I was checking out some memorabilia prices on eBay recently when one particular item jumped out at me: a ball signed by "Mr I'll throw anybody under the bus for a quick buck" Canseco.

The baseball was inscribed "The Grandfather of Steroids, Jose Canseco" and sold for $100. Following up on Pete Rose's "I bet on baseball" inscription from a couple years ago, Canseco proves once again that two wrongs definitely don't make a right. You would think that the world-renowned author and reality TV star would have plenty left in the bank but apparently plastic surgery and a posse of bodyguards to keep all his disgruntled ex-teammates away from him are more expensive than I realized.

Sure, it's a free country and if people are dumb enough to buy it, why not? Well, for one, it's yet another black eye for a hobby that is starting to resemble Rocky Balboa prior to Mickey going to the razor in the original Rocky, and because it makes light of a serious subject and allows a scumbag like Canseco to prosper from it in the process.

If you have an extra $100 you're looking to throw away on a bad investment why not purchase some GM stock instead? At least that way you have a small chance to get a return on your investment someday.