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My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes column discusses Jordan Romano, Zach Pop, Tim Raines and B.J. Ryan.
But What Do I Know? . . . Jordan Romano, Zach Pop, Tim Raines, B.J. Ryan
But What Do I Know? . . . Josh Naylor, Michael Soroka, Nick Pivetta, Cal Quantrill, Tyler O’Neill, Kirk McCaskill
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My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes column discusses Jim Baba, Josh Naylor, Matt Brash, Michael Soroka and Kirk McCaskill.
But What Do I Know? . . . Josh Naylor, John Upham, Devon White, Kirk McCaskill
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My weekly Canadian baseball news “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Josh Naylor, John Upham, Devon White, Russell Martin and Tim Raines.
September 7, 1999 – Gagne starts against Dempster in MLB debut
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On this date 25 years ago, Ryan Dempster (Gibsons, B.C.) faced off against Eric Gagne (Mascouche, Que.) in a rare battle of Canadian MLB starting pitchers.
But What Do I Know? . . . Jordan Romano, James Paxton, John Hiller, Kirk McCaskill, George Bell
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My weekly weekly Canadian baseball news "But What Do I Know?" discusses Jordan Romano, James Paxton and George Bell.
Rod Carew turns 75, a look at his Canadian connections
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Photo: Minnesota Twins program By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada Without Rod Carew, Tony Fernandez probably wouldn’t have recorded more hits than any other player in Toronto Blue Jays history. Fernandez, who rapped out 1,583 hits with the Blue Jays, idolized the Panama-born Hall of Famer and modeled his batting stance after him. And if... Continue Reading →
But What Do I Know? . . . Scott Mathieson, Scott Richmond, Ken Griffey Jr.
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June 14, 2020 By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: - Veteran right-handers Scott Mathieson and Scott Richmond, who were both born in Vancouver, had hoped to pitch for Canada at the Olympics this summer and then retire. With the Olympics postponed until 2021, however, both... Continue Reading →
Find the Canadian Connection – 1990 Topps Walt Weiss
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This is the fifth in my “Find the Canadian Connection” feature. For this feature, I close my eyes and reach into a random box of baseball cards in my basement and pull out a single card. I then try to establish a Canadian connection for the player featured on the card. The card I pulled... Continue Reading →
But What Do I Know? . . . Luke Easter, Al Kaline, John Hiller, Fergie Jenkins
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My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: · It has become an Easter tradition on this blog to pay tribute to ex-big league slugger Luke Easter on Easter Sunday. “Luscious Luke” was a hulking, 6-foot-4, 240-pound slugger who became the 11th African-American to compete in the big leagues when he debuted with... Continue Reading →
But What Do I Know? . . . Scott Richmond, Michael Saunders, Brett Lawrie, Jackie Robinson
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My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: · For me, the best news out of Toronto Blue Jays spring training has been that Vancouver native Scott Richmond is working as an analyst on the club’s radio broadcasts. The former Blue Jays pitcher is one of the nicest guys in his sport and... Continue Reading →