NakamuraNo Way Jose - Canseco
Just one day after McGwire came clean, Jose threw himself into the media. He didn't accuse Mark of lying, but of stretching the truth. Jose claims that McGwire used roids to help with his performance. McGwire claims that he used roids simply to stay healthy. But what's the difference? Either way, you're injecting yourself with something you shouldn't be. But that doesn't matter. The real question is whether Canseco a good or a bad influence to baseball.
The upside of Canseco's history: he told the truth. BEFORE he was forced to. He did not wait until the Player's Association had concrete evidence against him. He didn't wait until he was facing congress. He just let the truth out. Why? Maybe because he thought it was the right thing to do. Maybe he foresaw the crisis of PED coming around the corner. Maybe he felt as if the paying fans were being cheated. I have no idea why, but I respect the hell out of him for helping out baseball by revealing the truth. I've read his book, "Juiced" which is a pretty interesting read. One point he made was that steroids can IMPROVE THE HEALTH of people if used correctly. This should support McGwire's case, if it hadn't been for the entire chapter written on how they used to inject each other before games.
So Caseco helped reveal a hidden truth. It lead to more accusations. He's accused Ivan Rodriguez, Bret Boone, Magglio Ordonez, Juan Gonzalez, Rafael Palmeiro, Alex Rodriguez, Jason Giambi, Migueal Tejada, Roger Clemens and many, many more. A good thing? Well... he helped baseball recover from steroids. Which would count as a definite plus. But many of these players were either his teammates, former teammates or close friends. How can you just throw someone like that under a bus and leave them there to decay on the road? It's inhumane. But Canseco just threw them out for Congress to clean up. There's a reason to why the benches clear when someone charges the mound. Nobody's going to let their teammates go into a fight on their own. The team is a family. I have your back and you have mine. As a former catcher back in the day, would never let a hitter charge at my pitcher without getting past me first. Canseco has broken that bond between teammates. So that should make him a bad player. He's the equivalent to that annoying kid that was in your 5th grade class that was the biggest tattle tale.
So what do you think? I'm just tied between the two. Is your loyalty to baseball more important than your loyalty to your teammates? Tony LaRussa clearly supports McGwire and won't turn his back anytime soon. Many people who knew Pete Rose have begged for him to be inducted to the Hall of Fame, proving that they remain loyal to him. What would you do?
-Written by: Nakamura. This article is copyrighted © by Nakamura and may not be reproduced, recopied, or used in any form without permission from Nakamura
The upside of Canseco's history: he told the truth. BEFORE he was forced to. He did not wait until the Player's Association had concrete evidence against him. He didn't wait until he was facing congress. He just let the truth out. Why? Maybe because he thought it was the right thing to do. Maybe he foresaw the crisis of PED coming around the corner. Maybe he felt as if the paying fans were being cheated. I have no idea why, but I respect the hell out of him for helping out baseball by revealing the truth. I've read his book, "Juiced" which is a pretty interesting read. One point he made was that steroids can IMPROVE THE HEALTH of people if used correctly. This should support McGwire's case, if it hadn't been for the entire chapter written on how they used to inject each other before games.
So Caseco helped reveal a hidden truth. It lead to more accusations. He's accused Ivan Rodriguez, Bret Boone, Magglio Ordonez, Juan Gonzalez, Rafael Palmeiro, Alex Rodriguez, Jason Giambi, Migueal Tejada, Roger Clemens and many, many more. A good thing? Well... he helped baseball recover from steroids. Which would count as a definite plus. But many of these players were either his teammates, former teammates or close friends. How can you just throw someone like that under a bus and leave them there to decay on the road? It's inhumane. But Canseco just threw them out for Congress to clean up. There's a reason to why the benches clear when someone charges the mound. Nobody's going to let their teammates go into a fight on their own. The team is a family. I have your back and you have mine. As a former catcher back in the day, would never let a hitter charge at my pitcher without getting past me first. Canseco has broken that bond between teammates. So that should make him a bad player. He's the equivalent to that annoying kid that was in your 5th grade class that was the biggest tattle tale.
Jose Canseco's book, "Juiced"
So what do you think? I'm just tied between the two. Is your loyalty to baseball more important than your loyalty to your teammates? Tony LaRussa clearly supports McGwire and won't turn his back anytime soon. Many people who knew Pete Rose have begged for him to be inducted to the Hall of Fame, proving that they remain loyal to him. What would you do?
-Written by: Nakamura. This article is copyrighted © by Nakamura and may not be reproduced, recopied, or used in any form without permission from Nakamura
