Yankees Slugger and Former Long Beach State Star Admits Using "Stuff"

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California State University in Long Beach (compiled by the Long Beach Press-Telegram)

Former Long Beach State Dirtbags star Jason Giambi has handled his past mistakes with honor. He admitted to using performance-enhancing drugs when asked by a grand jury and now speaks out against them.

Giambi, on Friday, was hitting a respectable .273 as the New York Yankees designated hitter. He's a star without the juice. The slugger last week sent this message to Major League Baseball: Apologize to the public for the steroid problem. That's sound advice. It's time for baseball to shine a light on the shadow hanging over too many big bats.

Nothing would send a better message to young fans than admitting that cheating was not only widespread, but that several players risked their health and reputations.

Steroid use, we should note, was up among children in last year's nationwide drug survey. Though parents are ultimately responsible for their kids' behavior, the athletes teens idolize don't help by bulking up with juice and then denying it.

This is what Giambi told USA Today: "I was wrong for doing that stuff. What we should have done a long time ago was stand up - players, ownership, everybody - and said: `We made a mistake."'

Giambi demonstrated that he is sorry and can still hit.

Will the rest of baseball follow his swing?