Jose Canseco
Baseball Hall of Fame Will Honor "Homer at the Bat"
There will be a round-table discussion with Wade "Pitt the Edler" Boggs and Ozzie "Graceland" Smith, among others.
Throwback Thursday: Jose Canseco Gives Up a Home Run, Off His Head
In 1993, a deep fly ball from Cleveland's Carlos Martinez bounced off Texas Rangers outfielder Jose Canseco's head for a home run. The infamous slugger and steroid posterboy's life was about to get a whole lot weirder.
We Asked Astrobiologists About Jose Canseco's Plan to Terraform Mars
Former slugger Jose Canseco has been doing some very important math the last couple days.
José Canseco Is Dressing Up Like a Woman for a Week to Support Caitlyn Jenner
"I'm talking about full everything."
Routine Moments in Baseball History: Ruben Sierra, Sex Symbol, Scores a Run
A brief meditation on the slugger's career and musical gifts.
Why I’m Anti-Big-Government, and Why Taxes Should Be Made Illegal
What we need is a president who is going to come in and say, “You know what? Most taxes are illegal now. Let’s stop paying taxes for two or three years. Let’s see what the economy does. And let’s see if people fill in the gaps and spend money on what...
Lance Armstrong, Steroids, and Why I’d Become a Vampire
One thing I never understood is why anyone wouldn’t want to be bitten by a vampire. It’s like, what the fuck? Are you kidding me? I’d become a vampire in a heartbeat.
Religions Are Cults
I’m an atheist-scientologist. It’s really simple. The reason I look toward Scientology is because it’s a religion mostly based on science and fact. I don’t believe in cosmos or agnosticism. I believe there’s just life on Earth and then you die. It’s...
Let’s Talk About Time Travel
I time travel all the time and have been for the last 20 years; it’s real simple. But there are rules: You can’t travel to the future, and you can’t change history—but that’s a good thing because you wouldn’t want to wake up in a different future or...
I’m Broke and It’s the Government’s Fault
You might’ve heard that last week I filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy. Let me tell you from first-hand experience, the IRS are a bunch of thirsty piranhas. They bled me dry. And it’s my duty to warn you: It can happen to anyone.
Control the People, Not the Guns
Once, when I was about 19, I had a gun pulled on me by a younger kid. He was probably 16 or so, and he put it right in my face. My reaction was, “Put that thing away.” He jumped in his car and took off. But I’m a 6'4" 250-pound martial arts expert.
A Look Back on the South Coast League, Where Baseball Went to Die
Independent League baseball is like the Island of Misfit Ballplayers, full of unheralded prospects and vets desperate for one last shot at the dance.