In an announcement by the team, Jose Canseco has been named the manager of the Minor League Yuma Scorpions. Canseco will also play first base and designated hitter as the player-manager.
The team also will add Canseco’s twin brother Ozzie Canseco to serve as a player-coach. Ozzie will serve as the team’s hitting/bench coach.
“I’m excited [...]
04/11/11
The charter member of the 40/40 club, Jose Canseco, decided to not show up for this Celebrity Boxing match in Hollywood, Florida, so instead twin brother Ozzie Canseco tried to jump in the ring and collect the $5,000 appearance fee.
In the past, this hasn’t been a problem. Ozzie has filled in for Jose at autograph [...]
03/28/11
Veteran slugger Jose Canseco, who has been active playing baseball in an independent league in the U.S., could be joining a team in the Puerto Rico Winter League.
According to “El Nuevo Día”, a local newspaper, the “Gigantes de Carolina” are considering bringing Canseco to play for the team. Canseco just wrapped up a season with [...]
12/14/10
Former Major League player, Jose Canseco, has signed a deal a deal with the Loredo Broncos of the independent United League Baseball to be the team’s bench coach and designated hitter. Check out the newscast from Patrick Nelson of Pro 8 News:
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This isn’t [...]
08/16/10
“Sometimes life is easier when you have nothing,” Jose Canseco via Twitter.
The inaugural 40/40 man who used to live the playboy lifestyle of Lamborghini and beautiful women has been evicted and is now living in someone’s garage. According to TMZ, Canseco received a notice to “vacate” a home he was renting in Northridge (near Los [...]
08/14/10
“I was like a pioneer for that stuff … The juice. I was like the very first to do that. Me and [Jose] Canseco,” former Major League outfielder Lenny Dykstra says in the book “The Zeroes: My Misadventures in the Decade Wall Street Went Insane,” written by Randall Lane.
Dykstra admits in the book that he [...]
06/30/10
Matthew Beck of Rotoinfo.com had conducted a telephone interview with controversial former baseball player Jose Canseco. We recommend that you read the article here, but here are a few excepts:
ROTOINFO: Who was your least favorite teammate to play with during the prime of your career?
JOSE CANSECO: When I was with the A’s [...]
06/02/10
The New York Daily News is reporting Brian McNamee is scheduled to appear before a grand jury that will decide whether to indict Roger Clemens for lying under oath to Congress on Tuesday.
Clemens’ former trainer has said he injected the pitcher with steroids and HGH over a period of several years, a [...]
05/22/10
I’ve been watching Jose Canseco’s Twitter account over the last few days thinking it’s just a phase that may come and go, but he’s been going off for quite some time for no apparent reason. Here’s a sample from the 40/40 man’s Twitter account:
We’re assuming that he’s referring to MLB or maybe the steriod industry [...]
04/22/10
Here are a few links to follow during your Wednesday lunch:
Phillies closer Brad Lidge will pitch in a Spring Training game for the first time this Thursday. Lidge will start a Minor League game and throw one inning. Lidge is recovering from off-season knee and elbow surgery, and he could be ready by Opening Day. [...]
03/17/10