They say time heals all wounds. But four months removed from a bitter, unwanted retirement, Jose Canseco is still angry. A recent radio guest of mine, Canseco seems to be more adamant than he was back in May that his tell-all book be published. Time has not softened his stance. If anything, Canseco is digging in at the plate and continuing to take swings at those he feels wronged him.

	Jose Canseco spent part of the 2000 season with the Yankees, but his glory days were with the A's.

When we last checked in with Canseco, he had begrudgingly announced his retirement from baseball just 38 home runs shy of the majestic 500 mark.

At the time, Canseco was toiling in the minor and independent leagues. But no major-league team was willing to take a chance on the then-37-year-old slugger, for reasons he claims are clearly unjust.

An agitated Canseco also claimed he was being blackballed by Major League Baseball. And, like a lover scorned, Canseco lashed back at those he felt turned on him.

He threatened to write a spicy tell-all book about the game and its players, citing steroid use, infidelities and various indiscretions he witnessed during his playing days.

At the time, as a member of the media, I was criticized for publicly advising Canseco against writing the book. I stand by that advice. Often a source of amusement for me and radio co-host Rob Dibble, baseball's unwritten rules and code of ethics would make this book a nuclear can of worms for its author. I also have definite opinions regarding selling out your friends -- former or otherwise. It has been my experience that nothing good comes from tattling.

The road to the bookstore has been a rough one for Canseco, who has come across various obstacles in reaching his goal (none of which is his conscience). One major red flag should be that Canseco can't find a publisher to back his book -- or, rather, his potential lawsuit waiting to happen. Surprisingly, that hasn't deterred Canseco from his goal. He plans to absorb the repercussions and legal ramifications on his own.

A risky move, despite the fact that Canseco is protected by the First Amendment. He's within his rights to make claims as he knows them to be true. It will be up to the individuals named to prove their innocence. In essence, they're guilty until proven innocent. It might not seem fair, but it isn't up to Canseco to prove they did, it's up to them to prove they didn't.

What's incredibly sad to me is that this book is not about protecting the innocent or ridding baseball of its impurities. It's a book about one man's quest to reach baseball immortality. It's about one man, lashing out because he's 38 home runs shy of 500. True, he was denied that opportunity, but by writing this book, I'm not sure he's lashing out at the right people. And was he truly an innocent victim in all of this?

The road to the bookstore has been a rough one for Canseco ... one major red flag should be that he can't find a publisher.

Sources close to me and close to the Expos organization didn't feel Canseco was blackballed from the game. I'm told he had his chance at a starting job but he wasn't taking the responsibility seriously enough. It was his job to lose and he lost it.

Regardless, Canseco wants the world to know his life story. In this book we'll learn all about the injustices and discriminations he has faced. And we'll read the "indisputable proof" that he was being blackballed. In doing so, perhaps we'll gain some insight as to why Canseco feels so hurt and betrayed, why he can't let this go.

Canseco will also reveal whether he used performance-enhancing drugs during his major-league career plus various other aspects of his life in the fast lane. Unfortunately, what will be of real interest is what Canseco plans to reveal about other players. No one should reap the benefits of that -- financially or otherwise.

At the conclusion of our interview, Canseco sensed our concern and said not to cry for him. But in writing this book, Canseco has become his own worst enemy. If this is how he'd like to be remembered, as a player and as a human being, that's his prerogative. As Dibble pointed out, we're not the ones who'll have to look over our shoulders for the rest of our lives.