It wouldn’t be much of a stretch to say that Don Drysdale’s career in professional baseball started and ended in Montreal.
New Drysdale biography discusses legendary pitcher’s time in Montreal
Hawthorn hits home run with new book about Vancouver baseball history
Did you know that the first night baseball game in Canada was played in Vancouver in 1931? Or that Jackie Robinson was rumoured to be the first manager of the Pacific Coast League’s Vancouver Mounties in 1956? These are just two of the engrossing and little-told stories shared in an outstanding new book called, “Play Ball! The Amazing Stories and Captivating Characters Who Have Made Baseball a Winning Ticket in Vancouver for Over 100 Years.”
Book Review: Explosion: Genesis to relocation, 1994 saga, contraction, by Danny Gallagher
Kevin Glew reviews Danny Gallagher's excellent new Montreal Expos book, Explosion: Genesis to relocation, 1994 saga, contraction, revelations about the dying days, Moises, Lenny, Schneids and the Expos.
Book Review: Gibby: Tales of A Baseball Lifer, by John Gibbons and Greg Oliver
Kevin Glew reviews John Gibbons new memoir, Gibby: Tales of a Baseball Lifer, which is co-written by veteran Canadian author Greg Oliver.
Book Review: Around the Horn: Cash, Boots, Duq, Gully & The Expos, by Danny Gallagher
Kevin Glew reviews Danny Gallagher's excellent new Montreal Expos book called Around the Horn: Cash, Boots, Duq, Gully & The Expos.
But What Do I Know? . . . Rob Thomson, Matt Stairs, Joe Carter, Jackie Robinson
Rob Thomson (Corunna, Ont.) delivering his Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame induction speech in 2019. Photo: Scott Crawford, Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame October 23, 2022 By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes: -On Friday, the Toronto Blue Jays announced that they have signed manager John Schneider to a... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Bases Loaded: Inside stories about Eli, Cro, Cy, Terminator and the Expos, by Danny Gallagher
By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada You could say that Danny Gallagher has hit a grand slam with his latest Montreal Expos book, "Bases Loaded." The veteran author, who has penned seven previous Expos books, has hit another one out of the park doing what he does best - tenaciously tracking down some less-talked-about or... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Never Forgotten – Tales about Ron LeFlore, Ron Hunt and other Expos yarns from 1969-2004 – By Danny Gallagher
By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada "Never Forgotten" is a fitting title for Danny Gallagher's new Montreal Expos book. In this, his seventh offering to shine the spotlight on the Expos, the veteran author has put together another fascinating collection of stories about less-talked-about Expos players, coaches, executives and scouts. And for a longtime Expos... Continue Reading →
Book Review – Doc: The Life of Roy Halladay, by Todd Zolecki
Book Review Doc: The Life of Roy Halladay By Todd Zolecki Triumph Books LLC, 2020 Reviewed by Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada On May 29, many Canadian baseball fans were glued to the ESPN documentary about Roy Halladay called "Imperfect: The Roy Halladay Story" that was broadcast on TSN. The 60-minute production shone an... Continue Reading →
Book Excerpt: If These Walls Could Talk: Stories from the Toronto Blue Jays Dugout, Locker Room and Press Box, by Bob Elliott
This excerpt from If These Walls Could Talk: Toronto Blue Jays is printed with the permission of Triumph Books. For more information and to order a copy, please visit Indigo, McNally Robinson, Amazon.ca, or http://www.triumphbooks.com/WallsBlueJays. 1999 - The Shawn Green trade: A behind-the-scenes timeline By Bob Elliott A month after the 1999 season ended,... Continue Reading →