Mike Cameron

Trivia

• He also told USA Today that he will see a neurologist to determine if he is suffering from post-concussion syndrome.
• He claimed to be struggling with after-effects of the collision that ended his 2005 season.
• On March 13, 2008, Cameron applied for a therapeutic exemption to use stimulants during the 2008 season because of his outfield collision with former teammate Carlos Beltran.
• On January 14, 2008 he signed a 1-year contract with the Milwaukee Brewers.
• On October 31, 2007, it was announced that Michael Cameron had failed a test for banned stimulants for a second time and would miss the first 25 games of the 2008 season.
• He won them in 2001, 2003, and 2006.
• Cameron has been suspended twice with the Padres by major league baseball. Cameron has won 3 Rawlings Gold Gloves.
• He is actively involved with the Make-A-Wish Foundation as well as the Starlight Foundation.
• He is also founder of the Cam4Kids Foundation and host of the First State Goft Tournament in Seattle in efforts to raise money to provide scholarships to inner-city kids.
• He is known for routinely sitting on top of the dugout to sign autographs and talk with fans before games.

Quotes

• “No setbacks. Progression is the key. I've got to get healthy -- and stay healthy. It's a work in progress. I'm trying to get in baseball condition again.”
• “It's important for me to play six months. The Lord works in mysterious ways. Up to this point, there have been no setbacks.”
• “I've at least got to go get a few innings under my belt, try to get my eyes right. The most important thing is to have batting practice and see how it feels.”
• “There's not one guy who can do that but Barry Bonds. That would be selfish for me to do something like that.”
• “I hope I'll get a good reaction tomorrow when I wake up. I wasn't cutting it loose yet. I'm still cutting my swing short, so that (stinks).”
• “Hopefully we can stop the bleeding and try to get back on track. We don't want to start getting too far behind in this thing. It's a long ways to go, but as well as you say that, it can sneak up on you in a hurry, get yourself in a little bit of a hole.”
• “They kept us from winning the game. That's something I see all of the time. You've just got to keep plugging away against these dudes here. Somehow or another, they find a way to get it done.”
• “This is a guy I modeled my game after. For me, as an African-American player, this guy has laid down a lot of groundwork for us to enjoy this game.”
• “It's good to have a big league dad. Jesse dressed Josh up well.”
• “We have an opportunity to be as good as this team was last year.”