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But What Do I Know? … Scott Diamond, Ernie Whitt, Chuck Diering

Ernie Whitt will once again be the manager of the Canadian team at the World Baseball Classic. (Photo courtesy of Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame).
November 28, 2012 Calgary Cannons Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Chad Mottola Chuck Diering Denis Boucher Ellis Valentine Ernie Whitt Joey Votto Larry Walker Luis Rivera Montreal Expos Montreal Royals Ottawa Lynx Paul Quantrill Pittsburgh Pirates Russell Martin Ryan Dempster Scott Diamond Stephanie Savoie Stubby Clapp Team Canada Tim Leiper Tip O'Neill Award Toronto Blue Jays Vancouver Mounties World Baseball Classic 6 Comments

Some trivia about Canadian Blue Jays for Canada Day

Marysville, N.B., native Paul Hodgson was the first right-handed hitting Canadian to homer for the Toronto Blue Jays.
June 30, 2012 Brett Lawrie Canada Day Corey Koskie Dave McKay Denis Boucher Fergie Jenkins Matt Stairs Montreal Expos Paul Hodgson Paul Quantrill Paul Spoljaric Rob Butler Scott Richmond Toronto Blue Jays 8 Comments

Votto’s new contract to dwarf the value of previous highest deals signed by Canadian MLBers

April 3, 2012 Canadian Cincinnati Reds contract extension Corey Koskie Eric Gagne Erik Bedard Jason Bay Jeff Francis Jesse Crain Joey Votto Justin Morneau Kirk McCaskill Larry Walker Mark Teahen Matt Stairs Paul Quantrill Rheal Cormier Rich Harden Russell Martin Ryan Dempster top Canadian contract top Canadian contract of all-time 4 Comments

Barry Larkin’s Canadian connections

January 14, 2012 Aaron Myette Barry Larkin Canada Chris Reitsma Jason Bay Mike Johnson Montreal Montreal Expos Nigel Wilson Olympic Stadium Paul Quantrill Rheal Cormier Ryan Dempster 2 Comments

But What Do I Know? … Greg Halman, Brett Lawrie, Brian Schneider

November 22, 2011 Brett Lawrie Brett Siddall Brian Schneider Cal Quantrill Double A team Greg Halman Joe Saunders Joe Siddall Ottawa Paul Quantrill Philadelphia Phillies Seattle Mariners Toronto Blue Jays Triple-A team Wayne Norton 2 Comments

Henke, Jenkins and Fernandez at Stratford Boston Pizza today

June 16, 2011 2011 Allan Simpson Bill Atkinson Bob Elliott Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Derek Aucoin George Wood induction ceremony Jack Graney Award Jim Fanning Montreal Expos Pat Gillick Paul Beeston Paul Quantrill Tom Henke 1 Comment

Top Canadian Baseball Stories of 2010 – Part 1

January 2, 2011 Allan Roth Bob Elliott Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Canadian citizen Dan Shulman ESPN Jack Graney Award Joey Votto Lou Marsh Award Matt Stairs National Baseball Hall of Fame National League MVP Award Pat Gillick Paul Quantrill pinch-hit home run record Roberto Alomar Sunday Night Baseball Tip O'Neill Award Toronto Sun 4 Comments

Canadian Paul Quantrill should be on the National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot

December 30, 2010 Bobby Higginson Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Charles Johnson Kirk Rueter Lenny Harris Mike Jackson National Baseball Hall of Fame Ontario Paul Quantrill Port Hope Shane Reynolds Toronto Blue Jays 4 Comments

But What Do I Know? … National Baseball Hall of Fame edition

December 28, 2010 Al Leiter Benito Santiago Bert Blyleven Dale Murphy Fred McGriff Jack Morris Jeff Bagwell John Olerud Kirk Rueter Larry Walker Lee Smith Marquis Grissom Montreal Expos National Baseball Hall of Fame Paul Quantrill Peter Gammons Raul Mondesi Roberto Alomar Tim Raines Toronto Blue Jays 8 Comments

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Canadian Baseball Card of the Week: Born in Victoria, B.C. in 1965, Steve Wilson pitched in parts of six big league seasons with the Texas Rangers, Chicago Cubs and Los Angeles Dodgers. In 205 career games, the Canuck southpaw, who pitched primarily in relief, posted 13 wins. He currently serves as the Pacific Rim scouting supervisor for the Chicago Cubs.
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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)

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