Canseco Thinks He Has Dirt on A-Rod

...and probably on this kid, too.

I am so excited for the release of Jose Canseco's new book - Vindicated: Big Names, Big Liars, and The Battle to Save Baseball - which hits stores on April 1. If you have not read the equally wordy predecessor, Juiced : Wild Times, Rampant 'Roids, Smash Hits, and How Baseball Got Big, I highly suggest you do so.

While Juiced dished on big names like Jason Giambi and Mark McGwire as steroid users, Vindicated has some new targets, namely Alex Rodriguez. Freelance writer Joe Lavin spilled the beans to ESPN on some of the more smokin' details:

He says Canseco claimed he didn't inject Rodriguez but "introduced Alex to a known supplier of steroids." Lavin also says "Canseco claims that A-Rod was trying to sleep with Canseco's wife."

Damn.

Canseco also writes about the infamous June 1998 party at his house. Brian McNamee, Clemens' former trainer, has said Clemens spoke with Canseco at the barbecue and soon after approached the trainer about using performance-enhancing drugs. According to Lavin, Canseco wrote that Clemens did not attend.

We're pretty sure this is false.

Canseco's credibility may come under attack, considering former Sports Illustrated associate editor Don Yaeger turned down an opportunity to work on the book. "I had a chance to review the Jose Canseco [material] that he provided me. I don't think there's a book there," he said. "I don't think he's got what he claims to have, certainly doesn't have what he claims to have on A-Rod."