Reading: Juiced, by Jose Canseco (pgs. 73-100)

After I completed my next section of Juiced, I unfortunately have absolutely no love for the author currently. In chapter six, Canseco describes his experiences working with fellow Oakland A's slugger, Mark McGwire. Canseco said that he helped McGwire bulk up from being a thinner guy to becoming one of the strongest players in the MLB. Although they were dubbed "the Bash Brothers," Canseco and McGwire were never extremely good friends. Canseco describes how McGwire was always treated with the utmost respect from the media while he himself was left out to dry. Canseco writes about the fact McGwire was an all-American and he himself was a Cuban caused them to be treated differently. Even when he became the first person to steal forty bases and hit forty home runs in the same season, Canseco was still not protected from the media as McGwire was in baseball. Canseco was accused of using steroids, while McGwire was never accused even though he got stronger in a smaller frame than even Canseco.

In chapter seven, Canseco describes his love for cars. He bought many different cars when he began to find success in the MLB. Specifically, Canseco loves fast, sports cars. He describes one time when he was pulled over by cops whom only wanted to get a glimpse at his car. In addition, he describes a time with Frank Thomas, a fellow baseball player, in which he scared the man half to death when he almost got in a wreck with him by going to fast in his car.

In chapter eight, Canseco describes the life of whom he believed to be the majority of MLB players. He describes going on road trips, with many people, including himself, cheating on their wives with other women. He describes how common sex was for proffessional players. In addition, he describes some of the terms and methods players would use and describe women with on the road. At the end of the chapter, Canseco addresses the side effects of steroids. He believes that the side effects are minor. He also believes that basically none of the side effects are negative and some are even positive for the steroid user.

After completing another section of reading, I continue to find philosophies in which I disagree with Canseco. I was saddened to learn about the apparent life of baseball players when they go on the road. My personal morals do not agree with many of the morals of some baseball players if Canseco was telling the complete truth. In addition, I found it rather funny that Canseco only used a small section to describe the side effects of steroid use. He did not mention any real negative factors with steroid use. Personally, even if steroids were completely healthy, I still would not do them because they are illegal and against my moral system. However, Canseco, and others, would beg to differ I am sure.