My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: · My friends sometimes ask me who the nicest major league player I’ve ever met is. My answer has been New Westminster, B.C., native Justin Morneau. He was an American League MVP, a home run derby champ, a team leader, a great representative for CanadaContinue reading “But What Do I Know? . . . Justin Morneau, Larry Walker, Vernon Wells, Charlie Gehringer”
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Canadian Baseball Hall of Famer Spotlight: Frank O’Rourke
His toughness was legendary. On many occasions, Frank O’Rourke “took the field so crippled up that every move caused him intense pain,” wrote Toronto Star sportswriter Charles Good in 1933. For 13 professional seasons, the Hamilton, Ont.-born infielder had persevered through sprained ankles, sore arms and the deep body bruises that accompany being perennially amongstContinue reading “Canadian Baseball Hall of Famer Spotlight: Frank O’Rourke”
