Second Helping of Juice

Former baseball star Jose Canseco has inked a follow up to his New York Times #1 bestselling tell-all "Juiced," that chronicled the alleged widespread use of steroids among the sports’ brightest and best.

“Vindicated: Big Names, Big Liars, and the Battle to Save Baseball” is set to hit the shelves just in time for opening day on April 1.

"It will be an unjaundiced view, without the rose-colored glasses that [The Mitchell Report] obviously put on," said Robert Saunooke, Canseco's attorney.

Canseco promises to deliver big. “I have other stuff on Alex Rodriguez," Canseco divulged. "He is not whom he seems to be."

Synopsis, courtesy of Barnes & Nobles:
“In this timely, contentious and supremely readable follow-up to his NYT #1Jose Canseco blows the lid off the steroids scandal in baseball—revealing its biggest players, naming its never-before-implicated names, and reflecting on the future integrity of America's most celebrated pastime."

Product Details:
ISBN: 1416591877
ISBN-13: 9781416591870
Format: Hardcover, 272pp
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Adult Publishing Group
Pub. Date: April 01, 2008
Sales Rank: 66,081

Here's a clip of Jose Canseco on Dennis Miller's show talking about naming names...

Crystal "Mahvelous" in Pinstripes

And the lead off man for the New York Yankees is… Billy Crystal?

That’s right, a day before the funny man’s 60th birthday, he fulfilled his childhood dream Thursday when he played for the Bronx Bombers in a spring training game against the Pittsburgh Pirates in Tampa. The comedian, who signed a one day contract with the team, donned the number 60 in honor of his impending birthday, warmed up with pal Derek Jeter, cracked jokes with 2007’s MVP Alex Rodriguez and even made contact with the ball.

In his one and only at bat as a designated hitter, Crystal fouled off a 1-0 fastball against left-hander Paul Maholm. In the six-pitch at-bat, Crystal worked to a full count, before striking out on an 88 mph cutter.

The comedian arrived at Legend's Field with his game face on, "confident about the hitting and fielding part of the game," but was concerned about a possible drug test, joking he "might test positive for Maalox."

"It was unbelievable and the greatest moment of my life," the New York native said. "I don't really know how to describe it. It was intensely good."