I recently read Danny Gallagher's excellent new book, "The Tragic Story of Willie Davis and other Expos Vignettes." Here's my review.
Book Review: The Tragic Story of Willie Davis and other Expos Vignettes, by Danny Gallagher
Book Review: Before the Blue Jays: Professional Baseball in Toronto Prior to 1977, by Harvey Sahker
I review Harvey Sahker's excellent new book, "Before the Blue Jays: Professional Baseball in Toronto Prior to 1977."
But What Do I Know? . . . Brock Dykxhoorn, Cade Smith, Fergie Jenkins, Justin Morneau
My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes column discusses Brock Dykxhoorn, Cade Smith, Fergie Jenkins and Justin Morneau.
But What Do I Know? . . . Edouard Julien, Michael Soroka, Noah Skirrow, Rheal Cormier, Fergie Jenkins
My weekly Canadian baseball news "But What Do I Know?" column discusses Edouard Julien, Michael Soroka and Fergie Jenkins.
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 Review: George “Mooney” Gibson – Canadian Catcher for the Deadball Era Pirates
Book Review: George “Mooney” Gibson – Canadian Catcher for the Deadball Era Pirates By: Richard C. Armstrong and Martin Healy Jr. McFarland - McFarlandBooks.com Some believe that George “Mooney” Gibson was as valuable to the 1909 World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates as Honus Wagner. This gritty Canadian catcher was considered one of the greatest backstops of... Continue Reading →
But What Do I Know? . . . Fergie Jenkins, Ralph Dickenson, Nick Pivetta, Derek Aucoin
My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: · If you’re looking for a memorable virtual gift for the Canadian baseball fan in your family, Fergie Jenkins is donating the proceeds from his cameo.com account to the workers at Sloan Park, the Chicago Cubs spring training stadium, this week. For $50 at cameo.com,... Continue Reading →
Book Review: Blue Monday: The Expos, the Dodgers and the Home Run that Changed Everything, by Danny Gallagher
“It still hurts.” That’s the response you’ll get from Montreal Expos fans like myself when you mention “Blue Monday” because those sinister words force us to relive the events of Monday, October 19, 1981. It was on that chilly fall day that the Expos and Los Angeles Dodgers played the fifth and deciding game of... Continue Reading →
But What Do I Know? . . . Russell Martin, Tim Raines, Fergie Jenkins
My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: If it seems like Russell Martin has hit a lot of clutch, late-inning home runs for the Toronto Blue Jays this season, that’s because he has. Thirteen of the Montreal native’s 19 homers have come in the sixth inning or later. Thirty-two years ago today,... Continue Reading →
But What Do I Know? . . . Justin Smoak, George Kottaras, Cito Gaston
My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: The Toronto Blue Jays signed first baseman Justin Smoak to a two-year contract extension on Saturday. The question many Blue Jays fans are asking is why? Though the payout is relatively modest by today’s standards ($4.125 million per season in 2017 and 2018 and a... Continue Reading →