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."

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Jose Canseco: totally right about everything, a colossal assface nonetheless.

"he walked 18; new league record! Struck out 18, another new league record! He also hit the sportswriter, the PA announcer, the bull mascot twice..."

by i did my job on Feb 9, 2009 2:48 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

You know there is a big problem

When Jose Canseco is a voice of reason

Do you Wazzel?

by NeifiChicken on Feb 9, 2009 2:54 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

/hides under covers

Giant Dirtbags: Brian Anderson, Todd Jennings, Steve Hammond, John Bowker
Don't F with the Affeldt

by Giant among Angels on Feb 9, 2009 7:06 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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

by jcb9 on Feb 9, 2009 3:01 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I think you'll find that many of history's biggest winners were completely insufferable.

Greatness is a personality defect.

VAE PVTO DEVS FIO

by Bhaakon on Feb 9, 2009 11:07 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Jose is right, once again. Jose is a fool, but at least he is an interesting one!

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 9, 2009 3:02 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I don’t care whether Canseco is right or not, but those 3 a-holes need to be investigated. Question is: By whom?

Bonds stands alone.

Proud adopted parent of future big league slugger Thomas Neal

by nostocksjustbonds on Feb 9, 2009 3:06 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

I’ll do it!

by Lars The Wanderer on Feb 9, 2009 3:12 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

..so allow me to present Tim Lincecum and Matt Cain as two sweet, sweet bottles of warming hooch.

by Cookyman on Feb 10, 2009 8:51 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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.”

by FluLikeSymptoms on Feb 9, 2009 3:13 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Oh Jose. He sure knows how to pick out the women.

by Hobbes2d on Feb 9, 2009 3:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Hmm

It just occurred to me, when Jose was talking about A-Rod cheating with his woman, did he really mean Madonna?

by Hobbes2d on Feb 9, 2009 3:19 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

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.

by howtheyscored on Feb 9, 2009 3:29 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Me too

I would love if these 104 players results that Schilling is calling for to be released publicly had his name on it.

by Hobbes2d on Feb 9, 2009 3:37 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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?

by haverecords on Feb 9, 2009 9:44 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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 0 recs

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 0 recs

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

by Timlincecum.com on Feb 9, 2009 3:38 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

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.

McC's Outstanding Newcomer '08.

by FairweatherFan on Feb 9, 2009 3:42 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

doesn't = shouldn't

McC's Outstanding Newcomer '08.

by FairweatherFan on Feb 9, 2009 3:42 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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.

by BaronVonCurrentEvents on Feb 9, 2009 3:51 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

I actually ran into him in LA (the santa monica promenade) a few years back. Massive guy. He was very cool and friendly though.

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 9, 2009 9:46 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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.

by oldjacket on Feb 10, 2009 9:34 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

This.

by Johnny Disaster on Feb 10, 2009 9:53 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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 0 recs

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.

McC's Outstanding Newcomer '08.

by FairweatherFan on Feb 10, 2009 11:52 AM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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..

by Azmanz on Feb 10, 2009 12:17 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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?

by haverecords on Feb 10, 2009 1:28 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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.

by LAGiantsFan on Feb 9, 2009 3:53 PM PST reply actions 0 recs

Out in Calabasas? Is that place still around? Over 20 years ago it was one of the best meat markets around LA area.

by wilriv21 on Feb 9, 2009 3:58 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Same place

Older meat. Still pretty cool place to hang outside on a Sunday afternoon.

by LAGiantsFan on Feb 9, 2009 4:18 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

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.

by wilriv21 on Feb 9, 2009 4:40 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

wilriv not joining a lady? Never thought I’d see the day…

The Basil Fawlty Moderating Strategy:
"We could run a nice blog here if we didn't have all these members getting in the way."

by WalrusMan on Feb 9, 2009 4:52 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs

Used to party with the accounting department on Friday nights at the Red Onion. We used to have a great time. Ten ladies and about two or three fellas. Miss the dollies from accounting. They were a wild bunch of babes

by wilriv21 on Feb 9, 2009 5:00 PM PST up reply actions 0 recs