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SI Reveals Max; He Does Not Corroborate Jose Canseco's Claims
Published 4/18/2008 by PostmanR at FanHouse
Filed under: MLB Gossip, PEDsLast night, the New York Times reported the feds would ask Jose Canseco who this "Max" character was -- the dude in Jose's latest book he linked as a steroid supplier to Alex Rodriguez. The meeting is slated for Tuesday. However, according to Sports Illustrated, they've already tracked down "Max." His name? Joseph Dion. And he's not buying what Canseco is selling. "That's really, really funny because I am the one person that hates steroids," Dion said. "I'm against ...

SI identifies “Max” from Canseco’s book
Published 4/18/2008 by Peter Abraham at The LoHud Yankees Blog
... Sports Illustrated has uncovered the identity of the supposed steroids dealer Jose Canseco says he introduced to Alex Rodriguez. ...

ARod News: Sorta Hafta
Published 4/18/2008 by attackgerbil at YFSF
... Guess I gotta post a link. Don't wanna, but gonna. Okay, done with that. After that, read this. Much betta.

Max [Canseco's Claimed PED Referral To A-Rod] Steps Forward
Published 4/18/2008 by Steve Lombardi at WasWatching.com
Via Sports Illustrated: [Joseph] Dion said that Canseco is partially accurate in his portrayal of Max. Yes, Dion is a Canadian-born trainer who knew Canseco during his Toronto Blue Jays days. And it's true that Dion moved back to Miami, where he was raised, and was introduced to Rodriguez by Canseco in the late '90s. Dion said he worked with Rodriguez for four years when the current Yankee played for the Seattle Mariners. But Dion adamantly denies Canseco's written account of Max as a "fan of steroids" who began working with Rodriguez ...

Sports Illustrated Identifies Canseco's "Max"
Published 4/19/2008 by Patrick at YanksBlog.com
Previously, Jose Canseco had maintained that he had an ace in the hole in an unnamed steroids dealer whom he introduced to A-Rod. He called him "Max." Sports Illustrated has discovered that "Max" is Joseph Dion, a trainer in South Florida. Paging Canseco's attorney. "... Jose has not spoken to this individual in some time and hasn't seen a photo from SI or from anyone else," Gregory Emerson, Canseco's attorney, told ...

Can This Please Be the End of Jose Canseco?
Published 4/22/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... but he was vindicated when the Mitchell Report was released in December. A wise man would have smiled on the steps of Congress and then faded into Bolivian. (Like McGwire!) Why won’t Canseco leave the world alone? He’s as annoying and irrelevant as OJ Simpson; as insufferable as that douche who wears his high school letter jacket 20 years after graduating forever living in the past, and so desperate to be part of the conversation. Be gone. Please. The Man Behind Max (SI)