Kevin Glew’s Canadian Baseball History Blog
My weekly observations about stories around the baseball world from a Canadian perspective (Please follow me on Twitter: @kevinglewsports): - Please send all the good vibes and prayers you can to Windsor, Ont., native and former Montreal Expo Joe Siddall, whose 14-year-old son, Kevin, is battling cancer. Here's a link to some information on how... Continue Reading →
Writer’s Note: This is my second in a series of “Things you might not know …” articles about this year’s Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductees. This year’s Hall of Fame induction ceremony will take place on Saturday, June 29 at 11 a.m. in St. Marys, Ont., on the museum’s ceremonial grounds. Admission is free.... Continue Reading →
George Bell and Tim Raines will be inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in St. Marys, Ont., on June 30. Most Canadians remember Bell as a power-hitting left-fielder with the Toronto Blue Jays and Raines as a fleet-footed, leadoff hitter for the Montreal Expos, but these two all-stars were also teammates with the... Continue Reading →
With Etobicoke, Ont., native Joey Votto on the cusp of signing a reported 10-year, $225-million extension with the Cincinnati Reds, here’s a look back at the largest previous contracts signed by Canadians. A second chart is also included that reveals the Canadians that have made the most over the course of their big league careers,... Continue Reading →
My weekly opinions, observations and rants about some Canadian baseball stories (Please follow me on Twitter: @kevinglewsports): If Eric Thames is going to be one of the Jays outfielders of the future, why did he DH for 10 of the 13 games during his big league call-up? Surely it can’t be because Corey Patterson... Continue Reading →
My weekly opinions, observations and rants about some Canadian baseball stories (Please follow me on Twitter: @kevinglewsports): I’m old enough to remember George Bell patrolling the outfield for the Jays, and circus music played in my head when the ball was hit to Fred Lewis last season, but those two seem like Gold Glove... Continue Reading →
My weekly opinions, observations and rants about some Canadian baseball stories: I can’t wait to watch the Blue Jays No. 1 pitching prospect and their future ace, Kyle Drabek, make his big league debut on Wednesday night. But wait, the game is only on Rogers Sportsnet One, a channel not available on my service... Continue Reading →
