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    Jose Canseco Getting Blackballed Is Wrong

    Just because the guy is a straight up honest guy and some of these other guys fly under the radar. It's so wrong. I was watching him on the Celebrity Apprentice. He was defending David Cassidy because Richard hatch shoved him and is much larger. I've seen some of his twitter posts. He seems like a good guy that got a bad deal. He should get a second chance. People are so twisted and jaded

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    Quote Originally Posted by will2survive View Post
    Just because the guy is a straight up honest guy and some of these other guys fly under the radar. It's so wrong. I was watching him on the Celebrity Apprentice. He was defending David Cassidy because Richard hatch shoved him and is much larger. I've seen some of his twitter posts. He seems like a good guy that got a bad deal. He should get a second chance. People are so twisted and jaded

    "staight up honest guy"......riiiiiiiiiight

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    didn't realize apprentice was still on the air.

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    yeah...straight up honest guy. Is Clemens? Is McGwire?(has a job with the Cardinals),is Palmiero?, Is AROD? ....none of these guys are...they got busted and have no comment. Canseco didn't hide from anything

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    I can't tell if this post is for real or not. Canseco broke the rules and got very rich. Then he made money by writing a book about steroids. He's not like a murderer but I wouldn't say he's a great guy by any stretch.

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    if Canseco didn't came out with the steriods stuff baseball player would still taking steriods.

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    Why is he blackballed but all of these players who have "no comment" getting away with it?

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    Because he talked. The League loved celebrating the power of the HR hitters, HR's are great for the game, it's why we buy tickets. Jose lifted up the curtain in Oz.

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    think about it this way. if you rat out your employer and fellow employees in a book for money, don't expect to ever work there again.

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    how is he blackballed? blackballed from what?

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    Blackballed from an affiliation with Major League Baseball

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    He is a hero

    Canseco should be in the front office

    He saved baseball

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    Quote Originally Posted by Tilt360 View Post
    if Canseco didn't came out with the steriods stuff baseball player would still taking steriods.
    There's some truth to this. His books did force the issue and discussion.

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    He's still a huge douche.

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    Quote Originally Posted by will2survive View Post
    Blackballed from an affiliation with Major League Baseball
    how would he be affliated? its not like he is smart or charismatic. the A's don't need him to be some media relations guy.

    he knew what he was doing when he wrote the book. he made that choice. it worked out okay for him I guess

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    been watching Jose on the celebrity apprentice....


    they are making the guy look Dumb as rocks, Lazy, argumentative, and just an all round douche

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    Jose is being blackballed because he tried to extort baseball by holding the steroid card over their head. "Let me back into this thing of ours, or I will tell the world how we do it." From the things I've read, he also told a handful of players to pay up or he would out them in his book.

    None of this bothers me because I believe that the vast majority of players have been using performance enhancing drugs. It's like Lance Armstrong and cycling.

    If everyone is doping then how are you cheating. Your still the best of all the cheaters. This applies to Barry Bonds.

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    Very sharp post H-Streaker!!!!!

    sums up my thoughts exactly. It was a level playing field back then. You were dumb if you didn't get on the gear

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    Alot of parent should thank him for coming out about steriods, alot of kids in sport would still taking steriods if the story didn't come out.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Chandler View Post
    Very sharp post H-Streaker!!!!!

    sums up my thoughts exactly. It was a level playing field back then. You were dumb if you didn't get on the gear

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    Hes a snitch fukk jose.

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    Yeah. He was real honest. He's been juicing since he was in the minors!

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    Well thats what happens when your honest with people. They screw you over for being honest with them. When you hide the fact you continue playing...
    A-rod is a great example...

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    He's not a good guy, but there are much worse people who are treated much better by the management and players of major league baseball.

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    Met canseco years ago, good guy.

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    Knew Canseco from spring training. Seemed like a much better guy than he's portrayed to be.

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    I think the point of all of this should shift to steroids themselves instead of the people that take them.

    Why, again, are they illegal? Other than being a miracle drug that does exactly what it advertises, why is it illegal when alcohol and tobacco are legal? I watched a documentary on steroids and there are no long-term side effects associated with steroid use in ANY medical journals (of course, when you abuse them, like any other substance, you can get bad side effects or even die).

    Whether or not they should be allowed in sports may be another argument altogether (I would probably be FOR their use in sports for a couple of reasons: they help prevent injuries from fatigue, etc). What about cortisone? That's a steroid, and it is perfectly legal in most sports. So why all the propaganda and hoopla over something that is safe and effective when used correctly? I just don't get it...

    Fact: There are more emergency room visits and deaths every year from multi-vitamins than there are steroid use.

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    when did celebrity apprentice start

    watched every season. Saw no commericals for it anywhere

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    Quote Originally Posted by ttwarrior1 View Post
    when did celebrity apprentice start

    watched every season. Saw no commericals for it anywhere
    3rd week in Sunday

    (repeat of week 2 on mnbc friday night)

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    most honest guy in baseball. doesnt matter that he only did it for the money. has been right on everything he has said

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    Canseco 2012

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    People getting upset over a whistle-blower.

    the government loves whistle-blowers.

    ef the government

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    He screwed baseball by popularizing steroids then he saved baseball by ratting the sport out and in between he made enough money to last several lifetimes but blew it all. He's right where he belongs; slumming with D-listers.

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    guy is an idiot who knew he could not make it in the bigs so he cheated. then other introduced the juice to other guys and started an epidemic, they are all idiots who think we are idiots. the next guy that says i took steroids to get a competitive edge will be the first. baseball should be ashamed of itself though, we all knew mark m and the big boys were juiced but baseball turned a blind eye cuz the seats were filling up, then when they realized it was coming out they act like they need to clean up the game its all a joke .....but take the under lol

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    he was never the same after this ...


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