Letterman interviews Canseco

Late Night host David Letterman interviewed Jose Canseco, which means Canseco must be peddling books.  Newsday brings us up to date:

Jose Canseco reiterated his belief that Roger Clemens didn't use steroids on "The Late Show With David Letterman" Monday night, telling Letterman that he and Clemens were close friends and joked about steroid use when they were Blue Jays teammates in 1998.

"We trusted each other, we played a lot of golf together," Canseco said. "His family knew my family. His wife and my wife at the time talked a lot and we shared private information, and, yeah, we kind of jested and joked about using steroids, but I never injected him, never supplied him, never saw anyone give hi. steroids and he never tried to acquire steroids from me. And I would try to actually give him information about myself, but he never seemed like he used it at all."

Nothing like golf to promote male bonding:

He said again that Clemens never attended a party Canseco gave for teammates at his house. The party was the center of much discussion when Clemens and his former trainer, Brian McNamee, testified Feb. 5 before the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.

"I remember like it was Monday because I was so disappointed because Roger and I were very close friends and he never showed up," Canseco said. "I remember the next day actually mentioning to the media that everyone showed up but Roger Clemens, and I was pretty disappointed about it."

Or nothing like a woman to promote male bonding, even if the woman was a wife:

Letterman also asked about Alex Rodriguez. Canseco's book alleges that he introduced Rodriguez to a Toronto steroid dealer he called Max, and that Canseco was convinced A-Rod was trying to woo Canseco's then-wife, Jessica.

"I started realizing that he somehow acquired her beeper number and her phone number and started calling her," Canseco said. "I definitely believe and I know that something happened after that ... "

"But you said, 'You believe and you know,' so which is it?"' Letterman asked. "You know for a fact or you believe something happened?"

"I know for a fact, but I think my ex-wife Jessica could answer that better," he said. "You should probably have her on the show."  

Might emotions be getting in the way of dispassionate reporting?