Kevin Glew’s Canadian Baseball History Blog
Don't forget to vote for who you think was Canada's top baseball player in 2012 at http://baseballhalloffame.ca (the voting section is in the bottom right corner of the home page). Here's a little history about the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame's Tip O'Neill Award: The Hall’s Tip O’Neill award is named after Woodstock, Ont., native... Continue Reading →
Courtesy of http://baseballhalloffame.ca It’s been a banner year for Canadians on the diamond. Twenty-two Canucks played in the big leagues, while the men’s Senior National Team dominated in a qualifying tournament in September to secure a berth in the 2013 World Baseball Classic. Not to be outdone, the Junior National Team captured silver at the... Continue Reading →
My weekly opinions, observations and rants about some Canadian baseball stories (Please follow me on Twitter: @kevinglewsports): If you’re wondering – like I was – why Scott Richmond (Vancouver, B.C.) isn’t pitching for Canada in the World Baseball Classic qualifier in Germany, it’s because (as Bob Elliott notes in the Toronto Sun today) his... Continue Reading →
My weekly opinions, observations and rants about some Canadian baseball stories (Please follow me on Twitter: @kevinglewsports): A belated congratulations to New Westminster, B.C., native Justin Morneau who belted his 200th career homer off of Cleveland Indians right-hander Josh Tomlin on August 6. The Twins slugger becomes the fourth Canadian to belt 200 big... Continue Reading →
Courtesy of http://www.baseballhalloffame.ca St. Marys – Joey Votto faced John Axford in four plate appearances this past season, going one for three with a single, a walk, a run scored, and a strikeout. So really, who got the better of who? The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame, as well as more than two hundred internet... Continue Reading →
My weekly opinions, observations and rants about some Canadian baseball stories (Please follow me on Twitter: @kevinglewsports): They’re definitely not the Montreal Expos anymore. The deep-pocketed Washington Nationals have been linked to almost every big name free agent this season. The team reportedly has interest in Albert Pujols, Prince Fielder, Roy Oswalt and Mark... Continue Reading →
My weekly opinions, observations and rants about some Canadian baseball stories (Please follow me on Twitter: @kevinglewsports): No one will ever truly know what drove former Blue Jay Mike Flanagan to take his own life last Wednesday, but it’s clear that he had a profound impact on his teammates. Both Tom Henke and Todd... Continue Reading →
Here’s part two of my look back at the top Canadian baseball stories of 2010 (in no particular order): Ex-Expos broadcaster Dave Van Horne wins Ford C. Frick While Jays fans lobbied for Tom Cheek to win the Ford C. Frick Award, it has to be considered a victory for Canadian baseball that longtime Expos... Continue Reading →
Source: Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame - http://www.baseballhalloffame.ca St. Marys, ON - Joey Votto wore the same Team Canada uniform as Larry Walker and Justin Morneau at the 2009 World Baseball Classic, he recently joined them as the only Canadians to ever win an MVP award, and now his name will appear alongside of theirs... Continue Reading →
Source: Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame (www.baseballhalloffame.ca) St. Marys – Joey Votto's National League Most Valuable Player Award gives him the edge but not a guarantee to win his first Tip O'Neill Award, presented annually by the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame to the player judged to have excelled in individual achievement and team contribution... Continue Reading →