Kevin Glew’s Canadian Baseball History Blog
My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes column discusses Dave Parker, Josh Naylor, Nick Pivetta, Otto Lopez, Fergie Jenkins and Gary Carter.
Fergie Jenkins (Chatham, Ont.), Pat Gillick, Fred McGriff and Tim Raines will be among the more than 50 inductees returning for the National Baseball Hall of Fame induction weekend this weekend.
If Fergie Jenkins had his way, Dick Allen would've been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame while the slugger was still alive.
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 →
By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: -At some point during the 2022 major league season (if or when it begins), the Boston Red Sox should have two Canadian pitchers in their starting rotation. After making 30 regular season starts for the Red Sox in 2021,... Continue Reading →
By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada Dave Pagan felt numb as he peered in for a sign from Thurman Munson. And a case of nerves was understandable for a 23-year-old prairie kid who had grown up in a tiny farming community in northeast Saskatchewan and was now pitching in front of more than 28,000 boisterous... Continue Reading →
