intravenously so he could play in a Sunday afternoon game.
	mlb.mlb.com /NASApp/mlb/mlb/news/mlb_news.jsp?ymd=20041011&content_id=890577&vkey=news_mlb&fext=.jsp (1018 words)

	Caminiti's Death Met With Sadness, but Not Shock (washingtonpost.com)
		Ken Caminiti, a former All-Star third baseman, retired in 2001 after 15 seasons in the majors.
		Caminiti played the game with what seemed to be a perpetual scowl on his face, made even more menacing by a thick goatee.
		What made Caminiti a permanent part of baseball's social landscape was not his play on the field, but his admission -- in a Sports Illustrated interview in 2002 -- that he had used steroids.
	www.washingtonpost.com /wp-dyn/articles/A23177-2004Oct11.html (817 words)

	Ken Caminiti -- 1996 NL MVP -- HistoricBaseball.com
		Ken Caminiti, who won the National League MVP in 1996, died Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004, in the Bronx, New York, of an apparent heart attack.
		Caminiti's play on the field had been tainted by his admissions of what he had done as a player.
		In December 1994, he was part of a deal between Houston and San Diego that sent Caminiti, Andujar Cedeno, Steve Finley, Roberto Petagine, Brian Williams and Sean Fesh to the Padres for Derek Bell, Doug Brocail, Ricky Gutierrez, Pedro Martinez (not the one currently pitching for Boston), Phil Plantier and Craig Shipley.
	www.historicbaseball.com /players/c/caminiti_ken.html (333 words)

	The Post Game:The Best Damn Sports Blog ... Period (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-11)
		Caminiti, who was the 1996 NL MVP, will be remembered before Saturday's NLCS game three in Houston, with a video tribute and a spotlight showing his number 11 in front of the ballpark.
		But Caminiti's death will have greater implications than simply impacting the outcome of the remainder of the championship series, that is to say, it will if Major League Baseball acts appropriately.
		Though Caminiti was an ex-player, it has long been the case that both the drug policy, and the drug support system in place in baseball is not nearly sufficient to combat the strains placed on the professional and personal spheres by everything from steroids to cocaine.
	www.thepostgame.com /2004/10/ken-caminiti.html (515 words)

	KFFL - Ken Caminiti, 3B, Retired Players
		Caminiti was the National League MVP in 1996 and a three-time all-star.
		The Associated Press reports former MLB 3B Ken Caminiti was sentenced to 180 days in jail for violating his probation by testing positive for cocaine last month.
		The San Diego Union-Tribune reports former MLB player Ken Caminiti is rejoining the San Diego Padres for at least six weeks as a spring training instructor.
	kffl.com /player/9475/MLB (532 words)

	Capital News 9 \| 24 Hour Local News \| SPORTS \| Ken Caminiti dies at age 41
		Caminiti already was on probation after he was arrested with two others on drug charges in November 2001.
		Caminiti was the MVP while with the San Diego Padres in 1996.
		Caminiti said two years ago that he thought half the players in the big leagues were using steroids -- and that he had used them during his MVP season.
	www.capitalnews9.com /content/sports?ArID=98805&SecID=32 (243 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > San Diego Padres -- Caminiti bouncing back with Padres
		Caminiti said yesterday that steroids "might have enhanced" his play in 1996, when he stayed in the lineup despite a torn rotator cuff in his left shoulder.
		After 1996, Caminiti's shoulder was so damaged that surgeons eschewed an arthroscopic procedure in favor of open surgery, during which they discovered Caminiti had a 95 percent tear in the rotator cuff.
		Ravaged by injuries from 1996 through 2001, Caminiti was found in a Houston hotel room with cocaine and drug paraphernalia in November 2001, a month after the Braves removed Caminiti from their playoff roster.
	www.signonsandiego.com /sports/padres/20040318-9999-news_1s18padres.html (954 words)

	Drugs ruled as cause of death for Caminiti - - MSNBC.com
		Bill Janscha / AP Ken Caminiti, a 15-year major league veteran, who won the NL MVP award in 1996, admitted in a Houston court just days before he died that he had tested positive for cocaine.
		Caminiti, 41, died Oct. 10 in the Bronx.
		Caminiti retired in 2001 after a career that included two stints with the Houston Astros, four years with the Padres and brief tours with the Texas Rangers and Atlanta Braves.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/6252095 (525 words)

	NBC11.com - Sports - San Jose's Ken Caminiti Dies
		Caminiti's agent says the former Houston Astros and Texas Rangers third baseman died of a heart attack in the Bronx.
		Caminiti, 41, had a history of drug and alcohol problems and even admitted he used steroids during his major league career.
		Caminiti had been given probation after he was arrested with two others on drug charges in November 2001.
	www.nbc11.com /sports/3800233/detail.html (288 words)

	OrangePower.Com - Did Baseball turn their back on Ken Caminiti or
		Caminiti had admitted to using steroids during his major-league playing career, which began in 1987 with the Astros.
		Gerard noted that trying to help an athlete of Caminiti's talents is especially difficult because the ego and confidence that helps someone like Caminiti conquer baseball are the same things that convince him he will be able to resist the lure of drugs and alcohol.
		Just last Tuesday, Caminiti stood in court in Houston and admitted he violated his probation by testing positive for cocaine and was sentenced to 180 days in jail.
	www.orangepower.com /printthread.php?t=7467 (1141 words)

	The Ken Caminiti Foundation
		Find out what the Ken Caminiti Foundation is all about.
		The Ken Caminiti Foundation hosted the Pitch, Hit and Run competition in Ken’s hometown of San Jose.
		Contact and/or donate to the Ken caminiti Foundation.
	www.kencaminiti.org (59 words)

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