Didn’t see this immediately when the Roid Sox Nation story broke (fittingly, thanks to the New York Times), but…can someone explain to me when Jose Canseco decided to start talking like a cross between a conspiracy theorist and a Blackfoot shaman?
“When you tell me something I didn’t already know, I’ll be surprised…It’s not about naming names,” [Canseco] said. “I’ve never had anything against the players. It’s always been against Major League Baseball. I know who’s on that list, but like I said, it’s not about attacking the players. It’s about the machine that allowed this to happen. What I speak out of my mouth is the truth. It burns like fire. Just remember, I have never lied about this subject.”
My favorite thing about this: Canseco is right. He’s been absolutely on the ball every time - including when he claimed to have “stuff” on A-Rod. And while that’s not good news for Bud Selig, it’s great news for anyone like myself who is looking for Jose Canseco to stay in the pocket long enough to spout more wacky shit to reporters.
Oh, I also just stumbled on this on Canseco’s Wikipedia page. It’s got absolutely nothing to do with steroids, but it’s awesome enough to bear mentioning…
Apparently three days after the infamous outfield blooper where Canseco’s head turned a routine fly ball into a home run, he asked his manager to let him pitch the 8th inning of blowout loss to the Red Sox. During the course of that inning, Canseco blew out the ligaments in his elbow. He had to have Tommy John surgery and was out for the remainder of the 1998 season.
Needless to say, I now like him even more than I did when I started this post. Long live the Havana half of the Bash Brothers.
-T
