Javy Guerra used the words "ignorance" and "stupidity" to describe his mind-set last July, when he was suspended for 50 games for a second positive test for a drug of abuse.
The former Dodgers closer, who is trying win a spot in the Angels bullpen this spring, would not reveal the substance that led to his penalty under baseball's minor league drug program, which he first violated as a 19-year-old Class-A pitcher in 2005. But he did want to make one thing clear.
"It was not a performance-enhancing drug; it was actually a performance de-hancer," Guerra said Monday, concocting a word to make his point.