There have been plenty of athletes that have climbed the top of the mountain in life (by finding money, women, fame – you know, the important things), only to fall off the back of it and hit every rock on the way down.
But outside of Michael Vick, perhaps none have done it as publicly as Jose Canseco.
According to TMZ.com, the former slugger was evicted from his L.A. home on Friday.
According to legal documents obtained by TMZ, the former MLB star … turned steroid finger pointer … turned reality star … turned celebrity boxer … turned alleged deadbeat … received a notice to “vacate” a Northridge home he had been renting since last year.
A source connected to Canseco tells us the trouble began after Jose missed two months of rent.
We’re told Jose left the home late Wednesday night … and won’t be allowed back.
Ahhh – so that’s why he left all of those cryptic messages on his Twitter page last night:
It is true I got evicted everything has gone incredibly wrong since I wrote the book juiced.I am now the modern day frankenstein
Mlb has gone out of there way to distroy my life and they have succeded.I didn’t realize how powerful they are till now.
I have lost everything. Makes you wanna cry but there’s no crying in baseball.and my dad said men don’t cry but he was wrong
To make matters worse the landlords locked me out and I can’t get my things out
Someone should do a show called form the penthouse to the garage
I will play softball for food. Lol
Sometimes life is easier when you have nothing
I had to give away one of my dogs that broke my heart cause I love animals and I am surprised my girlfriend hasn’t left me because I have 0
I am sleeping in someones garage but its pretty good
I grew up poor I don’t mind being poor again
I still have it better than most goodnight
You never want to see someone go poor or hungry, but come on – dude brought it on himself. He helped usher in the steroid era, then bragged out it, then tried to make money off it, and now he wants to blame everything on Major League Baseball? Talk about not taking responsibility for your actions.
The kicker is that the first thing he thought of doing after he became homeless was jump on Twitter to try and gain people’s sympathy. Awe, you got locked out of your home? Excuse me for getting preachy, but here’s an idea: Try paying the f**king rent next time, Jose. This is how it works in the real world: You get a job, you make money and then you can pay for things like food, shelter and entertainment. You blew all of your money (more money than most of us will ever see in our lifetime) on steroids, women and God knows what else, so this is the predicament you’re in. That’s not Major League Baseball’s fault – it’s yours.
I hear Taco Fresco is hiring.
