Fame game not over for scorned ex-slugger Canseco
source: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090123/ap_on_sp_ba_ne/bbo_canseco_s_odd_odyssey
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NEW YORK – Jose Canseco might want to dust off that muscled-up "Bash Brother" moniker one more time. He needs a colorful nickname for his introduction as he enters the boxing ring Saturday night for a celebrity match against child star-turned-radio host Danny Bonaduce. Before Canseco pummels a Partridge, he wants a flashy name that fits the oversized personality of the former steroid-fueled slugger.
"Hercules," chirps his girlfriend, Heidi Northcott.
"The Destroyer," Canseco offers.
Certainly, he means by knockout punches, not destroyer of reputations.
The former major leaguers named in Canseco's 2005 book on steroid use in professional baseball might suggest far less heroic names for the 1988 AL MVP. But just as he's set to show in his three-round fight with Bonaduce, Canseco is ready to take his punches.
"I'm the bad guy no matter where I go," he said.
Former Oakland A's teammate Ricky Henderson is going into the Hall of Fame this summer and fellow Bash Brother Mark McGwire has withdrawn from public life. The 44-year-old Canseco still seeks the spotlight, a puffed-up sideshow on the same road other fallen celebrities have traveled in last-gasp bids to cash in on their notoriety. The man who was once the most feared power hitter in baseball finds himself training to drill a D-list celebrity in suburban Philadelphia.
He's written two books, starred in a pair of reality shows, and is taking his second swing at celebrity boxing. By his acknowledgment, he needs the money. So he'll let shock jock Howard Stern needle him about what steroids did to his sex drive as long as he can tout his upcoming match.
"Hercules," chirps his girlfriend, Heidi Northcott.
"The Destroyer," Canseco offers.
Certainly, he means by knockout punches, not destroyer of reputations.
The former major leaguers named in Canseco's 2005 book on steroid use in professional baseball might suggest far less heroic names for the 1988 AL MVP. But just as he's set to show in his three-round fight with Bonaduce, Canseco is ready to take his punches.
"I'm the bad guy no matter where I go," he said.
Former Oakland A's teammate Ricky Henderson is going into the Hall of Fame this summer and fellow Bash Brother Mark McGwire has withdrawn from public life. The 44-year-old Canseco still seeks the spotlight, a puffed-up sideshow on the same road other fallen celebrities have traveled in last-gasp bids to cash in on their notoriety. The man who was once the most feared power hitter in baseball finds himself training to drill a D-list celebrity in suburban Philadelphia.
He's written two books, starred in a pair of reality shows, and is taking his second swing at celebrity boxing. By his acknowledgment, he needs the money. So he'll let shock jock Howard Stern needle him about what steroids did to his sex drive as long as he can tout his upcoming match.
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Katanajon
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Sad what happened to Jose. Sometimes were our own worst enemies.Back in the 80's both he and his twin brother Ozzie played minor league ball in my hometown, I saw both of them at Wendy's. They looked like Greek God's I am no small man, but I felt like Tatoo next to those two.
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