Ken Camaniti, R.I.P.

I was bummed for a few minutes when I found out Christopher Reeve died last night, but I was really shocked when I heard Ken Caminiti former Houston Astro and NL MVP died of a heart attack last night at the age of 41. In the 80's and early 90's, Caminiti was the shit at third base. Nobody could backhand a shot down the line, then gun it to first from foul territory like him. It was awesome to see. He played with Houston in the years when i'd go see them play for a weekend every summer (usually against the Cubbies). In those good old days of playing Sega Baseball, Caminit was ALWAYS the third baseman I went for. I had tons of Caminiti baseball cards (stil do i think), but sadly his legacy was tarnished when he admitted to using steroids especially during his MVP season. then he came out and said half the players in baseball use the juice. This sparked the steroid witch hunt in baseball (which is a good thing), and resulted in Sosa, Giambi, and Bagwell all getting much smaller. In 15 years, his career stats BA is .272, 239 HR, 983 RBI's. His best season was by far 1996 when he led the Padres to the World Series, batting .326 with 40 HR and 130 RBI's. On of my Baseball Legends, Ken Caminiti, R.I.P.