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.

Alright... here's the "Scoop"

I came across these two cards in the dime box at my LCS yesterday. I'm not sure what about them caught my eye first. It might have been the baby blue uniform, the hair, or the gold necklace. Maybe it was the contrast in the facial expressions. It might have been the way his hat brim is folded on the '81 Donruss card. Whatever it was, I'm glad I picked these up. I think I'll file them under "Bling". Do people still say "bling"?

Brandon Webb is a Texas Ranger (if he passes the physical)

Brandon Webb has agreed to a 1-year deal with the Texas Rangers. Webb, arguably one of the best pitchers in all of baseball from 2005 - 2008, has not pitched in a regular season game since April 6, 2009. Webb went 70-37 with a 3.23 ERA during that 3 year stretch and won the 2006 National League Cy Young Award. Webb injured his shoulder on Opening Day of 2009 and has not been able to pitch in the big leagues since, although he is expected to be ready to pitch in Spring Training.

As a Diamondbacks and a Webb fan, I really wanted the D-Backs to resign Webb and hoped that he would be able to pitch at the same level as before. However, I understand both sides in this situation. The D-Backs have paid Webb $15 million over the past two seasons and have got nothing out of it and would be understandably cautious about signing him for another year when his future is uncertain. Webb on the other hand, I'm sure feels like he can be as successful as he was before and wants to be valued and have an opportunity to win. I'm sad to see Webb go, but I wish him the best. I'm not sure what this will do to my Webb collection. I'll have to wait and see.