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But What Do I Know? … Tim Wallach, Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, Carlos Delgado

A view of the construction that has just started on the fourth baseball field on the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame's 32-acre site in St. Marys, Ontario. (Courtesy Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame)
November 13, 2012 1981 Bob Feller Bobby Ramos Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Carlos Delgado Chris Speier Cleveland Indians Corey Koskie Eric Gagne Jeff Heath Jerry White Montreal Expos new baseball field Ontario Opening Day no-hitter Pascual Perez Ray Burris silent auction St. Marys Tim Raines Tim Wallach Wallace Johnson 2 Comments

1981 Montreal Expos: Whatever happened to . . . Wallace Johnson

March 11, 2012 1981 Andre Dawson Bill Gullickson Dave Van Horne Gary Carter Jim Fanning Montreal Expos New York Mets post-season Tim Raines triple Wallace Johnson Warren Cromartie 4 Comments

But What Do I Know? … Charlie Lea, J.P. Arencibia, Dave McKay

November 15, 2011 1981 Alex Anthopoulos American League Rookie of the Year Andrew Bailey Charlie Lea Dave McKay death Dick Williams dies Gio Gonzalez Golden Era ballot Hamilton J.P. Arencibia Ken Boyer Mike Matheny Montreal Expos retire St. Louis Cardinals Tony La Russa Toronto Blue Jays Woodie Fryman World Series viewer number 9 Comments

Former Expo Charlie Lea dies at 54

November 12, 2011 1981 Charlie Lea Collierville death dies Gary Carter Jeff Reardon May 10 Memphis Redbirds Montreal Expos no-hitter Steve Rogers Tennessee Warren Cromartie 1 Comment

But What Do I Know? … Eric Thames, Ryan Dempster, Warren Cromartie

June 5, 2011 1981 Bill Gullickson Corey Patterson Craig Gullickson David Cooper Devin Shines DeWayne Wise Dunedin Blue Jays Eric Thames Fergie Jenkins Justin Jackson Kirk McCaskill Montreal Expos Rajai Davis Razor Shines reunion Ryan Dempster Toronto Blue Jays Warren Cromartie 2 Comments

Ex-Expos – Whatever happened to … Charlie Lea

September 16, 2010 1981 1984 All-Star Game Andre Dawson Bill Gullickson Bob Bailey Bob Gebhard Charlie Lea Dave Stieb Dick Williams Enos Cabell Larry Bearnarth May 10 Memphis Memphis Redbirds Minnesota Twins Montreal Expos no-hitter Olympic Stadium Steve Rogers Whatever happened to 3 Comments

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With help from his two Hall of Fame teammates, Catfish Hunter got the win at Exhibition Stadium on September 21, 1978.
Canadian Card of the Week: 1996 Bowman Ryan Dempster. This 36-year-old Gibsons, B.C., native has recorded the second-most wins (126) by a Canadian in the big leagues (Fergie Jenkins has 284 wins). Now in his 16th major league season, he has posted 10 or more wins in eight campaigns. He also notched 85 saves at the Cubs' closer from 2005 to 2007. The two-time all-star signed a two-year, $26.5-million contract with the Red Sox in the off-season.
Toronto Sun baseball columnist Bob Elliott was inducted into the Kingston & District Sports Hall of Fame on May 3. (File photo: Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame)
Canadian Baseball Card of the Week: 1991 Upper Deck Denis Boucher. This Montreal native spent parts of four seasons in the big leagues from 1991 to 1994 with the Blue Jays, Indians and Expos. He is one of only two players (along with Rob Ducey) to begin their career with the Blue Jays and finish it with the Expos. He is also only one of four Canadians to play for both the Blue Jays and Expos (others are Matt Stairs, Rob Ducey and Shawn Hill).
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Canadian Baseball Card of the Week: 1988 O-Pee-Chee Rob Ducey. One of Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame's class of 2013, Ducey was born in Toronto, Ont., but raised in Cambridge. Born in Toronto in 1965, Ducey was raised in Cambridge, Ont. The left-handed hitting outfielder was signed as a free agent by the Blue Jays in 1984. After being named MVP of the Rookie Ball Medicine Hat Blue Jays that year, he rose through the organization’s ranks to make his big league debut on May 1, 1987. His first major league homer came on September 14, 1987 in a contest in which the Jays clubbed a big league record 10 round-trippers to defeat the Orioles 18-3.

The talented Canadian suited up for parts of five more seasons with the Jays, prior to being dealt to the Angels in 1992. Tenures with the Texas Rangers, Seattle Mariners and Philadelphia Phillies would follow, as well as a two-year stint in the Japanese Pacific League with the Nippon Ham Fighters in 1995 and 1996 that saw him belt 51 home runs. He returned to Toronto for five games in 2000 and saw his final big league action with the Montreal Expos in 2001, making him the second Canadian (along with Denis Boucher) to start his major league career with the Jays and end it with the Expos. Ducey is also one of only four Canadians (Boucher, Shawn Hill and Matt Stairs are the others) to suit up for both the Jays and Expos. In all, Ducey played 19 seasons in professional baseball, making him one of just 12 Canadians to do so. 

Following his professional career, Ducey competed for Canada at the 2004 Olympics and served as a coach at the 2006 World Baseball Classic and 2008 Olympics. He has also been a scout for the Blue Jays and is currently working in player development for a Mexican League team.
Four representatives of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame (from left to right: Phil Parkinson, Scott Crawford, John Starzynski, Paul Podsadecki) presented Joey Votto (middle) with the Tip O'Neill Award on Friday night. (Photo courtesy of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame)
I recently purchased this photo off of eBay of Montreal Expos executives John McHale (left) and Jim Fanning (right) visiting free agent hurler Catfish Hunter (middle) in Ahoskie, N.C. on December 23, 1974.

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