Well, according to multiple sources, the guy who pulled back the curtain (much to Bud Selig's chagrin) on the Steroid Era in baseball will be returning to the diamond. That's right, Surreal Life 5 star (oh yeah, and 1988 AL MVP) Jose Canseco has signed a deal with the San Diego Surf Dawgs of the Golden Baseball League (the other famous Surf Dawg alum - Ricky Henderson). Fittingly, he'll make his debut Monday night against the Chico Outlaws.My favorite part of this ridiuclous publicity stunt: Canseco will not just DH (fielding is absolutely out of the question) for the Surf Dawgs - he plans to pitch, or as the news release says, he "will showcase his knuckleball as a member of the team's pitching staff." That should go swimmingly.
Just so everyone can have a good chuckle, let's all remember back to the one and only time Canseco pitched in the bigs. He pitched the last inning of a Rangers blow-out loss to the Red Sox in May of 1993, walking the bases loaded and allowing three runs. And the kicker, if I remember correctly, is he destroyed his arm for good that day...though in retrospect maybe his arm fell apart for entirely different (STEROIDS) reasons (STEROIDS).
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"Jose's been playing in a summer league, a semipro league in the L.A. area, and he's hit a whole bunch of back-to-back home runs. He's knocked the ball out of the park. He's still a very talented athlete. He never stopped being a talented athlete."
Back-to-back jacks in semi-pro ball? Well then, shit, of course you've gotta sign him up...
i reached base in 6 consecutive plate appearances in softball one week. does that mean i've got some of that sweet independent baseball money coming my way?
That must've been way back in the '90s...
yup. same week i hit the one and only homerun of my softball career.
That's right, I've got the baseball card from that glorious season. Real hot item amongst collectors...you holding the bat with "FUCK FACE" written on it.
Yep, being at work today totally sucks donkey balls...
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