1991 Fleer Pro Vision

My recent comc order was dominated by Paul Goldschmidt cards, but I did pick up a few other cards.

As a kid I opened a lot of 1991 Fleer. That's probably why I like the design to this day, while so many others despise the so called "Yellow Monster".

I have the complete set, but with an estimated 3 million copies of each card, who doesn't?

One thing I didn't have though was the complete Pro Vision set that was inserted into Wax and Rack packs of 1991 Fleer.

I had 9 of the 12, so I picked up the 3 cards (Eric Davis, Mark McGwire, and Don Mattingly) I needed to complete the set.

Here's the set in all it's glory!

Which one is your favorite? I think mine is the Ruben Sierra card. I love all the details. The cacti in the background. The badge. The sunset. The smoke coming off his bat.

Next I need to get the white Pro Vision set that was issued with factory sets. There are only 4 cards (Barry Bonds, Rickey Henderson, Ryne Sandberg, and Dave Stewart). If you happen to have these and would be willing to trade, please let me know. Thanks!

May 29, 1993

Jose Canseco took the mound for the Texas Rangers in the 8th inning of a blowout loss to the Boston Red Sox on May 29, 1993. He threw 33 pitches giving up three runs on three walks and two hits, leaving him with a 27.00 ERA and requiring him to have Tommy John surgery a couple months later.

Card Shop Pick-Up

I'm back. No excusses for my lack of posts recently, but I'm back. Stopped at the card shop yesterday on the way home from work and purused a big box of $2 relics and autos, finally finding one that I decided to pull the trigger on. It's a 2001 Upper Deck Big League Challenge Jersey Card of Jose Canseco. I'm not a huge fan of Canseco, but I like game/event specific memorabilia, so I decided to get it.

5 cards from the Card Shop

Picked up a few cards today at the card shop. Take a look. Picked up the first 4 for a buck a piece and the Carew Auto I got for $15.

2003 Fleer Tradition Update Brandon Webb RC



2004 Flair Brandon Webb Row 1 #'d 069/100

1991 Upper Deck Michael Jordan SP

1986 Topps Update Jose Canseco RC

1997 Donruss Signatures Rod Carew Significant Signatures Auto

"The Chemist"

Love him or hate him, he is Jose Canseco, aka "The Chemist". Few players have done more to change the game of baseball more than Mr. Canseco. I picked this card up on eBay a few years ago because at the time Canseco had the most homeruns of any player not in the Baseball Hall of Fame. I know that's a weird reason to buy a card, but that's why I bought it.

2000 SPx Signatures JOSE CANSECO Autograph

Book review: Vindicated by Jose Canseco

I recently finished reading Vindicated, by Jose Canseco. Let me start by saying that I am not a huge fan of Canseco, but I don’t dislike him either. Vindicated is the follow up to his 2005 best seller Juiced. I think I was hoping that Canseco would blow me away with some of the names that he named in this book, but I think that performance-enhancing drugs in sports is now so common that there are very few names that would blow me away, if I found out that they were using some sort of performance enhancing drug. I think that the biggest shock that I got from reading Vindicated was how much Jose Canseco hates Alex Rodriguez. In fact, on page 190, he writes: “So A-Rod, if you’re reading this book, and if I’m not getting through to you, let’s get clear on one thing: I hate your ------- guts.” Most of this hatred comes from the fact that Rodriguez apparently had a thing for Canseco’s wife. Anyways, I enjoyed the book and wish Jose the best.

Book Review: The All-Time Biggest Sports Jerks

The official title is The All-Time Biggest Sports Jerks And Other Gofballs, Cads, Miscreants, Reprobates, and Weirdos (Plus a Few Good Guys). The book was written by Michael Freeman a national columnist for CBSSports.com.

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Because my blog focusses on baseball, I will list all 100, but only comment on those that are baseball related. 20 out of the 100 are baseball related.

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100- Tiki Barber

99- Jose Canseco - based on his 2008 celebrity boxing match against Vai Sikahema

98- Chicago Black Sox - for throwing the 1919 World Series

97- Tatum Bell

96- Drew Rosenhaus

95- Mike Gundy

94- Phil Jackson

93-Steve Smith

92-Arlen Specter

91- College Football Fans

90- James L. Dolan

89-Jerramy Stevens

88- Marty McSorley

87-Minnesota Vikings Sex Boaters

86- DeSean Jackson

85- Nick Saban

84- Eric Mangini

83-Cap Anson - for being racist

82- Some Fans of the Dallas Mavericks

81- Alex Rodriguez - don't think that I need to elaborate on this one

80- Babe Ruth - says that if Ruth played today, he would be all over the tabloids for his drinking and womanizing

79- Eugene Robinson

78- Uga V

77- Bill Belicheck

76- Randy Moss

75- Benny Silman

74- Athletes Who Thank God

73- Lawrence Phillips

72- Some Chicago Cubs Fans - for issuing death threats to Steve Bartman

71- Elijah Dukes

70- Uday Hussein

69- Rick Dutrow Jr.

68- Travis Henry

67- China

66- The Other Vick

65- Ty Cobb - for being a racist and inflicting injury on those around him

64- Jayson Williams, former player for the New Jersy Nets

63- Chris Henry

62- Evander Holyfield

61- Leonard Little

60- George Brett - click on the link and watch the you tube video titled George Poops http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6403VV2oyu0

59- Kelvin Sampson

58-Hal McRae - click on the link and see manager Hal McRae go crazy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kamDqL-AGzI

57- Fuzzy Zoeller

56- Boobby Petrino

55- Larry Johnson

54- Don Imus

53- Christian Peter

52- Plaxico Burress

51- The Cincinnati Bengals

50- Albert Belle - for stalking a prostitute

49- Art Modell

48- Isaih Thomas

47- Bill Parcells

46- John McEnroe

45- Ray Lewis

44- Spain

43- Diego Maradona

42- Bill Romanowski

41- Dennis Rodman

40- Lawrence Taylor

39- Bobby Fischer

38- Scott Boras

37- Randall Simon - Sausagegate http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3V9kJw-kWQ8&feature=related

36- Don King

35- Wilt Chamberlain

34- Dale Earnhardt Sr.

33- Totally, completely, psycholically overboard fans of Barbaro

32- Claude Lemieux

31- Tony Stewart

30- Rasheed Wallace

29- Terrell Owens

28- Stephon Marbury

27- Kenesaw Mountain Landis - for not allowing the integration of baseball

26- Tommy Lasorda - for an outburst after Dave Kingman hit 3 homers in a game to beat the Dodgers

25- Mike Tyson

24- Ron Artest

23- Tonya Harding

22- Ben Johnson

21- Pacman Jones

20- Latrell Spreewell

19- John Rocker - for stereotyping New Yorkers

18- Kobe Bryant

17- Barry Bonds - don't think that I need to elaborate on this one either

16- Reggie Jackson - for reffering to himself as "the straw that stirs the drink"

15- Marion jones

14- Mark McGwire - for his non-testimony during a 2005 Congressional hearing on steroid use in baseball

13- Manny Ramirez - for Manny being Manny

12- Reggie Bush

11- Dave Bliss

10- Robert Irsay

9- Bob Knight

8- Brett Farve

7- Pete Rose - for betting on baseball and because he lied about it for so long

6- John Daly

5- Tim Donaghy

4- Michael Vick

3- Roger Clemens - for using performance enhancing drugs and lying about it

2- Rae Carruth

1- O.J. Simpson