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But What Do I Know? … Scott Richmond, George Kottaras, Jackie Robinson

September 23, 2012 Adeiny Hechavarria Amy Adams Anthony Gose Brett Lawrie Colby Rasmus Doug Melvin George Kottaras Gord Ash Jackie Robinson Jim Henderson John Axford Milwaukee Brewers Montreal Expos movie Oakland A's Scott Richmond Taylor Green Toronto Blue Jays Washington Nationals World Baseball Classic Yunel Escobar 6 Comments

But What Do I Know? … Jose Canseco, Jeff Francis, Tony Fernandez

April 21, 2012 AAA Baltimore Orioles Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Chris Robinson Cincinnati Reds Colorado Rockies Derek Aucoin Jeff Francis Jose Canseco Kansas City Royals Las Vegas Mark Teahen Montreal Expos Tim Redding Toronto Blue Jays Triple-A Washington Nationals 1 Comment

But What Do I Know? … Gary Carter, Tim Wakefield, Aaron Laffey

February 23, 2012 Aaron Laffey Boston Red Sox Dana Eveland Dave Stieb Don Sutton Ellis Valentine Ernie Kershaw Gary Carter Jo-Jo-Reyes Montreal Expos New York Mets Ray Burris TIm Wakefield Tom Hawthorn Toronto Blue Jays Vancouver Capilanos Washington Nationals Welland Pirates 6 Comments

But What Do I Know? … Joey Votto, Gary Carter, Bob Forsch

November 5, 2011 Montreal Expos Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Washington Nationals Alex Anthopoulos Joey Votto Rich Harden Jonathan Sanchez Jeff Francis Erik Bedard Tip O'Neill Award John Axford Bob Forsch Dan Duquette Matty Alou Felipe Alou Pedro Martinez Jair Jurrjens 4 Comments

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

But What Do I Know? … Joey Votto, Russell Martin, Zack Greinke

December 15, 2010 American League East Boston Red Sox Jacques Villeneuve Jesse Crain Joey Votto Larry Walker Lou Marsh Award New York Yankees Oakland A's Rich Harden Russell Martin second place Toronto Blue Jays Washington Nationals Zack Greinke 6 Comments

Where will Erik Bedard end up in 2011?

December 2, 2010 bad attitude Baltimore Orioles Canadian Chicago Cubs Cleveland Indians Erik Bedard Navan Ontario Seattle Mariners Washington Nationals 4 Comments

Ten things I would like to see happen in Canadian baseball over the next decade

August 6, 2010 Bob Elliott Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Carlos Delgado Jack Graney Award Larry Walker Montreal Expos National Baseball Hall of Fame Pat Gillick Terry Puhl Tim Raines Tom Henke Toronto Blue Jays Washington Nationals World Baseball Classic 14 Comments

But What Do I Know? … A-Rod, Travis Snider, Brian Tallet, Montreal Expos

August 4, 2010 2003 American League MVP Adam Lind Alex Rodriguez Anthony Gose Babe Ruth Brett Wallace Brian Tallet Carlos Delgado Cito Gaston Fred Lewis Montreal Expos Tom Henke Toronto Blue Jays Travis Snider Washington Nationals 6 Comments

My Still Active Ex-Montreal Expo Team

July 9, 2010 Cliff Lee Kevin Glew Montreal Expos Vladimir Guerrero Washington Nationals 14 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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