Jose Canseco: 90% Chance Manny Ramirez is on “The List”

1-liner, Baseball, Steroids TheBigLead April 6th. 2009, 9:30am

Jose Canseco: The disgraced yet prescient slugger spoke to USC students this weekend and told them that he thinks there’s a 90 percent chance that Manny Ramirez is on the list of 104 players who tested positive for steroids in 2003. The LA Times tracked down Ramirez, who said, “I got no comment, nothing to say about that. What can I say? I don’t even know the guy.” Huh? (Times via Steroid Nation)

13 Responses to “Jose Canseco: 90% Chance Manny Ramirez is on “The List””

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BraveSrRob Says:
April 6th, 2009 at 9:34 am
I know it’s cliche, but, if you’ve ever rooted for Manny Ramirez regularly, you know that quote is just Manny being Manny. I view everything he says through the lens of him once cutting across the diamond to get back to first after he rounded second and the fly ball was caught. The man’s dumb as a rock but can hit like no one’s business
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die_eagles_die Says:
April 6th, 2009 at 9:54 am
Canseco later stated “this is true according to a new survey that I just made up.”
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Tampa Bo Says:
April 6th, 2009 at 9:56 am
If someone killed Canseco. I wouldn’t have a problem with that.
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nwilson26 Says:
April 6th, 2009 at 10:00 am
TBL, I think you need to start a list. I know you hate lists, but seriously. I’m thinking, Top 10 provokers. Has their ever been anybody that stirred the pot as much as this guy??? F I hate Canseco.
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nwilson26 Says:
April 6th, 2009 at 10:05 am
And for the record, who here thinks Manny is smart enough, or secretive enough to get injected, or have PED’s administered and not have everybody already know about it?
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The Ruckmaker Says:
April 6th, 2009 at 10:10 am
Is there a possibility that he was on steroids but without he himself knowing about it?
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clown Says:
April 6th, 2009 at 10:15 am
Canseco has been more right than wrong.
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cracker jack Says:
April 6th, 2009 at 10:21 am
Is there a possibility that he was on steroids but without he himself knowing about it?
Now this I could believe
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Jay V Says:
April 6th, 2009 at 10:27 am
Pretty much everything Canseco has claimed has been true.
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Tampa Bo Says:
April 6th, 2009 at 10:30 am
Is there a possibility that he was on steroids but without he himself knowing about it?
Like that episode of ‘Family Guy’ when peter put roids in Joe’s Water bottle and he won the Special Olympic decathlon?
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tyduffy Says:
April 6th, 2009 at 11:15 am
I wouldn’t be shocked, but I don’t think there is a case for it without hard evidence.
He was a monster in high school, a monster in the minors and a monster from the moment he got into the league. There’s no leap in his numbers. He hit his prime in his late 20s and early 30s like you would expect him to. Despite that magical run in the NL at the end of last season, he has started to fade a bit, like you would expect him to.
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Wally's World Says:
April 6th, 2009 at 11:26 am
I wouldn’t be shocked, but I don’t think there is a case for it without hard evidence.
He was a monster in high school, a monster in the minors and a monster from the moment he got into the league. There’s no leap in his numbers. He hit his prime in his late 20s and early 30s like you would expect him to. Despite that magical run in the NL at the end of last season, he has started to fade a bit, like you would expect him to.
Exactly what I was going to type Ty.
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tyduffy Says:
April 6th, 2009 at 11:40 am
Also, you have to note when Canseco has been right. The players he has outed correctly are guys he played with and guys or guys he had personal knowledge of using. If he’s not 100 percent sure Manny used roids and doesn’t know him, he’s guessing. I don’t think there’s reason to use his guess more than anyone elses.