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2.11.05

José Canseco Likes Young Boys

By Keith W. Tyras Romanello 2004: 10.22 10.29 11.5 11.12 11.19 11.26 12.3 12.10 12.17 12.24 12.31

2005: 1.7 1.14 1.21 1.28 2.4 2.18 2.25 3.4 3.11 3.18 3.25 4.1 4.8 4.15 4.22 4.29 5.6 5.13 5.20 5.27 6.3 6.10 6.17 6.24 7.1 7.8 7.15 7.22 7.29 8.5 8.12 8.19 8.26 9.2

This past Sunday, when the New York Daily News broke the news regarding José Canseco's new tell-all steroid book to be released next week, it raised all sorts of questions in my mind. I've been reading all the subsequent articles on various news websites, listening to all the information being offered on various news and sports channels and I'm still confused.

The only thing that I am certain of is that ANYONE can make an accusation against ANYONE and it is close to impossible, many times, for those accused to prove a negative. That's the danger and the destruction that is caused by making claims against ANYONE that cannot be proven true or false

While there is no proof that José Canseco actually has a thing for young boys as the title of this week's commentary suggests, I said it anyway and now José Canseco can try to prove it is not true. It probably is true, since it is now on the Internet, Right? If everyone reading this "revelation," repeats it to 20 - 30 people, and especially if some of these people are influential, powerful and/or have great credibility, before you now it, it will become a fact to those who hear it.

See how easy it is?

When it comes to believing one person over another, the only natural way to make an informed decision is to look at the two parties involved -- the person or people making the accusation(s) and the person or people being accused.

Based on what I have read about José Canseco on the Internet, specifically the information I am listing (below) from the NNDB and ROTTEN websites, I can only come to the following conclusions:

- I wouldn't want to know José Canseco

- I wouldn't want my sister or daughter or ANYONE'S sister or daughter anywhere near him

- I wouldn't trust him farther than I could throw him -- unless of course, I also used steroids; then I could and would probably throw him quite a distance, gladly

CURRICULUM VITAE

- José Canseco AKA José Canseco y Capas, Jr.
- Born: July 2, 1964
- Birthplace: Havana, Cuba
- Gender: Male
- Ethnicity: Hispanic
- Sexual Orientation: Straight
- Occupation: Sports - Baseball
- Level Of Fame: Famous
- Executive Summary: Troubled Oakland A's Player
- Father: José Canseco y Capas, Sr.
- Mother: Died 1984
- Brother: Osvaldo: Identical Twin, MLB Baseball Player
- Wife: Esther Haddad - Married November 5, 1988 - Divorced 1991
- Wife: Jessica Sekely - Married August 1996 - Divorced 1999
- Daughter: Josie Marie By Jessica Sekely
- Ex-Girlfriend: Madonna

EDUCATION

- High School: Miami Coral Park Senior High School - Miami, Florida

CRIMINAL HISTORY

- Unlawful Possession Of A Firearm - 1989

- Assault - 1992

- Domestic Violence 1988 - Pled Guilty

- Domestic Violence 1997 - Pled Guilty

- Battery Florida - 2001

- Violating Probation - June 23, 2003

- Failure To Appear - March 2003

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS, UM, HIGHLIGHT
- AL Rookie of the Year 1986

SPORTS FRANCHISE HISTORY

- Oakland Athletics 1985-92
- Texas Rangers 1992-94
- Boston Red Sox 1995-96
- Oakland Athletics 1997
- Toronto Blue Jays 1998
- Tampa Bay Devil Rays 1999-2000
- New York Yankees 2000
- Chicago White Sox 2001

And finally, as Brit Hume says at the end of his program Special Report, from time-to-time, "...here's something from our friends at The Late Show With David Letterman" . . .

Top Ten Messages Left On José Canseco's Answering Machine

10. "Barry Bonds here. Can I get your leftover junk?"

9. "This is Andy Reid. Thanks for helping people forget the Eagles choked."

8. "It's the national baseball hall of fame. Any hypodermic needles we could display?"

7. "José, could you lift my car so I can change a flat?"

6. "Bill Buckner here. Welcome to the club."

5. "It's Bud Selig. Thanks for not making fun of my hair."

4. "This is President Bush. What's this I hear about me owning a baseball team in the '90s?"

3. "Hey, it's your agent--I thought you were dead."

2. "This is Jim from Jiffy Lube. Are you coming to work or not?"

1. "Mark McGwire. Why'd you tell everyone you injected me in the ass?"

Well, that's all folks! Until next Friday.

Keith

For motivational speeches, conferences, media requests and other things such as eating disorders, you'll have to contact someone else. My only qualifications for writing a weekly column are based solely upon having a lot of free time, unlimited Internet access and very little else.