Multiple Cansecos, Take Two

Fresh off of their attempt to swindle celebrity boxing, the Cansecos are back at it again. This time, twins Jose and Ozzie Canseco have been hired as player/coaches for the Yuma Scorpions of the independant North American League. The North American League formed from the merger of three other independant leagues - the Golden, Northern, and United Leagues.

Interestingly enough, Jose Canseco had previously played for Long Beach Armada of the now-defunct Golden League in 2006. He was then sued by that team after he leaft the club, and the Armada were awarded a quarter million dollars in a judgment against Canseco. This prior 'issue' during his tenure with Long Beach did not affect their plans to bring Jose on board, according to team management.

Jose will serve as manager, while Ozzie will be serving as the bench coach/hitting instructor for the Scorpions. In a way, it's sad that a team figured that the answer to their problems would be to bring on the Cansecos. After all, the only thing positive Jose has done since bouncing a home run ball off his dome is end the steroid era in baseball as a side effect from his attempt to get revenge on an establishment that he felt blackballed by.

This also stops the one thing that could have been an ongoing promotion for the team - which Canseco is really managing? There could have been interactive polls, ballots in the crowd, and the suspence of finding out which Canseco ignored your autograph request sometime around the fifth inning. Will they swap uniforms periodically? Will syringes become a vital part of the 'workout regime'? Will Jose/Ozzie fight some random 'Q' list celebrity before the game? In fact, could a Jose/Ozzie celebrity boxing match occur before game? This needs to happen!!!

While the Yuma Scorpions are thinking that the Cansecos will be able to reach out to the Latin community, the true value here is unintentional comedy. Anytime Jose Canseco can be involved in anything means that a train wreck is about to occur, and it will be epically hysterical. In fact, Jose and Ozzie should give up on baseball. Professional wrestling NEEDS these guys.