David Vassegh of KLAC-AM in Los Angeles reports today that Jose Canseco was recently detained at the U.S.-Mexico border near San Diego by Federal authorities for alleged possession of a drug that requires a prescription in the U.S.
(Why not just use that to “maintain and restore testicular size”?)
Canseco will appear in Federal Court to address the charge on Tuesday.
If true, the allegation is more than a little embarrassing for Canseco, considering the function of the drug he was caught with.
Canseco was allegedly found to have the drug HCG, which is short for Human chorionic gonadotropin.
(HCG side effect dramatization for entertainment purposes only)
Wikipedia notes, “In males, hCG mimics L H and helps restore and maintain testosterone production in the testes. As such, hCG is commonly used during and after steroid cycles to maintain and restore testicular size as well as endogenous testosterone production. However, if hCG is used for too long and in too high a dose, the resulting rise in natural testosterone will eventually inhibit its own production via negative feedback on the hypothalamus and pituitary.”
Safe to assume Kellen Winslow, Jr. won’t be ordering up a dose anytime soon.
UPDATE: Vassegh now has his report on the web.
4:08 pm on October 10th, 2008
How's this going to affect his next celebrity boxing match?
4:20 pm on October 10th, 2008
but can he still author books?
4:27 pm on October 10th, 2008
What Jose did takes balls - no matter how shriveled up they are.
4:31 pm on October 10th, 2008
Is that Vida Guerra in that photo with Jose? Well, she should be used to posing with a big ass.
4:40 pm on October 10th, 2008
I shudder to think which orifice Canseco was using for smuggling.
5:10 pm on October 10th, 2008
Wow, guess that donkey show in T.J. didn't agree with him.
5:11 pm on October 10th, 2008
Jose's promising career as a gigolo now sadly seems in serious jeopardy.
Or was it his barnyard porn debut?
5:14 pm on October 10th, 2008
Guess A-Rod won't be offering up any bail money.
5:23 pm on October 10th, 2008
ah nuts!
5:23 pm on October 10th, 2008
According to Jose, at least 80 percent of MLB players have been detained in Mexico for smuggling drugs to increase the size of their walnuts.
5:27 pm on October 10th, 2008
No need to get so testy, Jose.
5:28 pm on October 10th, 2008
While the steroid charge is serious, the 94 counts of being-a-huge-douche are what will haunt him
5:33 pm on October 10th, 2008
This may hurt book sales. Or more likely help them.
5:37 pm on October 10th, 2008
this is tooooo funny!
6:24 pm on October 10th, 2008
That side shot of Vida Guerra and her bootylicious backside almost makes up for that hideous Canseco mutant baby.
8:38 pm on October 10th, 2008
Just when you think Canseco couldn't be more of a moron, he does this. You can keep him, Mexico!