LAS VEGAS -- Jose Canseco warmed up for the start of spring training with some mammoth shots Sunday to beat Rafael Palmeiro in the finals of the 2000 Big League Challenge home run hitting contest.

Something odd happened the other day when Jose Canseco retired, and no, we're not talking about the rumor that Chuck Finley and Tawny Kitaen were going to appear on the next ElimiDate. In reality ...