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Bob Elliott does Canada proud with Cooperstown speech

File photo. Courtesy Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.
July 22, 2012 Andre Dawson Bob Elliott Fergie Jenkins J.G. Taylor Spink Award Jack Morris Larry Walker National Baseball Hall of Fame Pat Gillick Roberto Alomar speech Tim Raines 5 Comments

Cormier’s Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame induction speech would’ve made father proud

New Brunswick native Rheal Cormier, who played for the Montreal Expos in 1996 and 1997, was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame on Saturday. Photo courtesy of Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame.
June 24, 2012 Andre Dawson Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Canadian Senior National Team Doug Melvin Gary Carter induction Joe Kerrigan Junior National Team Montreal Expos Olympics Philadelphia Phillies Rheal Cormier Rich Hoffman Roberto Alomar Rusty Staub St. Louis Cardinals Steve Rogers Tony Fernandez 7 Comments

But What Do I Know? … Roberto Alomar, Dave Stieb, Deion Sanders

July 24, 2011 1991 Carlos Delgado Dave Stieb Dave Van Horne Deion Sanders Dennis Martinez El Perfecto El Presidente Jose Bautista July 28 Montreal Expos National Baseball Hall of Fame Pat Gillick Pittsburgh Pirates Roberto Alomar Tom Henke Toronto Blue Jays Toronto Blue Jays Level of Excellence 6 Comments

But What Do I Know? … Fergie Jenkins, Jason Bay, Eric Thames

July 17, 2011 200 home runs All-Star Game Bartolo Colon Brandon League Brandon Phillips CBC archives Cliff Lee Cooperstown ex-Toronto Blue Jays Fergie Jenkins Grady Sizemore Jason Bay Larry Walker Mark McGwire Matt Stairs Michael Young Montreal Expos National Baseball Hall of Fame Pat Gillick Roberto Alomar Roy Halladay Ryan Roberts Scott Rolen Toronto Blue Jays 3 Comments

But What Do I Know? … Edwin Encarnacion, Roberto Alomar, J.P. Ricciardi

May 22, 2011 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Carlos Delgado Chad Cordero Edwin Encarnacion Father Ronald Cullen Gary Carter Gene Dziadura Harmon Killebrew J.P. Ricciardi Jose Bautista Montreal Expos Reno Bertoia Roberto Alomar Ron Piche Sparky Anderson Toronto Blue Jays 3 Comments

But What Do I Know? … Carlos Delgado, Brett Cecil, Jason Bay

April 23, 2011 Brett Cecil Brett Lawrie Carlos Delgado Edwin Encarnacion Fergie Jenkins Jason Bay Jayson Nix Rich Harden Roberto Alomar Toronto Blue Jays 7 Comments

Cooperstowners that were rumoured to be coming to Toronto

March 14, 2011 Carlton Fisk Dave Winfield Ernie Whitt Goose Gossage Pat Gillick Paul Molitor Peter Bavasi Phil Niekro Rickey Henderson Roberto Alomar Ron Guidry Toronto Blue Jays 3 Comments

The Elite Eight: Members of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame & Cooperstown

January 13, 2011 Andre Dawson Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Fergie Jenkins Gary Carter Jackie Robinson National Baseball Hall of Fame Pat Gillick Roberto Alomar Sparky Anderson Tommy Lasorda 10 Comments

But What Do I Know? … Thoughts on Hall of Fame voting, Bert Blyleven Canadian links

January 6, 2011 Al Leiter Benito Santiago Bert Blyleven Edmonton Trappers Fred McGriff John Olerud Kirk Rueter Larry Walker Marquis Grissom National Baseball Hall of Fame Raul Mondesi Roberto Alomar Toronto Blue Jays 4 Comments

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

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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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