Article: DRUG POLICY SKIRTS THE ISSUE SHOULD BASEBALL TEST FOR STEROIDS?(Sports)

Byline: Tracy Ringolsby Rocky Mountain News Staff Writer By Jim Bowden By Alan Meersand

When Jose Canseco signed with the Oakland Athletics as a 15th-round draft choice out of Coral Park High School in June 1982, he was, by his own description, a 190-pound ``typical nerd with some athletic ability.''

He had never taken baseball too seriously. He didn't even play full time until his senior year, although his batting-practice home runs precipitated a 20-foot-high fence being built around the field to protect the houses across the street.

Canseco was far from a dedicated athlete, but he caught the eye of former major-league pitcher Camilo Pascual. ...

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