Rest in Peace, Ken Caminiti

What a sad story. It's almost like the media writes off his death as, oh, he's one of "those." The guy took drugs, wasted life, end of story. How disposable these athletes are in modern society.

Think about how much happiness that guy brought hundreds of thousands, probably millions of people, in his career. That means nothing?

In matters of addiction, only you can help you -- that's the bottom-line. And yeah, maybe Ken was too far gone to be helped. Who knows?

Regardless of the circumstances, what an indictment of MLBPA for not taking good care of a family member, and hopefully not a harbinger of things to come as they allow their mates to continue to face the competitive-fueled usage of steriods and other drugs alone.