Former Braves pitcher clarifies comments on steroids

NEW YORK - Former Atlanta Braves pitcher Tom House said he misspoke when he estimated a half-dozen pitchers on every team experimented with steroids or human growth hormone in the 1960s and 1970s.<br> <br> House said he meant to say those players used amphetamines.<br> <br> ``It was my fault. Maybe I wasn&#39;t saying what I thought I was saying,&#39;&#39; he told The Associated Press on Thursday, referring to the interview that appeared in Tuesday&#39;s San Francisco Chronicle.<br> <br> ``The thing is I have to make it right. I don&#39;t want anyone thinking that six or seven guys on my teams in those days, the Atlanta Braves, had anything to do with anabolic steroids or growth hormone,&#39;&#39; he said.<br> <br> House reiterated what he told the paper about himself: that he did use steroids and growth hormone, as well as amphetamines, during his career.<br> <br> House was drafted by Atlanta in 1967 and played eight seasons in the big leagues. A former pitching coach with Texas, he was co-founder of the National Pitching Association near San Diego.<br> <br> ``I talk to about 10,000 kids, coaches and parents a year,&#39;&#39; he said, ``and I share with them what I did and tell them about the don&#39;t-do things.&#34;