A game-used Albert Pujols bat is one of the items up for bids in Baseball Canada's annual national teams fundraising auction.
But What Do I Know? . . . Jack Graney, Dick Allen, Larry Walker, Orlando Hudson
Here I am interviewing Jack Graney's daughter, the lovely Margot Mudd, in St. Thomas, Ont., in 2014. Photo: Scott Crawford By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: -I was thrilled when Jack Graney was named the winner of the National Baseball Hall of Fame's Ford C.... Continue Reading →
But What Do I Know? . . . Tony Fernandez, Larry Walker, Nick Pivetta, Russell Martin
My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: - Please send your thoughts and prayers to Toronto Blue Jays legend and 2008 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Tony Fernandez who is in critical condition in hospital due to complications from a kidney disease. Fernandez has been fighting Polycystic Kidney Disease (PKD) for... Continue Reading →
But What Do I Know? . . . Kevin Pillar, Josh Donaldson, Andre Dawson
My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: • Believe it or not, after Blue Jays centre fielder Kevin Pillar made an ill-advised dive for a line drive hit by Billy Burns in the eighth inning in Thursday’s game against Oakland that turned what should’ve been a single into a triple, there were... Continue Reading →
But What Do I Know? . . . Matt Boyd, Larry Walker, Chris Sale
My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: • Adding intrigue to 24-year-old lefty Matt Boyd’s start with the Toronto Blue Jays on Saturday is that he’s reportedly the type of prospect that the Philadelphia Phillies covet in a deal for closer Jonathan Papelbon. Boyd, who allowed four runs in 6-2/3 innings in... Continue Reading →