Piazza no longer takes ephedra-based supplement

[Baseball Guru]

May 12, 2003
NEW YORK (AP) -- New York Mets catcher Mike Piazza said he stopped taking an ephedra-based supplement following the death of Baltimore pitcher Steve Bechler in spring training.

Piazza told the Daily News on Sunday that he was ``freaked out'' by Bechler's death, believed to be related to the pitcher's use of an ephedra-based diet pill.

Piazza addressed the subject Sunday when asked about a story in the current of issue of Playboy that quotes the star catcher as saying, ``Ripped Fuel is kind of cool.'' Ripped Fuel is a nutritional supplement that contains ephedra.

``Obviously that interview happened before (Bechler died),'' Piazza said. ``Once I heard about it, I was like, 'Whoa.' I stopped taking it. You've got to be careful.''

[Baseball Guru]

``Ripped Fuel is kind of cool.'' Ripped Fuel is a nutritional supplement that contains ephedra.


Interesting....I was not even aware he took these....

These are the same suppliment that I actually use......

Again, IMO, if taken correctly it is ok.....You just cant over-do it....

[Cyberlibrarian]

Bechler did overdo it. Some people were saying that he was only taking 3 when 2 were the recommended dosage.

But 3 vs 2 is still a 50% increase. It doesn't sound like much when you talk 3 vs 2, which is why you have to take the percentages into account. It's the same thing as taking 150 when you're only supposed to take 100. Who would do that? No one smart, that's who.

[Rockin Robin]

Could this be why he's looked so small this season??

[Baseball Guru]

Originally posted by Rockin Robin
Could this be why he's looked so small this season??

The ripped fuel doent really make you bigger.....It is helpful towards giving you energy.....

I take 2 before I go on my walks/jogs.......Just gives me the energy to get thru it....

Also take 2 in the morning on work days as my rush....Some people drink coffee to get their kick, I take Ripped Fuel.....

[rockin500]

i cant take ephedra.

and no 3 vs 2 wont make too much of a difference in a guy like james (if you had a cholesterol below 350! anyways). in a guy like bechler yah it might make a difference.

i do take coffee to get my kick but thats only at 8 and 9 am. lol

ephedra aint exactly good and piazza dont really need that. he's more than fit enough as is.