How to Sell a Book, by Jose Canseco
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While two of his more honorable contemporaries spent the weekend in Cooperstown, Jose Canseco tried to grab some headlines of his own.
Canseco, whose noted literary career continues with a second book this fall, claims he has some "other stuff" on Alex Rodriguez.
Powerful words from a powerful man, and it makes us all wonder, could "other stuff" mean steroids?
In Canseco's own words, "wait and see."
Ladies and gentlemen, that's how you sell a book.
In all seriousness, I predict Canseco will say that he witnessed or heard about Rodriguez taking amphetamines. It would be sort of a big deal if we found out A-Rod was using the Greenies now, but before 2006 everybody did it. In fact, not using was considered the exception.
I speculate, but I seriously doubt that actual steroids are part of the equation.
As for Canseco's credibility on the subject, I have mixed feelings. Canseco and Rodriguez were never teammates, but they played in the same league for eight years.
Canseco also doesn't strike me as the most trustworthy of sources, but much of what he wrote in Juiced has been proven true. I don't know about you, but I wouldn't have predicted Palmeiro to be using the juice.
One thing I know for sure is that Canseco is not winning any friends in the baseball establishment, and any attempts for a 19th comeback as a right-handed, knuckle-curve throwing specialist out of the bullpen is looking doubtful.
Anything to sell a book and make a buck, I guess.
This article is also posted at All on the Field sports blog.
