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But What Do I Know? … Jose Bautista, Gary Carter, Scott Mathieson

June 27, 2011 Bill Atkinson broadcaster Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Cleveland Indians Corey Patterson Derek Aucoin Eric Thames Ford C. Frick Award Galen Cisco Jack Graney Jonah Keri Jose Bautista Montreal Expos Philadelphia Phillies Rajai Davis Scott Mathieson Toronto Blue Jays 1 Comment

But What Do I Know? … Jason Bay, Ryan Dempster, Tyler Gretzky

June 12, 2011 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Chicago Cubs Fergie Jenkins Jack Graney Jason Bay Jesse Litsch Jim Northrup Montreal Expos most wins by a Canadian Ryan Dempster Tom Henke Toronto Blue Jays Travis Henke Tyler Gretzky Washington Nationals Wayne Gretzky 5 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).
Brooks Robinson
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.
Canadian Baseball Card of the Week: 1976 Topps Reggie Cleveland. Signed by the St. Louis Cardinals in 1965, this Swift Current, Sask., native made his major league debut on October 1, 1969. It wasn’t until 1971, however, that the he became a regular in the Cards’ rotation. On the strength of 12 wins and 10 complete games that season, he was named The Sporting News Rookie Pitcher of the Year. His finest major league season came in 1973 when he posted a 14-10 record and a 3.01 ERA. In 1975, Cleveland became the first Canadian to start a World Series game when he got the nod in Game 5. The durable righty pitched largely out of the bullpen with Texas and Milwaukee at the end of his 13-year big league career that saw him accumulate 105 career wins, fourth-most by a Canadian behind Fergie Jenkins (284), Ryan Dempster (124), and Kirk McCaskill (106).

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