The Boston Herald, April 17th, 1999
When the Red Sox traded Jose Canseco after the 1996 season, there wasn't much of an uproar in Boston.
Sure, most people thought the team could have gotten more in return than pitcher John Wasdin, now in Pawtucket, but the Canseco transaction to the Oakland Athletics was overshadowed by the loss of Roger Clemens and the firing of manager Kevin Kennedy.
And besides, after two injury-plagued seasons in Boston, there was a prevailing sentiment that Canseco's best days were far behind him.
That was not necessarily the case. After a mediocre 1997 campaign in which he hit 23 home runs and knocke...
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