Instead of Baseball We Have This to Ponder

Since you can't analyze Josh Beckett's performance today, you are stuck with these stories:

Canseco thinks Manny is on the roid list.

Joba's mugshot goes public.

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A-Rod Steroid Rumors Cause Distraction for Yankees

Following reports from Jose Canseco's forthcoming book that alleges that Canseco introduced A-Rod to a steroids dealer, the media has begun asking A-Rod and the Yankees front office questions. So far A-Rod is staying silent, but Girardi and Cashman have had to address the issue.

Cashman told the AP, "He's been through so much over so long. He's fine. You don't predict the future on this stuff, but I would think that this is something that isn't an issue for him. I've got a lot of other things to be worried about more than Alex Rodriguez, to be honest. You'd like to think he'd be the least of our worries."

Girardi also commented that the issue won't be a distraction for A-Rod or the Yankees.

Here's my question for A-Rod and the Yankees. When does talking to the media over and over again about how an issue isn't a distraction confirm that it is indeed a distraction?

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Stray-Rod Strikes Again

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 further confusion about Canseco's true feelings, he ends the chapter by saying:

So A-Rod, if you're reading this book, and if I'm not getting through to you, let's get clear on one thing: I hate your f***ing guts."

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Greenwell Considered Using Steroids In Boston

Mike Greenwell spoke to Howard Ulman of the AP about his consideration of steroid use in the late '80's.

"I was very, very tempted as a player to do it," he said yesterday. His wife convinced him not to. "My wife's a nurse, and basically told me she'd kill me if she caught me doing it," Greenwell said. "I think there's many, many players out there that were tempted to do it. Probably if I didn't have my wife, I would have done it to try to perform at that level."

Greenwell finished second in MVP voting to Jose Canseco* in 1988.

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