Hey everyone,

Jose has organized a Golf Tournament that will take place at the Doral
Resort in Miami, Florida on January 11-13, 2002. The tournament is to
benefit St. Jude Children's Research Hospital. Participant and Sponsor
packages of all sizes are available, with prices of anywhere from $125 to
$50,000. For more information, please visit Canseconet.com. At the top of
the page, you will find links to documents that fully describe the event,
and how you can participate. If any of you are able to participate, I
encourage you to do so, and I expect you to email me with all the details
afterwards! Have fun!!!

The latest news on Jose (there's not much) is below...

Happy Holidays!
Mark

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From the Sports Network:
Canseco pleads innocent

Miami Beach, FL (Sports Network) - An attorney for Jose Canseco entered an
innocent plea for his client on Friday involving a Halloween night scuffle
at a Miami Beach nightclub.

Circuit Judge Stanford Blake set trial on February 19 on two felony counts
of aggravated battery, but that could be pushed back if both sides are not
ready.

Canseco and his twin brother, Ozzie, were both released from Miami-Dade
County jail a day after being charged with the fight on Halloween night.

Canseco posted bail of $15,000 and Ozzie Canseco posted bail of $7,500.

Police said the 1988 American League Most Valuable Player, grabbed a club
patron by the neck, punched him and broke his nose, while another man was
hit and forced to have his lip stitched. According to police, both men were
tourists from California.

However, Jose Canseco, who was accompanied by three women and his brother,
said a man started grabbing his date inappropriately before becoming
aggressive towards her. Jose Canseco said another man approached his
brother, who pushed him back.

This is not the first time that Jose Canseco has had problems with the law.
In 1997, he was arrested on charges where he smacked his second wife and in
1992 he was charged with aggravated assault for ramming his vehicle into a
new car driven by his first wife.

Last season, Jose Canseco hit .258 with 16 homers and 49 RBI for the
Chicago White Sox.

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From the AP:

...In other Japanese baseball news:

--The Dragons are having a tough time acquiring a major league slugger. On
Friday, Mitsuo Kodama, the team's chief public relations officer said the
club had given up on trying to sign former St. Louis Cardinals slugger Mark
McGwire and was nowhere near signing free agent first baseman Andres
Galarraga or Chicago White Sox outfielder Jose Canseco....