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I express my appreciation for longtime Toronto Blue Jays outfielder Lloyd Moseby.
The Lloyd Moseby appreciation post
But What Do I Know? . . . Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame edition
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My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes column is a special Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame induction day edition.
Remembering the last game at Exhibition Stadium 36 years ago today
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It was a dramatic and fitting end for the Toronto Blue Jays at Exhibition Stadium. Thirty-six years ago today, on an 0-and-1 count in the bottom of the 10th inning, George Bell belted a fastball from Chicago White Sox closer Bobby Thigpen into the left field bleachers for a two-run home run to give the Blue Jays a 7-5 walk-off victory.
Most Opening Day starts by a Toronto Blue Jays player by position
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So, who has the most Opening Day starts at each position in Toronto Blue Jays' history? I did the research.
The Willie Upshaw appreciation post
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If you talk to a Toronto Blue Jays fan who’s old enough to have gone to games at Exhibition Stadium, one of the first things they are bound to do is break into an imitation of the way P.A. announcer Murray Eldon used to introduce Willie Upshaw.
Moseby still considers himself Canadian
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Lloyd Moseby is Canadian. Maybe not on his birth certificate, but in his heart. That’s what the charismatic Californian and Toronto Blue Jays legend told me in a recent phone interview. And it would be difficult to argue with him.
2023 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Spotlight: Jesse Barfield
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Kevin Glew's fourth 2023 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee spotlight is on Toronto Blue Jays legendary outfielder Jesse Barfield.
Barfield to join Bell, Moseby in Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
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February 1, 2023 By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada When Jesse Barfield was 13, he was sitting in the upper right field bleachers at Comiskey Park watching the Chicago White Sox with his friends, when he leaned over to them and said, “You know one day I’m going to be playing right out there.” “And... Continue Reading →
Five things you might not know about Willie Upshaw
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September 30, 2022 By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada He was Pat Gillick’s favourite player. At least that’s how Willie Upshaw was described in some newspaper articles in the 1980s. And the description seems appropriate. After all, it was Gillick who drafted and signed Upshaw for the New York Yankees in 1975 and then again,... Continue Reading →
A look back at Blue Jays’ first three first-round picks
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Jay Schroeder, the Toronto Blue Jays' 1979 first-round pick, stretches with coach Jimy Williams at Blue Jays spring training in Dunedin, Fla., in 1981. Photo: Toronto Star Archives/Toronto Public Library July 6, 2022 By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada The Toronto Blue Jays have had their share of outstanding first-round picks, but they have also... Continue Reading →