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Now Tigers Fans Can Hate Jose Canseco, Too
Not to say that fans of the Detroit Tigers wouldn't have had a reason to dislike Jose Canseco before, based on principle, if nothing else.  But Canseco's grandstanding about being a whistle blower (book sales pimp) for steroid use is now hitting close to home.   According to today's New York Times , Canseco planned to name Magglio Ordonez as a steroid user in his next "tell-all" ...
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Above the Fold - Did Jose Canseco attempt to blackmail Magglio Ordonez?
The Wayne Fontes Experience - A Detroit Lions Blog — ... wasn't that included in "Juiced?" Between you an me, Canseco doesn't come across as the brightest bulb around, and with "Juiced" being so through, you'd think he shot his entire information wad with that book. To leave Ordonez, who you have to admit is a star, and would have been one of the biggest names sullied by steroids, out of "Juiced" makes absolutely no sense at all. That's reason alone to remain very skeptical. The Tigers blogosphere remains unconvinced. At Bless You Boys, Ian looks into the extortion side of the story. ...

Above the Fold - Columnists say the darnedest things
The Wayne Fontes Experience - A Detroit Lions Blog — ... was published. If Canseco has something on Ordonez, why didn't he mention Ordonez in his first book? Ordonez was a big name then, too. Rosenberg is an excellent writer, the only columnist at the Freep I enjoy. As his compatriots are the maudlin Little Fella, and the contrary for the sake of being contrary Drew Sharp, that's not saying much, but still... In reading over his column, Rosenberg covers the exact same points Billfer, Ian, Samara and myself did on Thursday. It felt like I was reading a rehash of day old ...

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