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Interesting !!!
If he can believed !!!!
I do not consider him to be a very viable witness in anything--
If he can believed !!!!
I do not consider him to be a very viable witness in anything--
what TR you dont beleive Canseco used steriods, it was well know since he was signed and gained 30 lbs in one summer. The Reds Sox fans used to
chant STEROIDS when ever Canseco batted in
Boston.
Canseco's book no chance to be another 'Ball Four'
http://espn.go.com/mlb/columns/caple_jim/1385450.html
chant STEROIDS when ever Canseco batted in
Boston.
Canseco's book no chance to be another 'Ball Four'
http://espn.go.com/mlb/columns/caple_jim/1385450.html
DRIVEL
I just dont consider him to be reliable in terms of testimony about anything-- he is trying to sell a book you know--- TV guest shots are probably next if he is out of jail
Has nothing to do with I believe or dont believe about him-- all I know is what he says and it always has to do with book marketing process
I just dont consider him to be reliable in terms of testimony about anything-- he is trying to sell a book you know--- TV guest shots are probably next if he is out of jail
Has nothing to do with I believe or dont believe about him-- all I know is what he says and it always has to do with book marketing process
Abstract: The anticipation for Jose Canseco's steroid tell-all is building, with sources reporting that the baseball star has secured a 60 Minutes spot on February 20, during the first week of spring training and a day before the embargoed book's release.
Hard to believe Canseco is trying to sell his book, well no kidding, did he do steriods well yes, he in jail because of it.
Canseco did shed light on what every one already knew, Steroid and growth hormone use was rapid in MLB baseball and it filter down to college and high school baseball.
MLB players tend to get all nervous about tell all books. Nolan Ryan teammates used to freak out because he brought his wife with him on the road, they were afraid MRS. Ryan might tell thier wives exactly what they were doing at night.
Canseco did shed light on what every one already knew, Steroid and growth hormone use was rapid in MLB baseball and it filter down to college and high school baseball.
MLB players tend to get all nervous about tell all books. Nolan Ryan teammates used to freak out because he brought his wife with him on the road, they were afraid MRS. Ryan might tell thier wives exactly what they were doing at night.
Canseco has strong opinions on steroid issue
By Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff, 11/23/2003
Jose Canseco doesn't believe the recent claims of Major League Baseball that only 5-7 percent of all big leaguers tested positive for steroids.
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The first prominent ex-player to charge baseball with rampant steroid use, Canseco isn't backing down after several months ago claiming around 80 percent of major leaguers were taking steroids.
"I just want to know how [the tests] were performed. If it was done randomly, on a schedule? How was it structured? Who administered it? I don't believe it. I don't think it was accurate," Canseco said from Miami, where he's under house arrest until March. "I think those tests can be completely manipulated."
The 39-year-old Cuban-born former slugger said he will tell his life story in a book he hopes will come out in the not-too-distant future, which will detail steroid use in baseball and likely name names.
Canseco, who said he could still hit 35-40 home runs, says he will also detail in the book how he was blackballed from baseball. He said he did not watch much baseball this past season, as he spent 2 1/2 months in a Miami jail after violating probation for testing positive for a steroid. Canseco, who said he lost 30 pounds because of stress, was released Aug. 25, but he remains under house arrest.
Canseco is now claiming his urine sample was misprocessed by the testing laboratories and his lawyer, Robert Saunooke, is attempting to recoup the money Canseco said he lost out on while incarcerated.
"That was very depressing," said Canseco of his time in jail. "I lost the opportunity to be with my daughter after being illegally arrested and accused." Canseco floats a conspiracy theory that his sample was mixed up because "there are so many people who did not want this book published."
Canseco said, "Once this book comes out it will explain everything. It's a fascinating book." Canseco said he's been approached about a movie based on the book and his life.
Canseco also offered his interesting views on steroids. "Steroids aren't as bad as some people make them out to be," he said. "Steroids, if used the right way with human growth hormones, can have a profound effect on your life. We're supposed to be built to live 120-130 years, and a combination of steroids and human growth hormones, if taken properly, can add 30 years to your life."
Canseco, asked whether this era's home run totals should be tainted as a result of positive steroid tests, said they should be viewed as "part of the evolution of sports." He indicated that because players may now get off steroids because of the punishments Major League Baseball is about to levy, "it will take those players years to recover [in terms of baseball statistics]."
By Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff, 11/23/2003
Jose Canseco doesn't believe the recent claims of Major League Baseball that only 5-7 percent of all big leaguers tested positive for steroids.
ADVERTISEMENT
The first prominent ex-player to charge baseball with rampant steroid use, Canseco isn't backing down after several months ago claiming around 80 percent of major leaguers were taking steroids.
"I just want to know how [the tests] were performed. If it was done randomly, on a schedule? How was it structured? Who administered it? I don't believe it. I don't think it was accurate," Canseco said from Miami, where he's under house arrest until March. "I think those tests can be completely manipulated."
The 39-year-old Cuban-born former slugger said he will tell his life story in a book he hopes will come out in the not-too-distant future, which will detail steroid use in baseball and likely name names.
Canseco, who said he could still hit 35-40 home runs, says he will also detail in the book how he was blackballed from baseball. He said he did not watch much baseball this past season, as he spent 2 1/2 months in a Miami jail after violating probation for testing positive for a steroid. Canseco, who said he lost 30 pounds because of stress, was released Aug. 25, but he remains under house arrest.
Canseco is now claiming his urine sample was misprocessed by the testing laboratories and his lawyer, Robert Saunooke, is attempting to recoup the money Canseco said he lost out on while incarcerated.
"That was very depressing," said Canseco of his time in jail. "I lost the opportunity to be with my daughter after being illegally arrested and accused." Canseco floats a conspiracy theory that his sample was mixed up because "there are so many people who did not want this book published."
Canseco said, "Once this book comes out it will explain everything. It's a fascinating book." Canseco said he's been approached about a movie based on the book and his life.
Canseco also offered his interesting views on steroids. "Steroids aren't as bad as some people make them out to be," he said. "Steroids, if used the right way with human growth hormones, can have a profound effect on your life. We're supposed to be built to live 120-130 years, and a combination of steroids and human growth hormones, if taken properly, can add 30 years to your life."
Canseco, asked whether this era's home run totals should be tainted as a result of positive steroid tests, said they should be viewed as "part of the evolution of sports." He indicated that because players may now get off steroids because of the punishments Major League Baseball is about to levy, "it will take those players years to recover [in terms of baseball statistics]."
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This is not AOL pal-- get a new ID
TR---
I would zap him, but my POWER only extends to the Ladies Forum...
I would zap him, but my POWER only extends to the Ladies Forum...
... and the Ladies respect this site enough NOT to make Pa Mom use her POWER! 
Generally I disagree with TR on the steroid issue. However, while I feel there is probably a grain of truth in what Canseco writes and that perhaps it could almost all be true, if somewhat sensationalized, I have to agree with TR that Canseco is not a reliable source.
Peter Gammons had it right when he said that "Conseco was one of the 5 wasted talents of the last 30 years". -(For MLB baseball, thats saying something)
Amazing. Here is a guy who had at least a small chance to get into the Hall of Fame and he torpedos that with a book that doesn't figure to make a lot of money (sports books rarely do) and doesn't, in the wake of the new steroid regulations, doesn't further the debate.