"Oil Can" Boyd Talks About His Cocaine Use, Blames "Bigotry" for Shortened Career

[Don Quixote]

Former pitcher Dennis "Oil Can" Boyd spoke Wednesday in an interview promoting his upcoming biography, referencing his rampant cocaine use during his MLB playing days, and blaming "bigotry" for his shortened career since he was "outspoken and a so-called 'proud black man.'"

http://espn.go.com/boston/mlb/story/_/id/7558201/boston-red-sox-pitcher-oil-boyd-used-cocaine-frequently-career

[crissfan172]

Yes...it was the bigotry...not the cocaine.

[Moose Milligan]

Interesting that he's got a book deal. Who wants to read about him?

[Can_of_corn]

Interesting that he's got a book deal. Who wants to read about him?

Pink hat nation.

The deal is with Triumph books, they specialize in sports books. They are already hawking a book about the 2011 Giants SB win.

http://www.triumphbooks.com/

I would be very surprised to find that Boyd got much money up front.

[sangar]

Boyd blaming bigotry makes me wonder if he is still using cocaine.

[CA-ORIOLE]

Boyd blaming bigotry makes me wonder if he is still using cocaine.

It's more likley his cool pretty nickname "Oil Can" and his overblown reputation kept him around longer than he otherwise would have been.