"He writes of his mixed feelings about the former Mets manager Bobby Valentine, with whom he went to the World Series; his bitter war with Roger Clemens, who beaned him while he was with the Mets; the rumors that he was gay; and, most significant, the suspicions that he used performance enhancers, which he denies.
'It shouldn’t be assumed that every big hitter of the generation used steroids,' Piazza says in the book. 'I didn’t.'
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He admits to using androstenedione as part of a supplement pack until the outcry over Mark McGwire’s use of it forced him to 'phase it out.' Baseball later banned the substance.
He also writes that he briefly experimented with amphetamines until they were banned in 2006. And he describes hearing about human growth hormone, doing some research and asking the Mets’ former trainer, Fred Hina, if teams would start distributing it, unaware that it was a banned substance. According to the book, Hina said he would look into it and a day or two later told Piazza it was not a good idea."
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