by wildcherry on Monday, January 11th, 2010 | News, Sports | No Comments

Mark McGwire is scheduled for a live, in-depth interview with Bob Costas tonight on MLB Network at 7 ET. For now, here are some excerpts from his statement.

• “I wish I had never touched steroids. It was foolish and it was a mistake. I truly apologize. Looking back, I wish I had never played during the steroid era.”
• “I never knew when, but I always knew this day would come. It’s time for me to talk about the past and to confirm what people have suspected.”
• “I’m sure people will wonder if I could have hit all those home runs had I never taken steroids,” McGwire said. “I had good years when I didn’t take any, and I had bad years when I didn’t take any. I had good years when I took steroids, and I had bad years when I took steroids. But no matter what, I shouldn’t have done it and for that I’m truly sorry.”

So who’ll come out next?

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by wildcherry on Monday, November 9th, 2009 | News, Sports | No Comments

Sammy Sosa’s skin appears to have lightened considerably. Photographs taken at an event in Las Vegas reveal a surprisingly light pigmentation on the former slugger. While no cause has been established at this time, Midwest Sports Fans speculates that steroid use could be responsible:

There appears to be at least some evidence suggesting that steroid use could be one of the lifestyle choices that increases a person’s likelihood of becoming symptomatic with vitiligo.
It was reported in June that Sosa, who captured the nation’s attention as a prolific home run hitter in the 1990s and earlier this decade, tested positive for steroids in 2003.

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