http://www.usatoday.com/sports/baseball/al/yankees/
2007-05-17-giambi-steroid-issue_N.htm
Giambi: Baseball's apology needed over steroid issue
By Bob Nightengale, USA TODAY
CHICAGO — New York Yankees slugger Jason Giambi, saying he's likely tested
for illegal performance-enhancing drugs more often than anyone else, believes
Major League Baseball should have apologized years ago for its widespread
drug problem.
"I was wrong for doing that stuff," Giambi told USA TODAY on Wednesday before
playing the Chicago White Sox. "What we should have done a long time ago was
stand up — players, ownership, everybody — and said: 'We made a mistake.'
"We should have apologized back then and made sure we had a rule in place and
gone forward. … Steroids and all of that was a part of history. But it was a
topic that everybody wanted to avoid. Nobody wanted to talk about it."
The San Francisco Chronicle reported in December 2004 that Giambi told the
grand jury investigating BALCO in December 2003 he used steroids and human
growth hormone. Giambi held a news conference before the 2005 season to
apologize but didn't say for what, telling reporters, "I can't get into
specifics."
He said Wednesday he's thankful for MLB's steroid and amphetamine testing
program that was revised before last season. MLB does not test for HGH, but
Giambi said he does not use the drug, either illegally or with a doctor's
prescription.
"Unfortunately, (the rumors) are going to be a part of it. But that's OK. I'm
probably tested more than anybody else. I'm not hiding anything," said
Giambi, hitting .273 with five homers this season. "That stuff didn't help me
hit home runs. I don't care what people say, nothing is going to give you
that gift of hitting a baseball."
When asked, "So why did you take steroids?" Giambi said: "Maybe one day I'll
talk about it, but not now."
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