OAKLAND -- The Oakland Athletics invited the members of their 1989 World Series championship team back for a reunion on Tuesday, and a couple players were conspicuous in their absence: Mark McGwire and Jose Canseco.Canseco, who was otherwise occupied (see right), was hardly missed.
A day after Carney Lansford said he was still upset at Canseco for writing a tell-all book, Dave Stewart said the A's distaste for Canseco started long before that.
"This book had nothing to do with it, he was a bad teammate," Stewart said.
Stewart said Canseco "concentrated more on himself than the team. I don't think Canseco ever said 'we.' "
Stewart, who was one of the leaders of the A's playoff teams of the late 1980s and early '90s, said the team was nearly unanimous in disliking Canseco.
"Truth be told, I'm glad Canseco is not here," Stewart said. "I think anybody, if they were being honest, would say that."
McGwire, on the other hand, was missed. The A's invited him and even promised that he could be shielded from the media, but McGwire declined.
Now, McGwire sits in baseball exile, ever since his forgettable declaration that he was "not here to talk about the past" before a Congressional hearing on steroids in 2005. Since then, he's been virtually invisible from Major League Baseball, and he has gained little support in his three appearances on the Hall of Fame ballot.
Terrible Teammates
Add former MLB pitcher Dave Stewart, left, to the list of people who dislike Jose Canseco. The 1989 World Series MVP said Canseco "was a bad teammate" and "concentrated more on himself than the team." Click through to see teammate feuds in sports history.
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Jonathan Papelbon, right, was the latest Red Sox star to take a shot at former teammate Manny Ramirez. Not too long after Curt Schilling ripped the slugger, Papelbon told Esquire magazine that Ramirez was like a "cancer" and "he had to go."
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The frustration over a lost season boiled over in Cleveland. Browns quarterback Brady Quinn was allegedly punched in the face by teammate Shaun Smith, following a heated exchange of words in the team's locker room in late December.
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Thomas Jones wasn't amused by Brett Favre's three-interception game in the regular-season finale. During a December radio interview, the Jets rusher said Favre should have pulled himself out of the game.
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In the wake of a report that Terrell Owens was purposely sabotaging his situation in Dallas because of Tony Romo's relationship with tight end Jason Witten, left, a second report leaked out claiming that Owens and Witten had a heated exchange in the Cowboys locker room and had to be separated. Both Owens and Witten denied any such incident occurred.
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After former Knicks star Stephon Marbury, left, reportedly refused to play in a game in November, Quentin Richardson said he no longer considered him a teammate. Marbury responded by saying his teammates "left him out for dead." He was released in February and signed a deal with the Celtics shortly thereafter.
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Browns running back Jamal Lewis was fuming after Cleveland lost to the Broncos 34-30 on November 6. Lewis even took some not-so-thinly-veiled shots at his teammates, saying "This is the NFL, you can't call it quits until the game is over ... but it looks to me like some people called it quits before that."
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As the Mariners' miserable 2008 season came to a close, a clubhouse insider reported that one particular player wanted to "knock out" Ichiro Suzuki, Seattle's highest profile player. "It got to a point early on when I thought they were going to get together and go after him," said the source.
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Prince Fielder, center, had to be held down by teammates after a duguout altercation in August with pitcher Manny Parra. While the Brewers wouldn't say what caused the scuffle, the incident raised tensions in the Milwaukee clubhouse.
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Tampa Bay Rays teammates Dioner Navarro, left, and Matt Garza had a heated exchange on the mound during a loss to the Rangers in June 2008. TV cameras later caught Navarro and Garza shoving each other in the dugout.
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
6-23-2009 @ 10:29PM
Jack said...
superman turned out not to be so super!! stewart would have lit him up!! big jack..
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6-23-2009 @ 10:30PM
Brad said...
And this coming from someone who was caught with a transvestite in an alley.
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6-23-2009 @ 11:31PM
harrill7 said...
I was thinking about that very thing as I read this article. Is Stewart gay-or just unlucky at love? ;>)
6-23-2009 @ 10:37PM
Yohncc said...
I wonder what Dave Stewart ever did that makes him think that he should be in the Hall of Fame?
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6-23-2009 @ 11:39PM
Jose Perez said...
Dave, come on!!!! I'm sure Mark is a likeable guy but he did steriods. Jose is a clown now but he has been the only player saying the truth about steriods.
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6-24-2009 @ 1:22AM
sayer said...
They all hate Conseco because he outed them and their cheatin' ways w/steroids! Dave Stewart who? Mark McGuire is an embarrassing loser!
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6-24-2009 @ 3:13AM
sweetpoizin said...
Stewart had no business putting down Canseco.He was a big part of the 1989 A's and so was McGwire.They were the ones who brought in the fans.I went to alot of games back then and I'll never forget how fun it was.Why hate Canseco, all he did was tell the truth about steroids.
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6-24-2009 @ 4:07AM
Devilsreject1981 said...
Dave Stewart was one of the toughest pitchers ever. 4 straight seasons of 20 wins or more, 10-6, ERA under 3 in the postseason, and was one of the toughest guys on the mound.
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6-24-2009 @ 4:41AM
Hey Kevin said...
The guy rats ......had no right to be there
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6-24-2009 @ 9:19PM
Goldie said...
I sure wish someone ratted on Osama Bin Laden and Al Qaeada before they took the Twin Towers down!!!
6-24-2009 @ 8:41AM
Bob said...
i read canseco's book when it came out.the guy has turned out right on every thing he said.i personally have no problem with so called performance enhancing substances, as long as they are taken with professional medical advice.
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6-24-2009 @ 3:59PM
Mister Big said...
I agree with you in part. I have no problem with athletes taking performance enhancing substances. I see it as no different as taking vitamins and other things. They are no different than taking energy drinks. I have a problem with that idiot Cancesco because he did not write the book because wanted to come clean about anything. He wrote it to promote himself. He did not care that he admitted taking steroids because he knew he was never going to play baseball again and he was never going to get in the hall of fame. I would put him in the Hall of Shame
6-24-2009 @ 8:58AM
richrokosz said...
McGwire, Canseco, Bonds, Sosa, Palmiero, Clemens...delete all their "juiced-up" stats from the record book.
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6-24-2009 @ 9:20AM
hillsamurai said...
The only think that Mark McGwire did when he was here in St. Loius was to put butts in seats. Not one single World Series. I saw McGwire up close when he was here and he was huge. I saw him in Vegas in 2004 and he was nowhere is big as he was when he played. He was obviously off the juice. I wouldn't be suprised if he wasn't one of BALCO's biggest customers.
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6-24-2009 @ 9:35AM
J said...
They're upset about his 'tell all' book? If they had played clean, then what's the problem? Oh, they weren't clean? geez, imagine that! Canseco may be an ass, but he is constantly being proved right. And, Stewart belongs in the Hall for 4 years of pitching good? Go get another hooker with a 9" surprise for ya, Dave!
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6-24-2009 @ 9:56AM
vettura said...
DON'T GET ME WRONG. I THINK CONSECO IS AN ASS BUT, I ALSO THINK THAT THOSE WHO CALL HIM A RAT ARE THEMSELVES NITWITS. I WOULD CALL CANSECO A WHISTLE BLOWER. ANYWHERE ELSE HE'D BE A HERO
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6-24-2009 @ 10:19AM
buxfan8 said...
Im not a Canseco fan but Dave Stewart should NEVER talk about anyone when he was once caught solicitation of prostitution with a TRANNY !!!!!!!!! People who have issues like this in their resume should not say a word about anyone.
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6-24-2009 @ 11:22AM
jms2161 said...
Who cares about this nonsense.
I WANT TO SEE BARRY HUSSEIN'S BIRTH CERTIFICATE...jms
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6-24-2009 @ 3:47PM
topdown93 said...
who did he play for? if memory serves me correctly, i think he came up from one of the dominican developmental leagues you douche-bag.
6-24-2009 @ 1:43PM
Denair said...
who really cares i know i dont why make heros out of these lucky few see nothing wrong with what these men have done talk about unnatural i would think dave stewart would keep his mouth shutafter the male prostitute thingor admit he likes male prostitutes fess up dave we are dying to know
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