Friday was a big day for Jose Canseco. Not only did he make it back to Boston for the Red Sox’s 100-year anniversary of Fenway Park celebration, but he also signed a deal with an independent league team.

The Worcester Tornadoes of the Can-Am League — the same league where the Newark Bears play — announced they signed Canseco to play first and DH.

“I am very much looking forward to putting on a uniform and competing on a professional level again this year; I love the game of baseball,” Canseco said. “I am particularly grateful to the Worcester Tornadoes for embracing me and having the confidence in me to help the team win.”

The team’s season starts in a month, so that gives Canseco plenty of time to get himself in trouble. If you ask Jose, his stint with the Tornadoes is just a stepping stone to getting back to the majors. The guy spent part of his day at Fenway on Friday campaigning for a tryout with the Sox:

Boston needs a dh I am ready ,just need a tryout .nobody loves playing the game more than I do

— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) April 20, 2012

I guess he’s moved onto the Red Sox now that the A’s and Dodgers ignored his overtures.

We all follow Jose Canseco on Twitter to see what kind of crazy he’ll spew next. When it comes to freak shows, you really can’t top a quality tweet from the former Bash Brother. But even for Canseco, the crap he tweeted late Saturday night can’t be topped.

Sunday April 15 marked the 100 year anniversary of the Titanic sinking. Canseco commemorated the tragedy in a way only he can.

Titanic 100 years wOw. Global warming couldve saved titanic. Sad to say

— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) April 15, 2012

Because we don’t recycle and consume like crazy icicles are non existent. Titanic wouldve still existed today

— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) April 15, 2012

After taking a beating on Twitter from people telling him how crazy he was, Canseco explained his thinking (yes, I know, scary thought):

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Now that Magic Johnson’s group has won the Dodgers bidding, it is time to get down to business. Frank McCourt has left Dodgers fans depressed and dejected. Each and every one of them is hopeful that Magic and company can rescue a franchise that was once one of the best in baseball. Once the business aspect of the deal is worked out, assembling a winning team for years to come will be the top priority. The good news for the new ownership group is that Jose Canseco is willing to give them a great jump on things — and it won’t cost them a dime.

@magicjohnson congrats on buying dodgers need a 1b or pinch hitter of the bench? Will play for free. Will donate salary charity

— Jose Canseco (@JoseCanseco) March 28, 2012

How can you say no to that? There isn’t a team in the league that couldn’t use a 47-year-old former (current?) juice head to provide some pop off the bench and maybe even play the field. I fully expect to see Canseco in a Dodgers uniform by 2013, and maybe even before. What a break for L.A.

All joking aside, the sad part about this is Jose isn’t joking. There’s a little part of him that thinks the Dodgers might take him up on his offer. That’s the real shame here.

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Jose Canseco and performance-enhancing drugs go together like peanut butter and jelly. We all know that. Whether it be admitting to taking steroids during his playing days or trying to out everyone else who did in his best-selling book, Canseco has become a poster child for illegal substances. Now 47 years old and playing in the Mexican Baseball League, he has once again been accused of doping.

According to ESPN Deportes, the president of the Mexican League, Plinio Escalante, has confirmed Canseco took a banned substance which he does not have a prescription for. The report says that banned substance is testosterone, which Canseco admitted to taking on his Twitter account Wednesday. However, he claims he has a prescription.

“How can I test positive when I never took any test don’t believe everything the media tells you,” he wrote. “The truth always comes out I am not using any illegal substances. Don’t be so quick to judge till you here the truth that’s a sure sign of ignorance hatred and jealousy.

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Jose Canseco sent a few sobering tweets while likely drunk Wednesday evening. Canseco, who’s playing minor league ball in Mexico, apologized for writing the book Juiced that detailed the steroid abuse by many baseball players, ultimately changing the future of the game.

“I am probably the only person in history that will never be forgiven for telling the truth and making MLB better and safer for everyone especially young kids,” he wrote.

“I am truly sorry for hurting my teamates and friends when I wrote juiced. I have had nightmares since I wrote that book it still haunts me till today. It is my demon that never sleeps.”

Canseco is likely sorry about the book because it made him an outcast. He admitted he wrote the book because he was angry he was “blackballed” from the game. He’s been begging for a shot to play Major League Baseball for years and hasn’t received one, so that’s probably the source of his remorse.

It’s hard to know what is truth or fiction from Canseco, but it definitely seems like he is a tormented creature.