Canseco Pitching Debut Goes As You Probably Imagined It Would

Rick Chandler|published: 08/17/2006, 2:30pm EDT

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There are many forms of self delusion. There's Kip from Napoleon Dynamite, who was "training to be a cage fighter." Then there's Jose Canseco, who beaned four batters, walked five and gave up a home run over 4 1/3 innings in his pitching debut with the Long Beach Armada on Wednesday, inspiring this classic quote:

"Overall, it felt pretty good," said Canseco, who joined the independent Golden Baseball League earlier this year. "It took me a little while to get a rhythm out there, and I walked too many guys. It should get better ... I try to do the best possible. I'd love to throw a shutout or no-hitter or whatever."

Yes, a no-hitter may be just around the corner, because Canseco also got his first career strikeout. And what we want to know is, who was the guy who whiffed against a 42-year-old knuckleballer, and when does he report to the Cubs?

Sorry. That was just ... sorry.

Wild Thing: Canseco Beans Four Batters [MSNBC]