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canseco is a very lonely person who needs to keep his name in the spotlight, Personally I think the drugs are affecting his brain

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Why shouldn't we take Canseco seriously? He was spot-in and proven correct.

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Yankee History, you read my mind.

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No, what makes him look bad are ignorant people like you who don't understand the defamation laws. That's just irresponsible journalism, journalists have to stop being so quick to invoke the law when as a class they seem to have such little knowledge of it.

Here's Law 101 for a few common mistakes:

The 1st amendment prevents the government from interfering with your right to free speech. That doesn't mean that people can say what they want without repercussion and that your employer can't fire you for making a fool out of yourself.

Despite what you may think from Law & Order, hearsay is often good evidence. Acceptable hearsay evidence is when the subject spoke to the witness, unacceptable hearsay evidence is when there are multiple degrees to the connection. John telling us that Clemens said he took steroids is good evidence, it's just like an eyewitness describing what he saw. Ray telling us that John told him that Clemens said he took steroids is the bad kind of hearsay evidence.

Most evidence is circumstantial and it's perfectly valid. If you've been walking around in fresh snow, I don't need video to tell me where you've been.

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Some people will never get it. For example, here is today's column in the KC Star by Jeffery Flanagan:

Maybe now people will believe Sweeney didn’t use steroids
By JEFFREY FLANAGAN

Former Royal Mike Sweeney’s name isn’t mentioned in the Mitchell report, which may surprise some who always believed that his elevation from so-so hitter to power hitter had to be artificially aided....


Because he's not mentioned in the report, he wasn't using steroids! Unbelievable!

And again, are McGwire and Sosa mentioned in Mitchell's report and if not, why?

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Canseco is JEALOUS !!! He's a woman beater and should be LOCKED UP! Jose it's sad because you once were a great hitter!

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>Why shouldn't we take Canseco seriously? He was spot-in and proven correct.

Only because he was one of the worst perpetrators. Catch is, he didn't make a single peep about steroids until the puffed-up egomaniacal buffoon bumbled his way out of baseball all by himself and then he couldn't rat his fellow players out fast enough. Anything to get back in the public eye. He's a slimy turd. Okay, so much of what he's said so far has been correct. But the scumbag has proven that he'll say absolutely anything for a little airtime.

It would serve him right if MLB X'd out every at-bat and every stat he ever racked up in his career. Totally erase his name from the game. Let him be known for nothing but his wife-beating and ratting out his fellow players.

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>he made waves by saying he had "stuff" on Rodriguez that would appear in his next book

People, PLEASE don't buy the book. Steal it if you must, or take a bottle of Elmer's Glue to the bookstore and cement the books' pages together, but don't give that slimy Canseco one red cent of your money.

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Jose Canseco is a clown for sure, but he's the one who got this whole thing started for better or for worse. He's been right so far, which is more than I can say for 90% of the media out there. What were they doing the whole time this was happening? Jose is a more accurate, more believable person than most of the media.

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We have no reason to doubt Canseco...Until he is proven wron I will say A-Rod is juiced as well. All this in a pursuit to get Barry Bonds. Now it is time to go after the NFL, one day 180 pound men will be blocking more 180 pound men who all run a 5.6 forty...Good luck on offering entertainment. What about Hockey and Basketball.

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Im sure there are a lot of names not on that list. What about Curt Schilling? Maybe not steriods or HGH, but amphetamines or moprhine? He had to be on some kind (alot) of subtance in order for him to go out in pitch on that foot after having a "medical procedure" as he did that morning in the World Series. Good for you Jose. But you know what? Nodoby cares....$30 million could have spent on alot more good than a 409 page report that will have no effect on the game whatsoever....

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What about Brady Anderson?

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Canseco is opening his mouth because he is no longer playing and earning millions. Why didn't he open his mouth while he was a player?

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HEY GEORGGGGGGGGGGGE

BLOOD TEST ..........ROD

YOU DON'T WANT TO BE A ROID

ALSO NO MANS WORTH THAT MUCH MONEY...IF HE DOESN'T HIT A HOME RUN ...E V E R Y T I M E AT B A T

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They should all go thru drug testing... the players are all hiding something when the UNION wont let drug testing of the players happen. Screw Baseball and all the drug dealers. They are no better than what all the prison are full of, except baseball players get paid to do drugs....I hope the Government takes over drug testing for baseball like the for the DOT over the road truck drivers... bet most of the ball players could not pass...

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If Pete Rose can be kept out of the hall of fame because of gambling then Roger Clemens Barry Bonds and other player should not be allowed in the hall for cheating.

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I will wager that as a group the baseball players would test "cleaner" than Congress.... any takers?

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Re: Posted at 5:03PM on Dec 14th 2007 by Knowledge is Power

Confusing. Apparently "KIP" is not a lawyer, but perhaps stayed in a Holiday Inn Express last night.

An absoulte defense to defamation, be it slander or libel, is TRUTH. If Canseco avers the truth about A-Rod or any other MLB player, he need not worry about a defamation law suit.

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