My day will come when I can say what happened. As of right now, I can't say anything. Hopefully soon. |
never used steroids. Period. |
No one seemed to want to talk about our game, ... Even our manager had to comment on the situation and no one really focused on the game and to me that's sad because it's taking away from baseball and the game. |
Nobody is more frustrated and disappointed in me than I am. ... All my accomplishments are now tainted. |
Nobody is more frustrated and disappointed in me than I am. Throughout my adult life, I have worked very hard on and off the field to live my life in an honorable way. All my accomplishments are now tainted, and many people have been hurt, |
Now, I may be wrong. It could be something else. But if I have to guess, if I have to pinpoint something, that is the logical thing. |
Obviously, I would love to play and come back and finish and hopefully prove to everyone I can still play at a high level, that I can still be productive and do it the right way, which I've always done, ... I am not going to shy away from what happened to me. I am going to face it. Hopefully, I can explain myself one day, and whether people believe me or not, I can't control that. |
Oh, man, I'm looking forward to those things. I'm looking forward to days where I can do things that I've been wanting to do that happen in the summertime. Be with my family and kids in the summer. Vacations. All that stuff, before my kids go off to college. |
Since I was informed last May that I tested positive for steroids, I have fully cooperated with Major League Baseball and Congress in their respective inquiries into this matter, ... I have done so because I have nothing to hide. |
Someone needs to be there for him. I know he doesn't have family here. So some of us need to do whatever we can to help. |
Staying here and helping this team get back to .500 is a possibility, and it would be a great thing if we were able to do that, ... I want to help them do that, and, in the meantime, hopefully work something out so I could finish my career here. |
The first couple of days I didn't want to bring them back, but they wanted to come. They feel like they are part of this team. The guys really like for them to be around. |
They've always been there with me throughout my whole career actually, so I'm very thankful that my wife and kids are here to support me, ... It means a lot to me. |
This could have been devastating for us if we lost three out of four, ... We would have been six or seven games out. |
To me that's sad. |