Jose Canseco's new tell all book

[Phlegm]

In his new book schedule to be release later this month, Jose Canseco implicated Mark McGwire, Jason Giambi, Rafael Palmeiro, Ivan Rodriguez, and Juan Gonzales with steroids.

Canseco writes that he personally injected Mark McGwire with steroids and that he saw McGwire and Jason Giambi inject each other, according to the paper.

The long-awaited "Juiced: Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big," is scheduled for release by Regan Books on Feb. 21. Regan publicist Paul Olsewski told The Associated Press in an e-mail that the release date could be moved up.

Parent company HarperCollins posted a book description on its Web site that said Canseco "made himself a guinea pig of the performance-enhancing drugs" and added the 1988 AL MVP "mixed, matched and experimented to such a degree that he became known throughout the league as 'The Chemist.' "

McGwire, who has long denied steroid use, said in a statement to the Daily News: "I have always told the truth and I am saddened that I continue to face this line of questioning. With regard to this book, I am reserving comment until I have the chance to review its contents myself."

Canseco claims he introduced the performance enhancers to Rafael Palmeiro, Ivan Rodriguez, and Juan Gonzalez when he joined the Rangers in 1992.

Canseco also writes that President Bush "had to have been aware" of rampant steroid use on the Texas Rangers when he owned the club in the early 1990s, the Daily News reported.

The White House had no comment on Canseco's specific allegation, but did say the President called on leagues and players unions to eradicate steroid use in his 2004 State of the Union address.

Giambi's agent, Arn Tellem, took issue with Canseco's credibility.

"This book, which attacks baseball and many of its players, was written to make a quick buck by a guy desperate for attention, who has appeared on more police blotters then lineup cards in recent years, has no runs, no hits and is all errors," Tellem told the Daily News.

[Tadpole]

I can see wach one of them shooting em, besides Raffey. I just don't think he would have. Nor does it look like he did.

[Mop]

Jose I think has proven that his word means absolutly nothing over and over again.

[Phlegm]

On "60 Minutes" tonight, Canseco credits steroids in making his big league career. He said that without steroids, he wouldnt be able to play in the major league. He also said that 80 percent of the players in the major league use steroids.

[Diabolik]

I agree!

[The Kizzy]

He is just stating this to make some quick money because he is a washed up ball player. What an ass to drag others names through thte mud.

[Mop]

if 80% of ball players use steriods then it is a pretty even playing field, no unfair advantage really at that point.

[Lyion]

Except if you ever played baseball, you'd know raw strength isn't a huge deal.
It helps, but hand eye coordination are much more important. Canseco was a mediocre ballplayer at best, even with being massive.

The problem here is where roids takes a 30 HR/year hitter and allows him to double it artificially, such as in the case of Bonds. Now you are looking at long standing records in America's Pasttime that are going to be broken primarily with juice.

[Tadpole]

Baseball takes good mechanics and good form. You don't need to be the strongest out there, but it helps. There are guys on my baseball team that bench two times what I bench almost, and I still hit the ball farther than them.

[Themosticles]

It's not just raw strength. Its also the FACT that during a season your body wears down. Using steriods will delay that process so you are opening month fresh through the 162 games. That's a huge part of the advantage these guys are getting.