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Sick and tired of the 'tainted' excuse

By Jeff Pearlman
Special to Page 2

Friday, November 2, 2007

Three years ago, shortly after the death of Ken Caminiti, San Diego Padres general manager Kevin Towers told reporters that one of his great regrets was not confronting his star third baseman about his suspected steroid abuse. Said a contrite Towers: "You could not help but think, 'Could I have done something differently that might have changed what happened to him?'" At the time, Towers' mea culpa was strikingly refreshing. As most of his peers cowered behind the old "I'm shocked!" alibi of i ...

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