You Go Jose Canseco!
"They are looking in the wrong places," Canseco said in a text message to The Associated Press. "This is a 25-year cover-up. The true criminals are Gene Orza, (union head) Donald Fehr and (commissioner) Bud (Selig). Investigate them, and you will have all the answers."
about 3 years ago
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/hides under covers
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Don't F with the Affeldt
by Giant among Angels on Feb 9, 2009 7:06 PM PST up reply actions
A factually correct obnoxious blowhard is still an obnoxious blowhard.
Never has a poster been more correct in the history of the internet. Ever! - ResDog on yours truly
I think you'll find that many of history's biggest winners were completely insufferable.
Greatness is a personality defect.
VAE PVTO DEVS FIO
I don’t care whether Canseco is right or not, but those 3 a-holes need to be investigated. Question is: By whom?
Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal
by nostocksjustbonds on Feb 9, 2009 3:06 PM PST reply actions
still the funniest part of this entire Jose Canseco saga, I laugh every time I think about it.
My pursuit of Jose began in January when I called him in California. His girlfriend, Heidi, answered the phone. I told her that I was writing a magazine story about Jose writing a book. “And a movie,” she said. “Jose is writing a book and a movie about himself.” I said, “You mean a screenplay?” She paused a beat, then said, “No, a movie.” I said, “Of course.”
Hmm
It just occurred to me, when Jose was talking about A-Rod cheating with his woman, did he really mean Madonna?
My favorite thing Canseco ever did:
Some Reporter: “Jose, do you think Curt Schilling used steroids?”
Canseco: “I don’t know what he did or didn’t do. I think he’s a jerk, though.”
I would high five Canseco’s gigantic palm for that one.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
Me too
I would love if these 104 players results that Schilling is calling for to be released publicly had his name on it.
so true. I actually kind of like Jose. He’s internal conflicts are rather obvious, and his annoying parts are annoying indeed, and he is clearly not very smart. But he can be remarkably honest (though i’m not sure if he can tell what bullshit is, and isn’t), and somehow both an egoist and have a real humility.
Schilling, on the other hand, is a jackass. Between him and Clemens, I don’t know who wins the ‘great player, unbearable person’ award (for their era, and for pitchers).
Adoptive Parent of Francisco Peguero. He can throw, he can run, he can hit(fastballs), and he's Dominican. What else do you need to know?
Yes!
Great post Howie
Giant Dirtbags: Brian Anderson, Todd Jennings, Steve Hammond, John Bowker
Don't F with the Affeldt
by Giant among Angels on Feb 9, 2009 7:08 PM PST up reply actions
love it
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Feb 9, 2009 8:03 PM PST up reply actions
Q: What do A-rod and Jose Canseco share in common?
A: Rangers, ‘Roids and Madonna’s phone number! (Drum tap, cymbal crash)
"It kind of gives everybody else out there who is not a big person the motivation and the inspiration that they know they can do it, too."--Tim Lincecum
Canseco
Strangely, I kinda respect the guy.
I respect the way he doesn’t seem to give a crap about all of the etiquette and niceties of society, and just does what he feels like.
He says shit he shouldn’t say, and does things he doesn’t do.
And in the end, it looks more and more like he was right all along. I respect that.
Of course if I ever met him, he would probably treat me like shit – but frankly, that’s fine. That’s how most celebrities are. He just doesn’t try to pretend he is anything else like the rest of them do.
This. I laugh at the fact that he’s the most trustworthy of all the assholes in this stupid play, but it’s still the truth.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Feb 9, 2009 3:51 PM PST up reply actions
I don't.
Here’s a guy who’s introduced steroids to a lot of people, then turned around and outed them. And he only started this campaign after he was washed up and no longer a center of media attention. I’ll listen to what he has to say, because he’s often right about these guys, but this guy is no better than a drug dealer who sells his clients out to the cops.
I'm spent, just can't rosterbate anymore.
Well, didn’t he do this (by his own stated reasons) since he felt—and was being—outcasted as a ‘roid user’ by baseball (MLB and players) when many of those players and the league were using and or complicit.
If to continue the criminal analogy, this is like selling out a dirty politician with whom you were involved in crime: they deny their involvement, and try to put it all on you……and he just pulled them down with him. I have no problem with that.
Adoptive Parent of Francisco Peguero. He can throw, he can run, he can hit(fastballs), and he's Dominican. What else do you need to know?
by haverecords on Feb 10, 2009 11:48 AM PST up reply actions
This
Everyone piled on Jose – and he simply said “Fuck you guys, if you let me go down I’m taking you ALL down with me”.
I would do the same thing. Everyone turned on him, and he decided to sing.
I’m kinda surprised Bonds hasn’t done the same.
by FairweatherFan on Feb 10, 2009 11:52 AM PST up reply actions
Bonds still wants to play baseball..
That might have something to do with it. He would be even more of a clubhouse cancer if he called out teammates.
proud father of the newly acquired Brandon Crawford..
I think the ‘fuck you’ element is a lot of what is going on with Greg Anderson (and of course, it won’t hurt financially—down the road—to remain friends with Barry).
But so much of this, in baseball, the media, and sadly even the Justice system is Kangaroo Court. The prosecutors and investigators have conducted themselves in such a jackass way that Anderson probably developed enough hatred of them, in order to not mind the Prison time whether or not he was doing it for Bonds (or at least it lessen the favor element, existentially).
Adoptive Parent of Francisco Peguero. He can throw, he can run, he can hit(fastballs), and he's Dominican. What else do you need to know?
Met him on Super Bowl Sunday
At Sagebrush Cantina in LA area. Seemed like an alright guy. Joking around, having fun. Ego did ooze, though. Almost asked him about a bunch of this stuff while he and I were teasing some young, dumb, drunk chick, but would have been a pretty rough segue.
Out in Calabasas? Is that place still around? Over 20 years ago it was one of the best meat markets around LA area.
Years ago was working in the Valley and our credit manager told me about the place. Said her daughter and friends would go there on Sundays. Her daughter’s best friend became the wife of Bret Saberhagen. A couple of dollies in accounting department tried to get me to join them out there. Never made it but heard some nice stories.
wilriv not joining a lady? Never thought I’d see the day…
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"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
*lawl the time
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Feb 9, 2009 5:53 PM PST up reply actions
Usually to Howie.
The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."
wilriv and I don’t usually see eye to eye because he can’t stop looking at my chest.
My Dave Righetti is better than your Dave Righetti.
by howtheyscored on Feb 9, 2009 7:38 PM PST up reply actions
I believe they were the first SoCal city to adopt the No Smoking anywhere deal
Giant Dirtbags: Brian Anderson, Todd Jennings, Steve Hammond, John Bowker
Don't F with the Affeldt
by Giant among Angels on Feb 9, 2009 7:11 PM PST up reply actions
Jose Canseco is one of many people pointing out the fire in the kitchen.
He’s just making money off of his own depravity.
It's always Noonan somewhere.
More like
He’s the guy saying “I told you guys that fucker was burning, but no one wanted to beleive me”.
by FairweatherFan on Feb 9, 2009 5:00 PM PST up reply actions
Am I the only one that finds it amusing that he texted the AP?
Catcher are base running. Hitters are offense.
Only [hella] games left until the end of Zito's contract.
No..
I TLD U GUYZ I WAZ TELNG TEH TRF. THEY R LOKING N TEH WRONG PLC
"Just take the ball and throw it where you want to. Throw strikes. Home plate don't move."-Leroy "Satchel" Paige
My adopted son Matt Downs . Utility Infielder with a Bat !
I thought that was funny too.
"While conservatives tell you 'leave things alone and no one will lose,' and liberals tell you 'interfere a lot and no one will lose,' baseball says 'someone will lose.' Not only says it - but insists upon it! ... Democracy is lovely, but baseball's more mature." BVCE supports SF Dugout and Manny Burriss.
by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Feb 9, 2009 8:22 PM PST up reply actions
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