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 More White Sox NewsWhite Sox LinksFormer White Sox pitcher Jim Parque has admitted to the Chicago Sun-Times that he used human growth hormone during his career. Parque played for the White Sox from 1998-2002, and was a member of the Rays in 2003. He finished with a 31-34 career record and 5.42 ERA, and admitted to using HGH on six occasions during his time with Tampa Bay. "With my career in jeopardy, I turned to performance-enhancing drugs, like some other players did," Parque wrote for the Sun-Times. "I never had needed them before, but with a shoulder that wouldn't heal, it was realistically the only thing I could turn to." Parque said he researched HGH and ordered it on the Internet. He admitted knowing the drug was unethical and controversial. "When the HGH arrived, it was unmarked -- just some needles and vials," Parque wrote. "I was very nervous about injecting the substance because it was unmarked. The needles and boosters looked like they were for an elephant, and some of the vials contained fluids with different consistencies and colors." |
