Update: Ho-say has had his panties in a twist and has been encouraging people to call him on his cell if "you have the balls." It was on Twitter so it's legit. Here is his cell number, forever saved on the internet, if you ever want to call him:
“@JoseCanseco: If you guys want to talk to me on the phone call me at 310 862 6309,find out what's really going on in basball”
I'm sure he'll talk baseball, too if you ask nice.
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I just got in from the Playa Hata's Ball last night, and all that hate made me think of Jose Canseco. Then I checked out his Twitter (@JoseCanseco), read some ridiculous tweets, and was inspired to write about him. Enough about me.
Canseco played in the major leagues for 16 years and spent most of his time with the Oakland A's, and in 2001 he ended his career with the Chi-city White Sox. He also played one year with the Toronto Blue Jays in 1998. Go Jays. He attempted a come back in 2004 but didn't get signed. Oh well. PS: His shirt in the picture above should say "Rangers," not "Angers," although both are acceptable. And do you see that vein popping out? Sick.
Overall, he has been chosen for the All-Star team 6 times, he's a two-time World Series champion (and a two-time divorcee... just sayin'), 4 time winner of the Silver Slugger award, AL MVP in 1988, AL Rookie of the Year in 1986, and AL Comeback Player of the Year in 1994. Yes, his comeback was over 10 years ago.
Okay, so why am I hating on him? In 2005, Jose published a book Juiced: wild times, rampant 'roids, smash hits, and how baseball got big. It's a wordy title, but that's not all. Inside the book are a lot of words, and a lot of names. Jose called out numerous players in the major leagues claiming they, like himself, used performance enhancing drugs including Mark McWire, Rafael Palmeiro, and Juan Gonzales (take note: you will need to remember these names in a minute). The guys he snitched on did use steroids, but that's not the point. That is just uncool, man.
Then, when you thought he couldn't do something stupider than that, he published another book in 2008 called Vindicated: Big Names, Big Liars, and the Battle to Save Baseball. Now, a quick English lesson for you: to vindicate yourself is to prove that what you did in the past was justified. Sure, Canseco revealed a sorry truth about baseball, making athletes think twice about using steroids. But 1. He is the reason why many athletes started using it in the first place (he introduced 'roids to trainers, coaches, players, and even stabbed them himself with the sweet, sweet juice), and 2. He snitched out even more names in baseball in this second book. Obviously A-Rod used steroids. But who is Canseco to release this information in a hardcover? Someone needed money. On an unrelated note, his two divorces cost him $7-million and $8-million respectively.
You may be thinking: who cares? That was years ago. Well my friends, thanks to Twitter Canseco is still relevant because we hear from him every day. Now that you've read the above, check out a few of my favourite tweets, unedited much to my irration, from the big man himself:
"Put guys like mark mcgwire,rafael palmeiro,sammy sosa.juan gonzales, in the hall of fame they are baseball,some of the greatest players ever" (Remember when I told you to remember those names? Ironic, isn't it?)
"What don't you guys get I don't use any roids"
"I want to teach you guys how to hit a baseball or softball 500 feet without the sue* of steroids"
*Freudian slip?
And my favourite tweet to sum it all up: "We all love baseball"
If you're interested in picking up a copy of either of his books, you can click here to buy Juiced, used copies starting at $0.85, and here for Vindicated.
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