I am not a sports fan, and don't follow all the stories, but I find this interesting in that Canseco apparently does name Bush specifically in his book....which really made me wonder about McCain's attempts to make a big deal out of all the steroid abuse stories....payback, perhaps?

[quote]Jose Canseco Comes Clean

By DAVE ZIRIN

Jose Canseco has never been this dangerous. In his `just-released` book "Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big," the former Oakland A's Most Valuable Player is hawking an insider look on how steroids dominate training regimens in Major League Baseball. On the face of it, this is old, musty news. Players like the late Ken Caminiti have revealed that as many as fifty percent of players "juice" more than a Schwarzenegger family picnic. Baseball stars Barry Bonds, Gary Sheffield, and Jason Giambi have all admitted use - knowingly or unknowingly - in the ongoing Bay Area Lab (BALCO) investigation.

Canseco also proudly confesses his own use. As his publisher `Harper-Collins` states, he "made himself a guinea pig of the `performance-enhancing` drugs" and "mixed, matched and experimented to such a degree that he became known throughout the league as 'The Chemist.'"

But Canseco's book is radical because he goes beyond the individual choices of players and pulls back the curtain on all of Major League Baseball. After the 1994 lockout, Major League Baseball's owners were worried about plummeting fan interest and stadium attendance. Led by commissioner Bud Selig, according to Canseco, they looked the other way - and even encouraged - steroid use for heightened performance. He also makes the case that the powerful MLB Players Union deliberately ignored the issue, believing that more homers would mean bigger contracts.

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[quote]I am not a sports fan, and don't follow all the stories, but I find this interesting in that Canseco apparently does name Bush specifically in his book....which really made me wonder about McCain's attempts to make a big deal out of all the steroid abuse stories....payback, perhaps? [/quote]
Sounds reasonable to me, after all this is the way they work.

I am reading "Juiced" right now. This book has the opportunity to expose the world of sport in an evern larger way that jim Bouton's "Ball Four" did so many years ago. You local sports radio guys won't like this book and neither will baseball ownership but I don't think Canseco really cares and I think that is terrific!

I haven't figured it `out-is` Bush an ignorant boob or an `all-knowing` evil mastermind?

I knew McGuire was using steroids, but Pudge? Say it ain't so!

I hear Dusty Baker comes off as a party animal in this `book-is` this true?

I just loved Pete Rose and I am glad that he has a "show" on TV at this point. I just can't see it because I have no TV rights at this point...ha ha. I don't have enough money to have it connected...Oh well.... :oops:

I just know this...little Bush was this ignorant person but not the evil mastermind. He just didn't know about it at that point. I know all about my life even before I wasn't ignorant. Oh well...I remember this Chinese Proverb and I told it A LOT when I worked in Seimens. I just need to get over my stroke at this point and I can type it for you...ha ha hah. :!:

[quote]I just need to get over my stroke at this point and I can type it for you...ha ha hah. Exclamation[/quote]

GeorgiaPeach, I just wanted to tell you that I can see that you have had alot of improvement over the past few months....I know what a challenge it has been for you, and I understand that it will continue to be so, but you're getting there!

[quote=Tago45]I haven't figured it `out-is` Bush an ignorant boob or an `all-knowing` evil mastermind?

I knew McGuire was using steroids, but Pudge? Say it ain't so!

I hear Dusty Baker comes off as a party animal in this `book-is` this true?[/quote]

When you say Pudge, do you mean Ivan Rodriguez or Carlton Fisk?

Anybody who watched Texas Ranger's baseball should be able to easily see that Pudge Rodriguez used steroids, at least for a while. In my opinion that does not negate his greatness one iota.

Baseball is a sport played by grown men. What grown men want to do to their bodies in order to better be able to earn a living is their decision- not the decision any governing body should make.

Yes, by the way, I am for legalization of many controlled substances. Call it the Libertarian in me.