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Posted by: Bradley McDonald

Here's an interesting thought from Mark Bechtel in his blog on si.com. He talks about the irony that Jose Canseco may just turn out to be the most credible source in the steroid scandals. When his book came out, he accused many respected players of taking steroids and not many people took him seriously. Turns out that Canseco may know what he's talking about after all.

One of the more delicious ironies of this affair is that the one guy who took a stand in front of Congress, the one guy who put his reputation on the line, the one guy who denied anything in a compelling manner, has lost his credibility. At the same time, the guy who admitted being a cheater and the guy who was reviled for it has become more and more credible every day. Jose Canseco says he did steroids when he was a teammate of Palmeiro's in Texas. Palmeiro says it's not true. Who are you going to believe? A guy who tells the truth about what is, admittedly, unsavory behavior, or a guy who might have lied to a Congressional committee? Canseco's looking more and more like the most believable guy on that panel. It's like Peter Falk's line to Alan Arkin after they land in the fictional country of Tijada in The In-Laws: "They're all crooks down here. At least this one don't make any bones about it."