Hey everyone...

Don't get your hopes up..... BUT, Jose is in the news, and for the first
time in a long time, it has to do with baseball. Apparently, he contacted
the Dodgers and they told him to feel free to attend an open tryout. He
won't get any special treatment, and it would definitely be a longshot for
him to be signed, but then again, you never know. Maybe he'll wow them.

For those of you who would like to meet Jose someday, you might have a
chance soon. He signed at a sports collectibles's show last weekend in San
Francisco (sorry I didn't get the info out in time), and he will be signing
at at least a couple more shows in the near future.

Chicago, March 20th:
http://www.sportsnewsproductions.net/pages/509219/index.htm

Phoenix, March 12-14th:
http://www.tristarproductions.com/shows/upcomshindex.htm

Baseball just isn't the same any more, is it?

-Mark


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From the AP:
Canseco to attend Dodgers' open workout
February 24, 2004

VERO BEACH, Fla. (AP) -- Jose Canseco plans to try out for the Los Angeles
Dodgers, 2 1/2 years after his last appearance in the major leagues.

The six-time All-Star will attend the Los Angeles Dodgers' open tryout on
March 1.

``Canseco's people called us,'' Matt Slater, the Dodgers' director of
professional scouting, said Tuesday. ``He's welcome to come.''

Canseco last played in the majors in 2001, when he hit .258 with 16 homers
for the Chicago White Sox.

He and Mark McGwire teamed in Oakland as the ``Bash Brothers,'' leading the
team to three straight World Series appearances from 1988-90, including the
1989 title. Canseco won the 1988 AL MVP award and has 462 homers, 26th on
the career list.

Canseco admitted in 2002 that he used steroids during his career. He served
jail time for violating terms of his probation for a 2001 fight at a Miami
Beach, Fla., nightclub. His rap sheet includes domestic violence and
aggravated battery charges.


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From www.billy-ball.com:
February 23, 2004

Bottom of the 8th
NEWS ITEM: STEROIDS ADDLES CANSECO'S MIND

Jose Canseco has offered his services to the Los Angeles Dodgers not
surprisingly, the Dodgers declined and expressed no interest in signing
Canseco. Canseco was told he could attend the Dodgers open tryout on March
1 and will get a look from Dodger scouts, but no special treatment. The
last known player to be signed from one of these tryouts was catcher Rick
Wilkins in 1999.