Jose Canseco Has Gone Too Far

In a desperate attempt to increase sales of his new book “Vindicated: Big Names, Big Liars, and The Battle to Save Baseball”, set to be released on Monday, Jose Canseco has alleged that both Alex Rodriguez and Magglio Ordonez have used steroids.

According to freelance writer Joe Lavin, who somehow obtained a pre-released copy of the book, with the request of Alex Rodriguez, Canseco introduced Rodriguez to a know supplier of steroids.

Canseco then proceeds to tell a tale of how Rodriguez tried to seduce his wife.

Both allegations are in a book where Canseco states how much he hates Alex Rodriguez.

Canseco also alleges that Magglio Ordonez has used steroids. This comes after Canseco allegedly asked the Detroit outfielder to invest in a movie he was promoting in return for his name being kept out of Canseco’s upcoming book.

As if Conseco’s allegations held any weight to begin with, his new bizarre and unfounded allegations have taken his credibility down yet another notch.

Normally people would take the allegations of someone with as little creditability as Canseco with a grain of salt. They are allegations by a man who has lied in the past and who has a lot to gain financially by a popular release of his new book.

But in the circus otherwise known as the ‘MLB Steroid Scandal’, groundless allegations seem to be taken as the truth.

When a player is named in an allegation made by just about anyone, that allegation is written about and spoken about as if it were a cold hard fact.

If you were to step back and look at the whole steroid scandal that has unfolded over the past winter, you will see that this entire situation has been driven almost solely by the allegations of men who have repeatedly been proven as liars and who have had a lot to gain by making these allegations.

Kirk Rodomski and Brian McNamee both avoided serious jail time in return for their testimony/allegations. Canseco is looking for a monetary return with his outrageous allegations through increased sales of his upcoming book.

Other than possibly Andy Pettitte, we are taking the allegations of men, who have sketchy pasts at best, as the truth.

Alex Rodriguez’s ‘speechless’ reaction to Canseco’s claim is about the only reaction you can expected him to have.

If Rodriguez vehemently denies Canseco’s claims, he will look guilty. If he ignores the claims he will also look guilty by not addressing the issue. ‘Speechless’ is just about the only reaction a person in Rodriguez’s situation can have.

Until fans and the media alike stop interpreting the allegations of men such as Kirk Rodomski, Brian McNamee and Jose Canseco as the absolute truth, we will continue to be stuck in a situation where allegations, no matter who they are made by, are immediately considered truth. This type of situation makes it very difficult for the players and MLB to move on from the steroid era once and for all.