Who You Can Thank For The Juicy Canseco News

The Undrafted Free Agent found this 3/26/2008 on www.sportsbybrooks.com [flag]

The top story in the sports world so far this week is the leak of Jose Canseco’s new book “Vindicated.” The book wasn’t due out until next Monday, but a gent named Joe Lavin stumbled upon a copy and blogged about it . Will Leitch of DEADSPIN linked Mr. Lavin’s review of the book , and all hell broke loose. Every major media outlet is now reporting the news (or ... [link]

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A-Rod Slept with Canseco's Wife?
Published 3/26/2008 by Drew H. at The Undrafted Free Agent
Yesterday, news broke that Jose Canseco, in his new book, claims he introduced Alex Rodriguez to a steroids distributor. (It is interesting how fast that news spread from blog to major media sources.) When any baseball player is connected to steroids or HGH, I don't find myself very surprised. However, one little excerpt from the book had me interested. Here it is: ...

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JoeLavin.com - Jose Canseco Reviewed: With Spoilers

Sabernomics found this 3/25/2008 on www.baseballthinkfactory.org

With a big hat-tip to Deadspin… This random guy, Joe Lavin, who’s apparently some sort of Internet writer dumb-lucked his way into buying a copy of Canseco’s new book about two weeks early. There are three big names named - but all three have ...

Vindicated Excerpts: The Excerpts From "Vindicated" About Alex Rodriguez

River Avenue Blues » River Avenue Blues, A ... found this 3/25/2008 on deadspin.com

Ever since Joe Lavin announced he'd bought a copy of Jose Canseco's Vindicated earlier today , people -- OK, some people -- have been curious what EXACTLY Canseco said. After the jump, the selections from Vindicated concerning Alex Rodriguez.

Canseco Says A-Rod Took Steroids

M3ts4l1f3 posted 3/26/2008 from yournysports.blogspot.com

Here are the excerpts Joe Lavin says were in the new book: (Spoiler Alert: Don't read any further if you don't want to know how the book ends!)

Breaking News: Jose Canseco's New Book Sucks

yankeesdaily.com found this 3/26/2008 on respectjetersgangster.blogspot.com

Due to my life long admiration for Jose Canseco's writing, I find myself following up on his latest offering titled "Vindicated: A Big Name Liar Saves Baseball", or something to that effect. Though it has not officially been released Peter Abraham ...

A-ROD, JOSE CANSECO NOT EXACTLY FRIENDS

Drunk Jays Fans found this 3/26/2008 on www.withleather.com

After freelance writer Joe Lavin made an early purchase of Jose Canseco's new book and reviewed it on his website , Deadspin turned up with an excellent scoop, if you're into steroid accusations: a photocopied excerpt from the book in which Canseco ...

Jose, Can You See By Lavin's Early Read

Posted 3/26/2008 on Drunk Jays Fans

Through vague circumstances, humourist Joe Lavin got his hands on an advance copy of Jose Canseco's latest foray into rumour mongering, or as Canseco refers to it, someone else writing down my thinkings when I says them out loud, or as the ghostwriter refers to it, the most shameful thing I've ever been a part of . According to Lavin, the juciest excerpts of " Vindicated: Big Names, Big ...

Boyfriend’s sister’s cousin’s dentist says A-Rod juicing

Posted 3/25/2008 on Randball

We love a good “A-Rod on steroids” story as much as the next guy, but we had to pause a minute when we read this report on the Worldwide Leader : Jose Canseco says in his new book that he introduced Alex Rodriguez to a steroids distributor and that A-Rod pursued Canseco’s wife, according to the Web site of freelance writer Joe Lavin . Lavin says on his Web site that he ...

Stray-Rod Strikes Again

Posted 3/25/2008 on Fenway West

Alex Rodriguez has been accused of more infidelity by Jose Canseco. Joe Lavin who received and advance copy of Canseco's book included the following in his review : "Canseco claims that A-Rod was trying to sleep with Canseco's wife. Apparently, even after Canseco had been nice enough to help A-Rod find a friendly steroids supplier, A-Rod kept calling Canseco's wife. And, in case there's any ...

Jose’s Sequel To “Juiced” : You Might Wanna Wait For The Movie Of This One, Too

Posted 3/25/2008 on Can't Stop The Bleeding

Sommerville, MA resident Joe Lavin claims to have procured a copy of Jose Canseco’s latest literary axe-to-grind, “Vindicated”. Along with a number of shots aimed at Roger Clemens, the tome’s biggest revelation (?) delivers on Jose’s oft-hinted charge that Alex Rodriguez is “not the saint he’s perceived to be.” From Joe Lavin.com : ...

Canseco claims he introduced A-Rod to steroids supplier

Posted 3/25/2008 on MLB - Sports Rumors - Yahoo! Sports

A freelance writer named Joe Lavin claims to have discovered an advance copy of the Jose Canseco book ""Vindicated: Big Names, Big Liars, and The Battle to Save Baseball" at a Cambridge, Ma. bookstore. On his website, Lavin claims Conseco wrote he "introduced Alex (Rodriguez) to a known supplier of steroids.'' Canseco had hinted, since last summer he would go ...

Early Look

Posted 3/25/2008 on Baseball Musings

Joe Lavin got his hands on a copy of Canseco's new book and provides spoilers. Since it's a humor column, I don't know if it's made up or not. Hat tip, FanHouse....

Canseco: I introduced A-Rod to steroid distributor

Published 3/25/2008 on FOXSports.com News for MLB

Jose Canseco says in his new book that he introduced Alex Rodriguez to a steroids distributor and that A-Rod pursued Canseco's wife, according to the Web site of freelance writer Joe Lavin. Lavin says on the Web site that he obtained the book, ...