Sad News....Rod Beck (essentially) committed suicide

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Essentially.....Jeesh, I'm really glad I stopped using cocaine in 1995. I myself might not be alive today.

From the Stamford Advocate in Connecticut:

http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/spo...31,0,4822129.story?coll=stam-sports-headlines

PHOENIX -- Police found evidence of cocaine and drug paraphernalia at former major league pitcher Rod Beck's home on the day he died. A police report released Tuesday indicated evidence in several places at Beck's house, including the bathroom and the master bedroom in which the 38-year-old Beck, a three-time All-Star who saved 286 games, was found dead at his northeast Phoenix home on June 23. In a case on the bedroom floor, "four small canisters contained a white powdery residue of suspected cocaine. The larger canister contained a dried paste, commonly used to produce rock cocaine," the report said. They also found a white powdery substance on the roll top desk.


Police also found a loaded semiautomatic handgun in a bag containing numerous glass bowl pipes and torch lighters.

The medical examiner is awaiting results of toxicology tests to establish a cause of death.

Beck's wife Stacey released a statement about her husband's death. In it, she discussed her husband's addiction to drugs, and said she hoped her family's honesty about the situation would help others dealing with the same problem.

"While we were all deeply saddened by the death of Rodney, he suffered from a debilitating, degenerative brain disease called addiction," she said. "The last three years we have seen this disease progress and destroy the person we knew.

"Unfortunately the details of his death are not pretty or palatable, but those details are merely symptoms of this devastating brain disease. ... Rodney overcame other illnesses and injuries but sadly this brain disease got the best of him."

The police report said Beck called his personal assistant, Tina Buchanan, at 11:57 a.m. on June 23 and asked her to come to his home because he was not feeling well. When Buchanan arrived, she found Beck lying on the master bedroom floor "not breathing and unresponsive," the report said.

Buchanan later told officers "Beck used cocaine on a daily basis, but she did not know the quantity he was using," the report said. "Beck has had seizures in the past and has recently suffered from hallucinations. The hallucinations were possibly caused by his cocaine use."
 

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fwiw, it's not precisely accurate to state that "hallucinations were caused by cocaine use".

Cocaine is not a psychotropic drug.

Such hallucinations are in fact caused by sleep deprivation, which is a common symptom of prolonged and chronic use of any strong stimulant, including cocaine and amphetamines.
 

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exactly. fucking press and their canned reporting

beck was a good dude. one of us. sorry to see him go
 
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I liked him as a player but it is real hard to feel sympathy for a junkie. He did it to himself. Just another dead crackhead in reality(which is the usual result when you can't put down the pipe).
 

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I feel for him. Too bad, and we should all note that whoever is tempted to try drugs....this is what awaits you. Either this happens, or you have to crash back to earth, and sober up.

No third option.
 

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Cocaine really is a hell of a drug. I can definitely see why people become addicted. I've only dabbled with it, but I don't think I've ever felt more ready to take on the world than when I've used it. I'm always terrified by how bad I want more when I come down.

I'll gladly stick to ganj.
 

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exactly. fucking press and their canned reporting

beck was a good dude. one of us. sorry to see him go

The press just reported what Beck's girlfriend/representative/dealer said. It was a quote. And he was not one of us unless you spend 24 hours a day sticking powder up your nose
 

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this is sad to hear ....yet with all these things happening people still take drugs....drugs are just stupid
 

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I love how she tries to make it all sympathetic by saying "brain disease called addiction". Fuck that, alzheimer's is a brain disease, he just lacked the will power to stop. How can you knowingly let your spouse do that to themselves? She's worthless.
 

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just another drug addict ...

have no sympathy for people who have everything and fuck it up.
 

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This is really a shame since there are successful treatment centers available. Sure he did it to himself but that doesn't mean he has to die. Perhaps he did try to get help and failed and gave up hope.
 

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Real easy answer. Never put the white shit in your nose and you dont get addicted.
 

I say vee cut off your Chonson !!!!
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Cocaine is a Hella of a drug
 

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I liked him as a player but it is real hard to feel sympathy for a junkie. He did it to himself. Just another dead crackhead in reality(which is the usual result when you can't put down the pipe).



What a fuckin ignorant thing to say, while I agree its his fault for what happened, to say it the way you did is pretty cold
 

I say vee cut off your Chonson !!!!
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I liked him as a player but it is real hard to feel sympathy for a junkie. He did it to himself. Just another dead crackhead in reality(which is the usual result when you can't put down the pipe).


Did you feel the same way when Micky Mantles liver failed ??
 
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What a fuckin ignorant thing to say, while I agree its his fault for what happened, to say it the way you did is pretty cold

Ignorant?? Do you know the definition of "ignorant"? You better check the dictionary as nothing i said was "ignorant". The story listed : "The larger canister contained a dried paste, commonly used to produce rock cocaine". Hence the comment about him being a crackhead.

In this day and age with what is known about crack anyone that knowingly uses it deserves what he gets. Sorry i made your panties get bunched up. Boo hoo:realtongu
 
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Did you feel the same way when Micky Mantles liver failed ??

What does Mickey Mantle's liver have to do with a crackead?:poop:

Btw, Mickey got his shit together before he died, Faced his demons, Stopped drinking (Was almost 2 years sober when he died), Made amends with those around him and even became a born again christian. Did your boy Beck?? So why are you comparing them?:bigfinger





"a fragile hero to whom we had an emotional attachment so strong and lasting that it defied logic." said Bob Costas: "In the last year of his life, Mickey Mantle, always so hard on himself, finally came to accept and appreciate the distinction between a role model and a hero. The first, he often was not. The second, he always will be. And, in the end, people got it."
 

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Ignorant?? Do you know the definition of "ignorant"? You better check the dictionary as nothing i said was "ignorant". The story listed : "The larger canister contained a dried paste, commonly used to produce rock cocaine". Hence the comment about him being a crackhead.

In this day and age with what is known about crack anyone that knowingly uses it deserves what he gets. Sorry i made your panties get bunched up. Boo hoo:realtongu



Yeah that wasnt what I was getting at. I had one of my best friends get hooked on heroin and also one of my cousins and its a sick disease. They cant help the fact that the are addicts. I have had some deep convos with them crying saying they want to quit so bad but cant. Both have been in and out of rehabs at least 5 times. The only way you can keep yourself from getting addicted is too never try it.
 

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Bomber disagree with ya bro. To get hooked on heroin you started taking heroin. No reason to ever start the shit unless you looking for problems.

Why try it except to get fucked up.
 

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