Look, I know all about hero worship. As an eleven year old kid I thought Jose Canseco could walk on water if he wanted to. Apparently, I wasn’t alone. In 1991 a company called “Kalifornia Kards” released an oddball set which featured a Jose Canseco card with a rather curious quote. Rather than type it out I will just post a scan of it.
I won’t lie and say I am offended. I am not a religious person, of course that doesn’t mean I worship the devil. That being said, would someone who is religious find that comment offensive at all? Certainly I can see where the quote stems from. After all, in 1991 Jose ended the season leading the league in Home Runs for the second time, had an M.V.P award and was the first ever “40-40″ player in the history of baseball, all by the age of 26. He was the best player in baseball, hands down.
It’s sad that someone who was once so revered in the sports world is just days away from fighting Danny Bonaduce in a celebrity boxing match that will be seen by 1,500 people in person. If there ever was a bigger fall from grace in baseball I’d sure like to know about it.
Yes!
WTF!? I love how Kalifornia Kards stole the Mother’s Cookies image from the 1990 Rookie of the Year set.
If a Japanese baseball team owner asks you if you are a God, you say…
YES!!!!
holy card!! that write up is nuts. Call the vatican!! call Lutero! call someone!!
What I’m offended by is that an American company would spell California with a “K.”
Imagine if you will, for a moment, a world in which Jose Canseco played his entire baseball career in Japan. Would Wax Heaven even be here?! This blog, I feel, is one of the pivotal points of hobbyists and collectors alike. Coming here to keep up-to-date on the hobby is akin to Hank Steinbrenner’s financial advisers subscribing to the Wall Street Journal.
Actually, I don’t really know if they do read the WSJ. Nor do I know if Hank has any financial advisers. The way he’s throwing his bank around this season, I kind of doubt it.
In a perfect world, we would realize that we are all of us like gods.
In an imperfect world, we believe that god exists beyond us.
Topher, thanks for the interesting comment!