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Barry Bonds might want to send Jose Canseco a thank-you note. The former A's right fielder, now a five-tool pariah, has indirectly polished Bonds' image recently. Both men believe they've been blackballed by Major League Baseball, but Bonds has let his agent and the players' association do the whining on his behalf. Canseco does the venting in his own voice. Canseco said he alone had been ruined by baseball's steroid scandal, that as the sport's consummate truth-teller and whistle-blower, he never received the forgiveness and attendant multimillion-dollar contracts that went to other drug users. He insisted that the A's had not invited him to Tuesday night's 20-year reunion of the 1989 World Series team, and he called former teammate Carney Lansford "an ignorant SOB" for saying that Canseco had destroyed people's lives and that the rest of the '89 players might have boycotted the pre-game ceremony if the "Juiced" author turned up.

San Francisco Chronicle

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June 25, 2009  08:01 AM ET

What did he think was going to happen? They'd welcome him with open arms! *snort*

June 25, 2009  08:03 AM ET

who cares? im bittter at canseco for bringing this mess up. ignorance is bliss. go fight another 10 foot freak so ican laugh at your next 45 second beat down.

June 25, 2009  08:04 AM ET

Carney Lansford is an SOB and he likely has boon on the juice for most of his underachieving career I will wager that 25% of the A's championship team was juiced -----

June 25, 2009  08:05 AM ET

what a tool this guy is! its bad when you make Bonds look classy.

June 25, 2009  08:23 AM ET

No, Carney ... people ruined their own lives by juicing. Yes, Jose is scum but if those players were not trying to get an "unfair" advantage, they would not be in this position.

June 25, 2009  08:48 AM ET
QUOTE(#5):

No, Carney ... people ruined their own lives by juicing. Yes, Jose is scum but if those players were not trying to get an "unfair" advantage, they would not be in this position.

Youre totally correct. The cheaters chose to cheat so any damage thats been done to their reputations is their own fault.

June 25, 2009  09:00 AM ET
QUOTE(#3):

Carney Lansford is an SOB and he likely has boon on the juice for most of his underachieving career I will wager that 25% of the A's championship team was juiced -----

only 25%? I'm willing to bet a higher amount....canseco, giambi, mcgwire, tejada....all have ties to the A's. I'm sure I'm leaving off a few but all these guys were high profile. Plus, their just down the road from Balco.

June 25, 2009  09:07 AM ET

What the hell did he expect? A freakin' welcome wagon?

June 25, 2009  09:17 AM ET

go away jose...you are irrelevant to the world...

June 25, 2009  10:01 AM ET

WHO CARES. Everybody was doing it. Management knew about it and encouraged it. The League knew about and smiled while they counted the cash. MOVE ON for crying out loud.

June 25, 2009  10:09 AM ET

this is kind of like that Chris Rock joke about guys expecting a reward or a "cookie" for doing the right thing or in the context of his joke about semi-deadbeat fathers saying "I take care of my kids and stay out of jail." Laaa-di-Freakin' da.
Canseco had plenty of chances to get paid, and he did get paid. He just blew all of his money on smashing up his $100k Italian sports cars chasing his now ex-wife around town. He's a mess.

June 25, 2009  10:34 AM ET

Keep doing reality TV where you get your ass handed to you. MMA shows you have no business being in. Can't wait to see what this dooshbag does for money next.

June 25, 2009  10:45 AM ET
QUOTE(#9):

go away jose...you are irrelevant to the world...

he is very relevant in the steroid scandel. Jose knows juice....its too bad he's such a side show b/c i think more would take him seriously.

June 25, 2009  10:57 AM ET
QUOTE(#2):

who cares? im bittter at canseco for bringing this mess up. ignorance is bliss.

Ignorance is bliss? Uh huh. Unless it impacts your life (your career) somehow, right? Dumb arse!

June 25, 2009  11:14 AM ET

Why can't this guy get that he is such a loser NO ONE wants him around or to hear anything else from him EVER?

June 25, 2009  11:45 AM ET
QUOTE(#15):

Why can't this guy get that he is such a loser NO ONE wants him around or to hear anything else from him EVER?

i think canseco is a joker, but as a baseball fan I like having around...he's the only one who seems to know what is really going on with the steroid problem.

June 25, 2009  11:51 AM ET
QUOTE(#16):

i think canseco is a joker, but as a baseball fan I like having around...he's the only one who seems to know what is really going on with the steroid problem.

Seems like he is the only one trying to tell it like it is anyway. The League is hoping to keep all of the names secret for as long as possible. They knew what was going on, and they gave it their blessing with inaction.

June 25, 2009  11:59 AM ET

MLB bitter toward Canseco

June 25, 2009  12:06 PM ET

Being poor must make Jose bitter. That is the only reason why he is upset. If someone (anyone - me/you/etc) handed him a large sum of money for no reason, he'd leave. He could care less about forgiveness/reputation/etc. You only want that dollar.

 
June 25, 2009  12:25 PM ET

To be fair, they should have invited him to the reunion of the 1989 World Series team. Then, to be even fairer, they should have invited the earthquake as well.

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