Jose Canseco’s new book "Vindicated: Big Names, Big Liars, and The Battle to Save Baseball," dishes the dirt on Baseball, Major Leaguers and the Steroid Era. This book does for baseball what Hillary and Bill did to the Presidency,…..dragging it through the mud and pointing fingers at everyone to make himself feel better.
Canseco uses this book as a self serving slap in the face of Major League Baseball in an attempt to get back something Jose gave away early in his career, something called integrity. By pointing an accusatory finger at others, Jose hopes that everyone will say he always told the truth and is doing more to clean up the game than Bud Selig.
Jose remains an un-abashed advocate of steroids and cheating to get ahead while calling foul on everyone who did the same. To hear Jose talk, I am not sure when he found time to play baseball as he was too busy brokering Steroid Deals for every significant major leaguer in the past 20 years.
All of that said, lost in political drama of the book are several revelations that failed to make media headlines. I am not sure if it is because they are a lame attempt to associate his own name with other noteworthy people and events or because they can neither be proved nor disproved, placing Jose again as the only witness and giving him a self-important place in history. Here is brief rundown of Jose’s other claims in the book.
####lord Perry approached Jose about scoring an Emory Board (Nail file) and some Vaseline while Jose was still in the minors. Jose said it actually added several years to ####lord Perry’s career but ####lord never once said thank you.
Ricky Henderson was such a God Fearing Man that he refused to steal anything… including bases. Jose talked him into stealing his first base and the rest is history. He now refers to Ricky as a clepto-maniac and says it all because of him.
He was approached by Bernard Malamaud about a new book he was writing called “The Un-Natural” It was a follow up to his original book “The Natural” which was made into a movie starring Robert Redford and Robert Duval. According to Jose, this is a story about a Super Smart, Super Good Looking, Super Talented Baseball Prospect who was shot, (with Steroids) disappeared for a few weeks, and came back to be the greatest player in the game. He refused to be associated with the project as he felt there was no actor good looking enough or smart enough to play him.
He is Arnold Schwarzenegger’s half brother. They were genetically designed in a secret government lab.
Jose Shot Lee Harvey Oswald and is an American Hero.
Babe Ruth Appeared to him in a dream and told him he was supposed to break his home-run record, not Barry Bonds.
He has proof Pete Rose DIDN’T bet on baseball games but he is waiting for the right time to release the information.
Before Ted Williams died, Ted dis-owned his son and adopted Jose. That is the reason that Teds son, John Henry moved quickly to have the will declared void and provided a questionable version of the will.....called a 'Family Pact'
Cal Ripken wanted to sit out a game in 1985 against the Oakland As. He called Cal a sissy and told him to “Toughen Up and Be A Man”. That particular day stuck with Cal the rest of his career and it is why Cal holds the record for the most consecutive games played. He said Cal never once said thank you.
According to Jose, everyone associated with these events will deny these claims, once again proving he is the only honest man left in the county.
jose is also the reason the cubs havent won the world series in 100 years...and why they wont win it again as long as he's still alive.
rumor has it jose was hoping the cubs would draft him back in 1912, but they didnt, so he put a curse on them and all their fans so they'd suffer season after season of disappointment.
...this post and any subsequent comments could turn into a chuck norris-type thread.
jose canseco is not afraid of the dark, the dark is afraid of him....
lump, I honestly think he is telling the truth about 85% of the time. I just get the feeling he is dissatisfied with the way his career ended and he wants to make baseball pay. He is the tattle-tale child that sees nothing wrong with getting attention even if it is the wrong type.
My Grandma told me many years ago "It is better to be thought a fool than open your mouth and remove all doubt"
What does she know!!!!
Father of two, Husband of One, and hero to none.
I was once asked to describe myself and I had to refer to my wifes description of me.
"When you were young and good looking...... .... you were mostly just young!"
How is that for being grounded in reality? From my loving wife.
Canseco uses this book as a self serving slap in the face of Major League Baseball in an attempt to get back something Jose gave away early in his career, something called integrity. By pointing an accusatory finger at others, Jose hopes that everyone will say he always told the truth and is doing more to clean up the game than Bud Selig. 
Cal Ripken wanted to sit out a game in 1985 against the Oakland As. He called Cal a sissy and told him to “Toughen Up and Be A Man”. That particular day stuck with Cal the rest of his career and it is why Cal holds the record for the most consecutive games played. He said Cal never once said thank you.
