My weekly "But What Do I Know?" column discusses Paul Quantrill, Rowan Wick, Nick Pivetta and James Paxton.
But What Do I Know? . . . Paul Quantrill, Rowan Wick, Nick Pivetta, James Paxton
But What Do I Know? . . . Michael Saunders, Joey Votto, Bill Caudill, CN Tower
Michael Saunders (Victoria, B.C.) was the manager of the Augusta GreenJackets in 2021 By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada Some Canadian baseball news and notes: -Congratulations to Blue Jays on Sportsnet broadcasters Dan Shulman (Thornhill, Ont.) and Joe Siddall (Windsor, Ont.) on their Canadian Screen Award nominations. Shulman is up for best Canadian sports play-by-play... Continue Reading →
Register for free to watch Canadian ball hall’s virtual induction ceremony Nov. 16
Official Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame News Release St. Marys, Ont. – The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum’s class of 2021, which consists of 16 individuals and one team, will be inducted in a virtual ceremony on Tuesday, November 16 at 7 p.m. E.T. Along with the induction ceremony, the winners of the... Continue Reading →
Dan Shulman wins Canadian ball hall’s Jack Graney Award
Toronto Blue Jays play-by-play commentator and ESPN broadcaster Dan Shulman (Toronto, Ont.) has been named winner of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame's 2020 Jack Graney Award. Photo: Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame December 1, 2020 Official Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame News Release Blue Jays play-by-play commentator and ESPN broadcaster Dan Shulman named winner... Continue Reading →
But What Do I Know? . . . Tony Fernandez, Larry Walker, Jim Henderson, Vladimir Guerrero
My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: · Please keep sending your thoughts and prayers to Toronto Blue Jays legend and 2008 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Tony Fernandez whose condition is improving but he remains in hospital due to complications from a kidney disease. Fernandez has been fighting Polycystic Kidney... Continue Reading →
But What Do I Know? . . . Joey Votto, Nick Pivetta, Willie Stargell, Andrew Albers
My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: · When I first heard Etobicoke, Ont., native Joey Votto’s comments about not caring “almost at all” about Canadian baseball, one of the organizations I felt most disheartened for was the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in St. Marys, Ont. The Hall operates on a... Continue Reading →
Top Canadian Baseball Stories of 2010 – Part 1
Happy New Year! With the calendar now turned to 2011, here’s part one of my look back at the top Canadian baseball stories of 2010 (in no particular order): Votto wins NL MVP, Lou Marsh and Tip O’Neill awards After battling anxiety and depression in 2009, Etobicoke, Ont., native Joey Votto’s 2010 season was nothing... Continue Reading →