My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: · Highly respected baseball writer Jon Heyman tweeted on Friday that the Texas Rangers will conduct an in-person interview with Windsor, Ont., native Stubby Clapp about their vacant managerial position. Clapp has led the St. Louis Cardinals’ triple-A Memphis Redbirds to back-to-back Pacific Coast League... Continue Reading →
But What Do I Know? . . . Joey Votto, Andrew Albers, Fergie Jenkins, Marco Estrada
My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: · Joey Votto (Etobicoke, Ont.) had reached base at least twice in 20 consecutive games until his streak was snapped on Wednesday. He fell one game short of tying Ted Williams’ record for most consecutive games reaching base two or more times. Aside from Williams,... Continue Reading →