Jose Canseco by Michael Buckner/Getty Images

So this whole A-rod thing is really too bad. Not totally surprising, but still too bad. I really like A-rod. He is just flat out a stud. He is ripped, he can hit like crazy, and he is clutch (during the regular season that is.) I was glad to see that he at least copped up to it today for his time with the Rangers.

I got to see A-rod take batting practice at the Home Run Derby in San Francisco a couple of years ago. I won’t ever forget him because of the way the ball jumped off his bat. Other guys could hit. They were all All-Stars, but there was something about the way he clubbed it that was different than anybody else. It was just a studly swing and the balls just sailed through the park.

I’m sure this will pass for him, as people will still want to see him play. Enough about him though because he isn’t the true purpose of this post.

Look who’s right again – Mr. Canseco. Talk about an interesting guy. He was a cool Bash Brother, but now he’s just bizarre. He obviously needs a better financial manager if he’s doing boxing matches for money, but the guy has forever shaped baseball. Even more, he was right. People called out his motives, and it does seem like he sold people out to make money on his books, but there wasn’t any reason to lie.

It was like in 24 two episodes ago. Mrs. Matumbo says that they should trust Jack Bower because there is no reason for him to lie. Jose Canseco has nothing to lose. His reputation is whatever people want, but he is a whistle-blower, and he is right on…as odd as he is.

I thought this article on Canseco was interesting in that he foreshadows more will come out on A-rod. I do think it’s funny that Alex only did it when he was with the Rangers. Why stop when he went to the Yankees? If anything, I would think the pressure would be more in New York to produce than Texas. I don’t know, it seems fishy to me.

I still would love a chance to have a meal with Jose Canseco. I think you’d have stories for a lifetime.

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