Jose Canseco was a Yankee, a breakdown

Jan 30, 2020 493.4K views 4:09

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Jose Canseco, the former MLB slugger known for his power hitting and steroid controversy, briefly played for the New York Yankees in 2000. In , takes a closer look at Canseco's time with the Yankees. Canseco was claimed off waivers by the Yankees in August 2000, as the team looked to block division rival Toronto Blue Jays from acquiring him. Yankees general manager Brian Cashman says, "We claimed Canseco and 47 other players on waivers just to block opponents from getting them." The Blue Jays, who were only two games behind the Yankees in the standings at the time, ended up not even trying to claim Canseco. Canseco made his Yankees debut that year and shows highlights of his first game. "This was his first game, he started, he went 2-for-2 with 3 RBIs and hit a f***ing bomb home run up to the third deck," says, marveling at Canseco's prodigious power. Footage shows Canseco's massive batting stance and the towering home run he hit that day. Despite the strong debut, Canseco's time in New York was short and tumultuous. "He only played like 37 games as a Yankee," notes. "He said it was the most miserable time of his career because he didn't play a lot." Canseco did get one at-bat in the 2000 World Series, pinch-hitting for David Cone, but did not do much with the opportunity. After winning a World Series ring with the Yankees that season, Canseco later attempted to sell the championship trophy on eBay, saying he needed the money. quips, "He said it was the worst time in his life and he did get a ring for winning the World Series, but then he attempted to sell it on eBay 'cause he needed money." provides a humorous and insightful look at the brief but memorable stint of the larger-than-life Jose Canseco as a member of the New York Yankees. Through the use of archival footage and 's colorful commentary, viewers are given a vivid account of Canseco's impact, both on and off the field, during his time in pinstripes.

you guys want to talk about Jose Canseco

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gear.com I was sitting down the other

day and it's the offseason and our

brains Iraqi and then we're having

conversations talk about Jose Canseco

you probably remember him cuz he did a

lot of steroids he looked like a cartoon

character he was really huge and big and

but kind eyes though nice guy I guess

anyway you also might remember him

because a homerun ball hit his head and

then went over the fence like that and

he was like woah what happened it just

hit my head and went over the fence

pretty cool play you know this this

comes up when you think about Jose

Canseco cuz look at that damn I was

trying to catch it not have it go over

my head I don't know why I put the

replay in so many times we've already

seen it and then he's thinking yeah ok

next time I'm just gonna use my glove

like this you also might know Jose

Canseco he shot off his own finger with

a gun and he's got two dogs and there he

hanging out so there's a lot of stuff

you may know him for you may know him as

the first player to ever join the 40/40

club 40 stolen bases 40 home runs a lot

of things you may remember Jose Canseco

for he's like can I'm gonna need this

bag um time out can I take this I was

gonna take this please yeah thank you

okay oh wait oh wait away crowd you guys

like that like now you're delaying the

game do it pace of play do you know he's

a Yankee a lot of people don't remember

that he was a Yankee he was on the Rays

in 99 and 2000 then Cashman picked him

up on waivers Cashman claimed Canseco

and 47 other players in 2000 at the

waiver deadline to block opponents from

getting them they didn't want the Blue

Jays to get Canseco because the Blue

Jays were only two games behind them in

the standings the Blue Jays didn't even

try to get Canseco and when the Yankees

claimed him Cashman was like alright

alright Ray's let's make a deal to a

trade they're like nah [ __ ] that you

take him you pay him a million dollars

the Yankees had traded for Glen Allen

Hill like a month earlier they had David

Justice they had a bunch of DHS they had

no room for Canseco but they got him and

look at this footage she's like a

cartoon character with a toothpick in

his hands this was his first game he

started he went 2 for 2 with 3 RBIs and

hit a [ __ ] bomb homerun up

third deck look at him in the batting

stance these clips are hilarious look at

this guy

hey this dude if you try to tell someone

you saw this Jose Canseco homerun you're

a liar

you were front-row but you did not see

it so don't even try to tell people I

also like the vendor getting a little

dance move on here with the tray

speaking all vendors you got to

celebrate homeruns like that and there

you go just a cartoon cat look at this

dude an absolute monster the fact that

people weren't like hey I think

everyone's on steroids and they're like

no no no it's pretty crazy here is

digging in just an absolute monster I

think of that batting stance just just

this is like the mean guy from Rookie of

the Year is just a [ __ ] bully gets

that off the hands pokes that for a

quick home run as a Yankee he played a

lot oh there you go said looks at his

bat says are you ok ok see you later

tells his teammates it stays straight it

stays straight stays straight any more

cuts in Oh fenway Wakefield monster no

seats up there no color and like that's

like the bland is broadcast ever gave

[ __ ] together if anyway this nerd just

so excited hey hey you want to celebrate

that home run with me teammate no ok

well how about you you want to sell no

ok Wakefield with the knuckleball he

only played like 37 games as a Yankee he

didn't he said it was the most miserable

time of his career because he didn't

play a lot he did get one at bat in the

World Series he pinch-hit for David Cone

didn't do much with it Jose Canseco was

a Yankee how about that he said was the

worst time in his life he did get a ring

for winning the World Series but then he

attempted to sell it on eBay cuz needed

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