By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: -It was 15 years ago today that Minnesota Twins first baseman Justin Morneau (New Westminster, B.C.) became the first – and still only – Canadian to win the American League Most Valuable Player award. In his 2006 season, MorneauContinue reading “But What Do I Know? . . . Justin Morneau, Stubby Clapp, Jacob Robson, Ken Griffey Jr.”
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But What Do I Know? . . . Marty Healy, Joey Votto, Larry Walker, Fergie Jenkins
By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: -Marty Healy would’ve turned 44 on Monday. He was a wonderful guy with an encyclopedic knowledge of Canadian baseball players and the co-author (with Richard Armstrong) of an excellent book about London, Ont., born big leaguer George Gibson. HeContinue reading “But What Do I Know? . . . Marty Healy, Joey Votto, Larry Walker, Fergie Jenkins”
But What Do I Know? . . . Alex Anthopoulos, Tyler O’Neill, Jordan Romano, Roy Halladay
By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: -If your dream is to work in a front office position in Major League Baseball, here’s some inspiration for you: Montreal native Alex Anthopoulos started in professional baseball as an unpaid intern, organizing fan mail and photocopying game dayContinue reading “But What Do I Know? . . . Alex Anthopoulos, Tyler O’Neill, Jordan Romano, Roy Halladay”
But What Do I Know? . . . Jamie Romak, Tyler O’Neill, Claude Raymond, Fred McGriff
By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: -Jamie Romak (London, Ont.) announced his retirement from professional baseball on Saturday. Jeeho Yoo, of the YonHap News, reported Romak’s decision on Twitter last night. The 36-year-old Canuck, who won the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame’s Tip O’Neill AwardContinue reading “But What Do I Know? . . . Jamie Romak, Tyler O’Neill, Claude Raymond, Fred McGriff”
But What Do I Know? . . . Nick Pivetta, Joey Votto, Jackie Robinson, Andrew Albers
By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: -The Boston Red Sox were eliminated from the postseason on Friday night after a 5-0 loss to the Houston Astros in Game 6 of the American League Championship Series. But this was a breakout postseason for Nick Pivetta (Victoria,Continue reading “But What Do I Know? . . . Nick Pivetta, Joey Votto, Jackie Robinson, Andrew Albers”
But What Do I Know? . . . Stubby Clapp, Nick Pivetta, Jason Dickson, Rod Black
My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: -In a surprising move, the St. Louis Cardinals dismissed manager Mike Shildt on Thursday due to “philosophical differences.” The Cardinals won 17 games in a row in September to secure the final National League Wild Card spot before the club was defeated 3-1 in theContinue reading “But What Do I Know? . . . Stubby Clapp, Nick Pivetta, Jason Dickson, Rod Black”
But What Do I Know? . . . Nick Pivetta, Dave McKay, Jordan Romano, Fergie Jenkins
By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: -It’s Thanksgiving weekend and I wanted to thank you for your support of my blog. I hope you and your family have a great weekend. -Through my research, I’m fairly certain that when right-hander Nick Pivetta (Victoria, B.C.) tossedContinue reading “But What Do I Know? . . . Nick Pivetta, Dave McKay, Jordan Romano, Fergie Jenkins”
But What Do I Know? . . . Tyler O’Neill, Jordan Romano, Joey Votto, John Cerutti
By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: -The Toronto Blue Jays must beat the Baltimore Orioles in their final game of the season today and one of (or both) the Boston Red Sox or New York Yankees must lose for the Blue Jays to play inContinue reading “But What Do I Know? . . . Tyler O’Neill, Jordan Romano, Joey Votto, John Cerutti”
But What Do I Know? . . . Tyler O’Neill, Cal Quantrill, Justin Morneau, Terry Puhl
By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: – Tyler O’Neill (Maple Ridge, B.C.) belted his 30th home run of the season for the St. Louis Cardinals in the first game of their doubleheader against the Chicago Cubs on Friday. With that, for the first time inContinue reading “But What Do I Know? . . . Tyler O’Neill, Cal Quantrill, Justin Morneau, Terry Puhl”
But What Do I Know? . . . Cal Quantrill, Matt Brash, Tyler O’Neill, Paul Hodgson, Vladimir Guerrero
By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: – If there was an American League Cy Young Award presented for the second half of the season, Cal Quantrill (Port Hope, Ont.) would definitely be a contender. The 6-foot-3 right-hander continued his dominant run on Wednesday in aContinue reading “But What Do I Know? . . . Cal Quantrill, Matt Brash, Tyler O’Neill, Paul Hodgson, Vladimir Guerrero”
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