I once got Jose Canseco’s autograph on a baseball at Tropicana Field. He was playing catch with Bubba Trammell when I called out ‘Mr. Canseco, Mr. Canseco’ and he turned and grinned. The year was 1999. Although his role that season was technically ‘designated hitter,’ Jose Canseco caught the baseball I threw to him. He walked toward me. He signed the baseball with so much force that his signature became engraved in the sweet spot. I said thank you. The felt tip of my sharpie was pushed inward and rendered useless. Jose Canseco hit seven home runs that night — he would go on to hit 34 that season. The next day, Wade Boggs crushed my baseball with his teeth and washed it down with Budweiser.
You had me at Bubba Trammell.
Ok. This is really nerdy, but I made a Prezi out of this.
Paul, I’m not sure exactly what a Prezi is, but it does not seem to be working. (And I really want to see it.)
That’s because I used the wrong link. Here’s the right one:
Oh, and Prezi is a presentation tool. Basically, it’s hipster powerpoint: it serves essentially the same purpose, only with less functionality and more style (of dubious merit).
I recommend clicking on the “more -> fullscreen” option. Then you can just walk through it with your left and right arrow keys. If you do it right, Jose Canseco should flip you off at least twice.