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nothing about that sounds great.
Posted on: June 29, 2025 at 13:03:04 CT
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On the worrisome side, Porter’s weight ballooned from about 225 pounds to nearly 300. He died on August 5, 2002. He had driven from his house in the Kansas City suburb of Lee’s Summit to a park in nearby Sugar Creek. His body was found next to his car that afternoon. He was 50 years old. The chief of the Sugar Creek Police Department said Porter’s car went off the road and hit a tree stump. Police theorized that Porter tried to push the car off the stump and “the heat got to him”29 on a 97-degree day. No foul play was suspected.
A few days later, the Kansas City medical examiner, Dr. Thomas Young, reported that Porter had cocaine in his system, “typical of someone who uses (cocaine) recreationally.” Young said that Porter did not die from an overdose, but from excited delirium, which causes “behavior that is agitated, bizarre, and potentially violent,” and stopped his heart.”30 He left behind his wife, Deanne, and three children, Lindsey, 20; Jeff, 18; and Ryan, 14.
Hernandez
Twenty-one players were named in the trial, including Dave Parker, Vida Blue, Gary Mathtews and future Hall of Famer Tim Raines. Hernandez, Parker and five others each received one-year suspensions that were commuted in exchange for 100 hours in community service and a 10% cut of their salaries earmarked for drug rehab groups.
Hernandez calls the entire episode "the biggest mistake of my life" in the documentary, He's Keith Hernandez.
Strawberry
But Strawberry's promising career was derailed when he got addicted to alcohol and drugs including crack cocaine. The lifestyle of fame and fortune, he says, caught up with him, putting him on the path to hitting rock bottom multiple times.
Gooden
“When I was finally locked up it gave me a lot of time to look back over my life," Gooden said. "I got to think a lot about the pitcher I was and the pitcher I thought I was going to be, and what I did to myself after that.
On the worrisome side, Porter’s weight ballooned from about 225 pounds to nearly 300. He died on August 5, 2002. He had driven from his house in the Kansas City suburb of Lee’s Summit to a park in nearby Sugar Creek. His body was found next to his car that afternoon. He was 50 years old. The chief of the Sugar Creek Police Department said Porter’s car went off the road and hit a tree stump. Police theorized that Porter tried to push the car off the stump and “the heat got to him”29 on a 97-degree day. No foul play was suspected.
A few days later, the Kansas City medical examiner, Dr. Thomas Young, reported that Porter had cocaine in his system, “typical of someone who uses (cocaine) recreationally.” Young said that Porter did not die from an overdose, but from excited delirium, which causes “behavior that is agitated, bizarre, and potentially violent,” and stopped his heart.”30 He left behind his wife, Deanne, and three children, Lindsey, 20; Jeff, 18; and Ryan, 14.
Hernandez
Twenty-one players were named in the trial, including Dave Parker, Vida Blue, Gary Mathtews and future Hall of Famer Tim Raines. Hernandez, Parker and five others each received one-year suspensions that were commuted in exchange for 100 hours in community service and a 10% cut of their salaries earmarked for drug rehab groups.
Hernandez calls the entire episode "the biggest mistake of my life" in the documentary, He's Keith Hernandez.
Strawberry
But Strawberry's promising career was derailed when he got addicted to alcohol and drugs including crack cocaine. The lifestyle of fame and fortune, he says, caught up with him, putting him on the path to hitting rock bottom multiple times.
Gooden
“When I was finally locked up it gave me a lot of time to look back over my life," Gooden said. "I got to think a lot about the pitcher I was and the pitcher I thought I was going to be, and what I did to myself after that.
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nothing about that sounds great. - 90Tiger STL - 6/29 13:03:04