Congrats to
Mike Campers
for submitting the first story to this page on 12/13/95. Mike writes:
Jason Senti
of Grand Forks, ND writes:
Lisa Fisher
of Byars, OK tells us:
Gary Wilburn
writes:
Michael J. Peters
writes:
Marc Paglia
says:
Mike Watson
writes:
Mike later added:
An Unknown Person
tells us:
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Matt
says:
I stole this memory from an email message from
Michael Demers:
Alissa
writes:
Nick Sporer
says:
Aaron Eakin
writes:
Here's an email I enjoyed:
Johan Cronje
says:
Chris Hovanic
tells us:
Donna Smith
writes:
A very excited
Rohan Rangaraj
shouts:
About 10 minutes later, Rohan added:
And then a couple of hours later, Rohan wrote:
Jose Paez
says:
Here's a sad story from
Alex Aguilar:
Robb Dorf
says:
Greg King
mistakenly brags:
Here's an email I received from
Bryan Nelson
:
Bruce Herring
says:
Alan Hew
writes:
Mike Coates
tells us:
Mike later sent me this interesting email:
Ray Webb
of Gilroy, CA, remembers this day with Jose:
Stacey Stewart
says:
Brian Harmon
writes:
Unfortunately, I forget who said:
Brian Shefchunas
writes:
Someone actually sent me the following email:
Having lived in the Bay Area my entire life, I've had the pleasure of
meeting Jose Canseco twice. The first encounter took place at a
local (Oakland) restaraunt where Jose was dining with Reggie Jackson. Jose
was cordial, and took the time to sign a few autographs even though he was
eating. The second encounter happened at the Oakland Marriot (the hotel of
visiting MLB teams). Jose was at the time an Oakland A, and he approached
myself and some friends (all my friends are A's fans... poor fools) and
jokingly asked why they would let a BoSox fan sit with them. He spent about
15 or so minutes talking with us then left to talk to some other people.
Ironically as you well know, 3 years later he became a BoSox. Sure am glad
he was resigned - he and MO are a lethal combination when they are not in the
playoffs. Here's hoping next year we go all the WAY!
I have be a Canseco fan ever since I can remember. I don't even know why.
My dad is a big baseball fan, but he has always liked the Braves. He
thinks I am a fool for liking him. Only one person I know even sorta likes
him. I will never hear the end of it from my relatives. I used to have
American Online (what a rip-off!) and I started a Red Sox fan chatroom.
Only one person ever came to it, and he hated Canseco (big Clemens fan).
I was amazed when I found a Canseco memories site. Most Red Sox fans I
know just say "Well, I guess its nice to have that spoiled brat on the team
if he'll hit home-runs." I have only been to 6 games that he played in. Unfortunately, I
never brought a camera. I saw a game in '90 where he and McGwire hit
back-to-back homers, and a game in '91 where he hit 2 home-runs. I am not
sure when, but during one game against the Twins, I saw a fan throw toilet
paper at him causing him to drop a fly ball. I have tried but have never
met him. I have posters galore and almost anything with him on it.
I go to your site almost every day.
I love Jose Canseco. I swear I am his biggest fan. I'm an eighteen year old
female from Byars, Ok. I attend college at a nearby town, Ada. I attend
East Central University. Ever since seventh grade, I have been totally in
love with Jose. The first card I ever collected was of him and Mark
McGwire. He is a great athlete, not to mention how good looking he is.
I have around 100 cards of him. I actually have more, but they are
copies of ones I already have. I have never attended a game, but I watch
every game on television when aired. I almost went to one of his games when
he played for the Rangers, but I never got to. I hope he gets back to his
old self and start doing better, but no matter who puts him down I will
always be by his side.
I am a huge Jose Canseco fan. I have been collecting his cards for about
eight or nine years now and I gladly boast a wide collection of 1884 total
cards, 476 of which are different ones. I dream of meeting him, but I am
only 16, so that prospect is somewhat out of reach. I think it is great
that there are others out there who like Canseco as much as I do. He is a
great player and we are all going to cash in when he hits 60 or more homers,
something he can undoubtedly do. Please correspond with me about his cards.
I would like to trade some with fellow Jose collectors.
Thanks for this page,
Gary Wilburn
An awesome discovery is this home page. I seldomly watch baseball anymore
but I always check the papers to keep track of Jose's homeruns. When I
read of a homerun or Jose going 4 for 5 my day just seems to go better.
The best memory of Jose was his 40/40 season. Not even Rickey Henderson
can top that one. Keep up the solid work on this homepage as I am sure I
will return soon to download pictures.
Hi my name is Marc also and I am Jose Canseco's #1 fan. There is no one in
the whole world who likes him just as much or more than I. A lot of people
honestly feel I should see a phyciatrist and get help on for my obsession. What
they don't realize is that he is god and we are his children. Canseco is
the most exciting player in baseball ever and I truly feel that when he
is 100% healthy he is the best. He handles the press the best and is
going to break Rogers record. Some people mistake him for being this
huge monster machine that just hits homeruns. However he is a smart
hitter who doesn't just pull the ball. He will sacrafice and slap it
into right field just to move the runner up. I could go on forever
about how great he is but I'm sure that you already know it. He has the best
sence of humor in the big leuges and there are so many of his quotes that I
love. But one of my favorite memories of Jose is one that is fairly recent.
It was a game against the California Angels late in the season last year and Jose
and the Sox had got into some bench clearing, batters had been hit and all that
exciting stuff. Well anyway, the game resumed after Tony Phillips had
stopped crying about Roger Clemens not getting thrown out. The Angels
relief pitcher brushed Jose inside with a fastball trying to intimidate
him. How dumb is this guy? well after Jose glared at him for about 20
seconds he wound up and released the pitch very slowly. What a fool.
Canseco had smashed this one so hard into left field. He stood at the
plate untill it landed in the stands. Later he said "I thought it was
going foul." Yah write. He then flipped his bat and walked the bases. I
was laughing with joy for hours. As being his best fan I am also a great Jose
Canseco collector. My goal is to own every one of his cards ever made. I
have about 360 different ones and over 1000's of duplicates. I collect
anything Canseco and would love to hear from you or any Canseco collector.
I want Lineups or any card I dont have. I would love to make a connection.
Please E - Mail me back on anything to do with the most prolific Star in
baseball.
I thought I was the only idiot who liked Canseco. I have seen Canseco in
the Old Comiskey Park, Mistake on the Lake, Jacobs Field, and in Oakland.
I have over 450 different Canseco's and a shrine of memorabilia . I have
dirt from Alameda Coliseum from right field where he played. Email me
with the unusual cards you have.
I had the privilege a few years ago of sitting in the seat
that Jose christened in October of 1989 at the Skydome. Every true
Canseco fan should experience the feeling. It is so far from Home Plate
that you need binoculars to see the number on the hitters back. It is so
high up that you need oxygen.
Just thought you all out there would like to know that I
had the pleasure (or displeasure) of playing a little minor
league ball with Jose. He really is a pretty good guy, and
he is great with the bat. And the ladies. He would get a
little crazy some nights, but for good reason. I
even met his twin brother once, but for some reason
Jose got the better genes! Wonder if Jose will ever surf
the net and find this page!
Note: Jose has seen this page!
Check it out!
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Hi, I'm Matt. Jose Canseco is my favourite baseball player ever! I've got 66
cards of him, and I've been collecting for about 2 years. And whoever is a Jose
Canseco fan, is a fan of mine! I don't want any cards because I always buy them
from my local card shop, not in the mail, but thanks anyways.
... Speaking of Jose,
did you see the game this season where he almost
got a broken bat homer!?! I could not believe
my eyes. The bat shattered in his hands and the
ball ended up bouncing high off the wall. Just
missed a homer. It was amazing...
Hello. My name is Alissa and I am a nineteen year old from Wisconsin and I
love Jose Canseco. I have been a Jose fanatic for about seven years. He
has awesome power and excellent baseball ability that makes me respect
him even more. There is controversy when his name comes up but he has
dealt with it well and has been able to maintain his concentration on the
game. I have seen Jose play in Milwaukee and that is something that I
will never forget. There was a lady there taking pictures of Jose and I
asked her to send me some when she had them developed and to my surprise
she sent me nine pictures of Jose. These pictures are my most prized
possession and I am honored to have them of such an outstanding player
and individual. Meeting Jose would be a dream come true for me.
Hi! I am very imprressed with your page, but I too consider myself the
biggest Canseco fan. All of my friends have tortured me for years about him,
and I have always fought back. I think that his swing looks better this year
than ever. Feel free to write to me about Jose or any other Red Sox thing.
I heard this from "Hawk" and "Wimpy", the two White Sox announcers the
other day, while watching them play Canseco and the Red Sox. During one of
Canseco's at-bats, Hawk told how he remembered watching Canseco hit batting
practice one day in the old Comiskey park. He hit a homerun clear over the
left field roof, then on the very next pitch hit a homerun over the
rightfield roof. Neither hits ever touching any part of the roof!! Now that
is amazing! One of the great things of watching Canseco hit!
I met Jose once at a spring training game in the spring of 1991. I was
in Yuma, Az visiting an old friend, an the A's were in town playing the
Padre's. So Gabe and I went to watch the game. Jose hit about a dozen
homeruns in BP, and I was pretty sure he was going to hit at least a
couple during the game. So there we were in the right field bleachers
as the game got underway, and Jose trots out to position. I spent about
three innings trying to get his attention, but he would not look my way.
Finally, during the top of the fifth inning Jose comes up and hits a
towering shot to right field, and before I knew it, the guy sitting in
front of me ends up with the ball! I guess the guy wasn't a fan of Jose's
because when Jose came back out in the bottom of the inning this guy
starts yelling at him, calling him over-paid, you know, the typical
non-Canseco talk. Any way, Jose doesn't acknowlegde this guy either,
which upset him. The guy ended up throwing the ball at Canseco, which
pissed me off! So I start Yelling at this guy, telling him to shut the
I am originally from South Africa, lived in
Boston long enough to become a Sox fan, and am currently living in Dallas,
Texas. I don't miss a single game when the Sox are playing down in Texas. On 21
June I was once again at The Ballpark in Arlington, complete with my
Canseco t-shirt and Sox cap, right behind home plate. You should know
that Jose gets boo'ed every time he comes up to bat, so he's not very
popular at The Ballpark. Jose homers (at last!) , and the Fenway reflex
kicks in: I leap up, arms raised high, and I turn around to face the
crowd. My 15 seconds of fame lasted only about 5 seconds before the
Rangers' fans tried to lynch me!!! At least Mo also got a homer to
make my day even though the Sox lost.
Hi, my name is Chris Hovanic and I'm a huge Jose Canseco fan. I watch Jose every
chance I get. My favorite thing about Jose is his stance and swing. I love the way he
stands - that open-stance just looks intimidating to opposing pitchers! I have modeled my
stance and swing after his, and it has worked wonders for me, (I'm 14) if I can get a
good rip on the ball, I should be able to take it 250 Ft. or so. Jose's stance just
feels natural. The only downfall to it is that I usaully only hit to left field - it'll
turn you into a pull hitter. A few years ago I sent Jose a letter asking for an autograph,
and since he has such class, he gave me an autograph!
I remember the days when Jose and Mark(McGwire) would combine for 90
homers in a season. Those were the days, but it looks as if Jose and Mo may get 100
this season! I think Jose will finally hit 50 homers this season, and to think, people
have said his best days are behind him!
We thought your page disappeared. I always check out the Canseco pages
and you have the best with all the pictures. I had an opportunity to mee
Jose in April at an autograph signing in Massachusetts. I was really
happy to see how he treated his fans. I had him sign a Boston Red Sox
jacket I have and that's now my pride and joy. He is my all time
favorite player. I'm hoping he'll take the lead in home runs this year
because he is the best. We have some information also on Jose on our
home page. Come and visit us at
www.shore.net/~ds33pg2
and sign our guestbook.
HEY!!! OH MY GOD!!!!!!!! CANSECO FANS!!!!!!!!!! DO YOU REALIZE HOW
LONG I HAVE BEEN AWAITING SOMETHING LIKE THIS????
My name is Rohan Rangaraj. I'm 16, and about to be a senior in High
School. Jose is, of course, my favorite player. I'm not as prolific a
collector of some of the folks I read about on the Canseco page. I
started collecting him in '87 (I was 8 then) and kept on through '94,
when cards got soooo expensive, and I couldn't keep up with Jose's
cards. See, I liked to try to get ALL the Canseco cards in the
monthly Beckett issues. But all the new subsets (though I was happy
that they actually included Jose for once) were too much for me to
handle. Plus I didn't think my dad would be too happy if I kept
dishing out the cash for more and more baseball cards, you know?
Anyhow, I feel so neglected - All you folks have seen Jose,
talked to him, etc., etc. See, I'm from Monroe, Louisiana, and I have
only seen him play in Arlington stadium (as both an Athletic and a
Ranger) several times, and once in The Ballpark in Arlington. I've
yet to see my man hit a homer. To tell you the truth, I did see him
once, at a card show in Alexandria, Louisiana. He was there w/ Ozzie.
Man, oh man, when I saw him, I nearly wet my pants (I think I was 12
then)! I was too scared to talk to him, but Ozzie and I chatted for
a minute. He was pretty cool. I wish I could have afforded his
autograph (allowances in 5th grade can only give you about one $15
Canseco autograph, right?). But anyways, I wish I could see Jose
more often. I swear, next year, after I graduate high school, I'm
vow to spend the summer in Boston. I'll sleep nights outside Fenway,
but I WILL see him hit a home run!! I swear!! I'm tired of calling
his shots on ESPN (the once or twice a year we get Sox games in
Louisiana). Speaking of ESPN, you oughtta visit ESPN's SportsZone
sometime and come on chat. You won't believe how many times in the
last two weeks I've had to defend Jose in front of vicious Yanks fans,
and just people who like to rag on him just for fun. Can you believe
that? My handle on there, just in case you ever visit, is "Canseco's
the MAN." I hope I'm not sounding like a butthole, but I'd really like
to get to know you, since you are after all, a JOSE FAN!!
Oh, and I think SOMEONE up there loves ya, for Jose to visit your
page!! I'm jealous.
Hi, it's me Rohan again, and I've been reading all this stuff about
everyone claiming to be Jose's number one fan.
I think we should all agree that we are all great fans of his, and
should be grateful that others share our feelings. It shouldn't be a
competition on who's the bigger fan -- we should be a family. In the
words of the famous Rodney King, "Man, can't we all just get along?"
Sorry, I just had to add that. Now, let's just sit back, relax, and watch
the Big Guy slam some more of those mammoth shots.
I mean, it's almost once every 10 at bats, so how can you lose?
Later, and Vive Jose!!
Hi, it's Rohan again, and I thought I'd share this memory
(Maybe I'm not AS neglected as I think):
Anyways, 2 summers ago, I was at the summer program at Southern
Methodist U in Dallas. The Ballpark was the thing back then, and I
don't know how the program did it, but they got in touch w/ Jose, and
he donated 20 tickets to our camp. We had a contest on who could
write the best thank you note to Jose (the best ones would get the
tickets). I was taking a computer science course over there, and I
was so determined to get a ticket, that I somehow managed to design (I
wasn't doing too hot in that course) an emblem of the Rangers (the new
look Rangers) and had it color printed. And then I copied the poem
"Casey at the Bat" and called it "Canseco at the Bat" and changed it
around a bunch, and I got to go! One of the Resident Counselors said
mine was the best. It was pretty cool. I don't even know if Jose
ever got it, but just to know that the only reason we were at the game
was because of him, and that made me feel pretty damn good, you know? Oh,
and in the middle of the game, they showed up on the big screen "A
special note: The SMU - Talented and Gifted program is here thanks to
the special tickets given by our own Jose Canseco." We all got up and
cheered our butts off. Man, that was an experience.
Well, sorry I've emailed you three times today, it's just that I've
been so happy to find a page like yours!
My name is Jose Paez, and I am 31 years of age consider myself one
of the biggest canseco fans in the world. I have been fortunate
enough to see Jose up close three times, so far, at baseball card show
autograph signings. At the show in morristown, NJ, I was fortunate
enough to take a few pictures with jose as he was leaving the Governor
Morris inn hotel after the show. Jose was very courteous and allowed
me to experience something that I will never forget, personal time
with mr. 40/40! I was also fortunate to see Jose in Yankee Stadium when he
hit two home runs against the yankees on August 29, 1989. I was sitting in
right field next to him and he put on a show that television cameras
would never catch, flexing and taunting the jealous yankee fans. He is
truly the best in the business. I am the proud owner of approximately 1,000
of his cards and I love to show my friends and family the limited edition
World Series bat that Jose signed, his 1988 12" porcelain figurine, and the
clips of Jose when he was covered by dateline and spanish channel sports
shows. Last but not least, if my wife is pregnant, I am slowly convincing
her into naming our child, if it is a boy, Jose Canseco paez! That would
make my life complete! If you or anyone sends me a reply, which I hope
someone does, please send all e-mail responses to my home address:
[email protected]. I am also very interested in obtaining some cards that I
haven't been able to track down at card shows. Congratulations on the
Jose Canseco web page and I hope to receive responses and make new Jose
Canseco friends. See you all in the world series next year where Jose will
receive his MVP trophy!!
I went to see my first Canseco game in 1994 at the ballpark in
arlington. It was the greatest event in my life. Me and my mom
took some pictures at the game with one of those pocket cameras that
you buy all ready to take pictures. Well when we got back home we
misplaced the camera. When we finaly found the camera, we
developed the pictures. When we went to pick up the pictures we found out
that the camera had expired.
I live in central PA, and go to a lot of Oriole games...I am a huge
Canseco fan...I went down to the fence outside the A's dugout before the
game to try to meet Canseco. He was sitting in the dugout after just
getting chewed out by Larussa for something...I called him but no
response... The press man that was on the field asked if I wanted an
autograph... I replyed "sure", and handed him my pen and a baseball
card... He walked into the dugout and asked Jose to sign the card for
me... The reporter then pointed to me to show Jose who it was for...Jose
then signed the card, looked at me, and then bent the card... Some of you
might think this was cruel, but it makes the card that much more
interesting... It also gives me a story to tell every time I show it to
people... He's pretty cool - I guess I'd do the same thing if I just got
chewed out by my boss.
i have been a Canseco fan for about nine years,
and I'm only 15 year old! I have been collecting his cards for 8 years
now, and I have over 500 different cards of him! I read just about all
the letters you got from people saying that there the biggest Jose fan.
The truth is that they're wrong, I am! I know Jose, I read about Jose,
I never, ever miss a game when it's on t.v. I know just about his whole
life. Most Jose fans started liking him because he made the 40/40 club.
I liked him before all the popularity. I'm the biggest jose fan around,
and always remeber that!!
Hi, I was just surfing the net and found your Canseco home page, it's
pretty cool. I was surprised to find so many Canseco fans, I've been a
HUGE fan of his since about 1987. In 1992 I built a "Canseco Shrine" in
my room, it was a gigantic wall hanging with clips and photos from all
kinds of sources, including the newspaper article about the game that I
attending in Kansas City in 1991 (see below). Anyway, Jose started
having all kinds of injuries that year, so I decided to take down the
shrine (thinking that the baseball gods were jealous or something).
I have never met Jose in person, but I did get to see him hit a grand
slam in Kansas City in July of 1991. The next night he hit a bases
loaded double off the top of the left field wall, I was going nuts! I
don't remember the exact date, but it was real close to his birthday
since they had a 4th of July fireworks show after the game (no it wasn't
the 4th, I think it was July 1st but am not sure). Anyway, I watch every
Boston game I can (on ESPN) and every at-bat for sure. Last season I
missed a HR he hit in California because I had to go pick up my brother.
I was so pissed when I got back and had missed his at-bat, of course I
was happy when I found out it was a homer. I collect alot of Canseco
cards, mainly his older cards from 1986 and 1987. I have about 50
rookies from Donruss and Fleer. I'd love to get his autograph in person,
but don't see much of a chance right now. I don't make it to too many
games since I live in Iowa. I've thought about writing to Mr. Canseco
and asking for his autograph, but he's probably too busy to bother
signing. Maybe I'll send him a Christmas card or something...
I truly belive that Jose would break the HR record if he could stay
healthy for an entire season. He would easily hit 50 anyway. Maybe next
year he can play 150 games. He's a much better hitter than people give
him credit for, unfortunately injuries have sapped his speed and
fielding ability. Oh well, as long as he can hit 450 foot homers that's
all that matters. He is the most exciting player in the game, my friends
think he's a joke, but I keep telling them to wait and see - he'll be in
the Hall of Fame someday. Thanks for the "Canseco Shrine", it's a real
testiment to his baseball accomplishments.
I have always liked Jose Canseco since his first full year in 1986. He
was rookie of the year then. In 1986 I was only 6 years old and had one
Jose Canseco card, the Topps Traded. I knew he was good because my
brother told me he was. I was just starting baseball card collecting and
didn't know too much, so I traded my only Jose Canseco card I had. From
the day after I traded that card, which I knew was not a good trade, I
have not traded a single Jose Canseco card ever. I now have over 810
different Jose Canseco cards and many doubles, I do not trade any of them
to anybody. For my 14th birthday my brother gave me his 1986 Donruss
rookie of Jose, I now proudly display it in my room. I hated when Barry
Bonds tied Canseco's 40/40 club, but I think if Canseco wanted to do it
he could get 50 homers and 50 stolen bases, even beat HANK AARON'S RECORD FOR HOMERS. I think he needs to drop about 20 pounds so there isn't so much weight on his weak back. I like Canseco so much I made a special medallion with the number 33 on it for a project in my art class at
school. I never have seen a game live with Canseco in it, but I hope to
before he retires and gets into the Hall of Fame! I think he would do
better and be happier with the Florida Marlins, or even the Braves.
I'm writing from California. Currently, I am in school in central
CA, but I'm from Oakland. Canseco was and is my favorite baseball
player. I remember going to a game in Oakland in September before
Canseco's official rookie year. I was watching the game and some kids
were making fun of his name, so I had to shut them up, but then before I
had a chance, Canseco did his own talking with a monster homerun to left
field. Ever since then, he became my favorite player.
I have been a Canseco fan since 1985. I'm now
twenty years old and I have followed him from team to team throughout the
years. I was at the game when Jose hit the longest HR
in Cleveland stadium History. He was playing for the A's then. I also want
to say that I'm glad he finally had surgery. He did it at the end of a
great year - well not in final statistics but great up to the point when he
had the surgery. I hope whomever he plays for this next year is fair to
him. Hey, Bash Bros. reunion: "who woulda' thought it!"
I was just emailing you to tell you about my trip
to Boston. I live in Ohio so it took me 9 hours to get there, and once I
was there, my main focus was to find Fenway and to find out any news about
Jose. My friend and I had been driving around boston for about an hour
when out of the corner of my eye, I saw the green monster. being the
tourist that I am, i quickly whipped out my camera and took a picture. I
then asked my navigator friend with the map which way to go, and he said
strait, so I went strait. About half a mile down the road, I said when
are we supposed to turn to get to Fenway and he said, "Oh, I thought we
were going back to the freeway", so naturally, I busted a U turn in
downtown boston and began looking for Fenway AGAIN! When I saw it I
pulled over and jumped out of my car, and began taking more pictures. I
walked up the street in front of fenway and noticed a sports memorobilia
shop, so I went inside. I talked to the guy at the counter and asked
about Jose's status with Boston. He said that he heard that he kinda'
took back his demand for a trade and will probably remain in boston this
year. Before I left, I bought a Canseco jersey which is awesome! Even
though I couldn't get in the stadium, I had a great time in boston.
I'd like to take a trip during the summer and see Jose play again.
I've seen him with the A's and the Rangers, now hopefully Boston's next!
I met Mr.Canseco at the airport and picked him up at the luggage
carousel. He greeted me with a warm handshake and a genuine smile. I
was struck by his good looks and his slight build. He looked much more
trim than he did on TV.
He told me he wanted to rent a 'hot' car for his visit; a jaguar, a
ferrari, a roadster of some kind. They didn't have any available, so
he had to settle for a Ford Mustang LX. We stopped at the rental
garage and picked up his 'Hot Rod'. As we were caravaning to his
hotel, he pulled up beside me on the freeway and yelled out through his
car window, "This thing is a piece of s---!"
At the hotel I waited in his room while he got ready. We talked about
the upcoming season and his expectations for the year. He seemed to be
enjoying himself and the situation he found himself in.
We left the hotel and headed to San Jose for the card signing. On the
way, Jose got hungry and asked me to stop at the nearest fast food
place. I pulled up at a McDonalds. Guess what? No drive through! :-)
He went into the store and I stayed outside. While I was waiting
beside the car, a Brownie troup that had been eating at the restaurant
came out to see what was up. They asked me if I was famous and I said
I wasn't, but the person I was driving was. They didn't even ask me
who it was, but instead asked ME to sign my autograph for them.
It was a classic to have me standing there signing autographs when Jose
emerged from the restaurant with his food in hand. He got a kick out
of it, too! And then....
As we entered the town of San Jose, my limo broke down. AARGH! I asked
Jose to wait in the car while I phoned for a taxi. He decided he
wanted to wait outside and get some fresh air. As he sat on the edge of
a planter on the main drag of San Jose, I thought to myself, "He's in
the exact position as the photo on his 1987 Topps card." What a trip!
Jose waited patiently and we talked some more while waiting for the
taxi. The taxi came after a few moments. I was stuck getting the limo
repaired, so I didn't get to go to the show. Luckily, I was prepared
and had him sign the ball and a card before all of this happened.
The media took the story of Jose being a bad apple out of proportion.
I found him to be quiet, sincere, patient, and friendly. This story
became bigger than I could have imagined. It, along with the fact Jose
missed another show in that same summer, helped lead to Jose's bad
reputation.
So there you have it.
I love Jose Canseco!! To me, he is the greatest player that ever
lived!!! I was very upset when he left Oakland. Oakland remains my
favorite team, but Jose is my favorite player.
First of all let me say I love this page!!! Iam 22 years old and I am
from Nappanee, Indiana (Smallville USA). I have been a big Canseco fan
since about, well, forever. I think that he is the greatest ballplayer to
ever live. I always have liked his style on and off of the field. In
my ball playing days I always tried to bat just like him (and had a lot
of success in doing so). For some reason a lot of people criticize him
and I cant wait for him to hit 50 HRs so that I can tell them all I told
you so. Last summer in Chicago he came up to bat and alot of people
where yelling things liked "washed up" and "old man" - it angered me alot
but I didnt defend him because I was the only Red Sox fan in all of
Comiskey. My car got keyed that night because I have a Boston Red Sox
plate on the front. What can I say - going to Comiskey has been the only
oportunities I have to see him play and my car always has had either an
Oakland, Texas, or Boston plate. I am a fan till the end no matter where
he goes. What ever team he plays for will be my favorite. All Canseco
fans just wait until '97. I think that he will have a Big
season!!!!!!!!!!!
I too am a Jose Canseco fan. My favorite Jose
Canseco memory is when the crowd started chanting "steriods" and he
turned to them and flexed his biceps. That was great. From the first
time I saw a card of him I thought he was awsome. I forget what brand
made the card (Note: It was a 1991 Score Dream Team card), but it was
the one where he posed with a bat with his shirt
off and black jeans. I just thought that it was cool because no other
baseball player did that kind of thing or took different kinds of
pictures like that. Anyway, I just read some of your favorite memories
and I remember just about everyone of them. Thanks for reminding me of
those great moments.
I really don't know why I started liking Jose but I`m
really glad I did! Ever since then, I`ve been a serious Jose collector.
I dont remember what my first card of him was, but I`m sure it was a
good one. Every time there is a card show around me, Jose cards are
first on my list. Some of my friends laugh at me for liking him so
much, so I just make fun of their favorite players! I have a lot of
everything of Jose, but I still want more. I have a hat that has his
signature sewn on it, two or three starting lineup figures, posters, and
a lot of baseball cards! Right now I have a little under 250 different
cards of him. I always look for cards of him I dont have, but it`s kind
of hard to find ones I don't already have. I really think his cards
should be worth more, a lot more than they are right now! I follow
whatever team he goes to - first it was Oakland, then Texas, and now the
Red Sox. I`ve noticed whatever team he is on always seems to at least
get to the playoffs. Oakland was always in the playoffs and when they
traded him they haven`t been there since. Texas was never in the
playoffs, but when Jose came along they would have gone if there wasn't
a strike shortened season. Then Boston went into the playoffs! People
can say whatever they want about Jose, but he`ll always be the best in
my book!
I love Jose. He is so buff.
