Just four days after signing a contract to re-join the Los Angeles Dodgers, former stud closer Eric Gagne admitted HGH use to the Los Angeles Times:
Eric Gagne Admits HGH Use
“Why did you use HGH?” I ask, and he says, “I didn’t.”
But he knows better. He and I have had a long relationship; he’s the guy who introduced me to a children’s hospital. Heart and guts, the great intimidator, eight innings of splendid work by his teammates riding on his work and almost never disappointing. How could he?
“You were using HGH, weren’t you?”
“I did,” he says. “I hate to talk about it. It just doesn’t do anyone any good. But I thought it would help me get better when I hurt my knee. I just don’t want that to sound as an excuse.
“I’m so ashamed. It wasn’t smart. If I knew what I know now. . . . I didn’t need it. I regret it so much, just now maybe getting over the guilt. It was stupid.”
Gagne was named in the 2007 Mitchell Report, which was one of the first indicators of potential steroid/HGH use. Gagne was vague with his answers after reporters questioned him:
In 2004, according to the report, Gagne received multiple shipments of human growth hormone, one sent directly to the clubhouse at Dodger Stadium.
“I’m not denying it,” he said. “I’m not saying I did it. I just can’t talk about it.
“It’s a touchy subject. It doesn’t just involve me.”
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