Kevin Glew’s Canadian Baseball History Blog
December 9, 2022 By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada In the summer of 2020, I started what I had hoped would be a regular feature called "Two tidbits about Terry Puhl." I wrote four blog entries within about seven months and then got sidetracked with other projects, but I wanted to resurrect this feature because... Continue Reading →
August 12, 2022 Official Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame News Release Melville, Sask., native Terry Puhl will be inducted into the Houston Astros Hall of Fame on Saturday. The longtime Astros outfielder, who was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in St. Marys, Ont., in 1995, will be honoured, alongside former general manager... Continue Reading →
Longtime outfielder Terry Puhl (Melville, Sask.) has been elected to the Houston Astros Hall of Fame. Photo: Houston Astros/Twitter By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada Melville, Sask., native Terry Puhl has been elected to the Houston Astros Hall of Fame. The Astros made the announcement in a press release on Thursday. The longtime Astros outfielder... Continue Reading →
By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada Last summer, I started what I had hoped would be a regular feature called "Two tidbits about Terry Puhl." I wrote three blog entries within two months and then got sidetracked with other projects, but I wanted to resurrect this feature because I still feel like Puhl doesn't get... Continue Reading →
By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada When I've mentioned Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee Terry Puhl's name to a player or coach who was around Major League Baseball during the late 1970s or in the 1980s, they often remember him as a "steady," "dependable" or "solid all-around" outfielder. In a Twitter exchange with Jim... Continue Reading →
My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: · It appears I jinxed Ladner, B.C., native James Paxton when I said he’d likely be named to the American League All-Star team in last week’s column. Not only was he not named to the All-Star team, he has also landed on the 10-day disabled... Continue Reading →
My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: • Ah, the fickleness of fandom. I find it fascinating that some of the same fans that wanted Alex Anthopoulos fired in May are now the angriest that he’s leaving. Some baseball pundits have suggested that Anthopoulos would be a good fit with the Miami... Continue Reading →
*This is a revised version of an article originally published in 2010. When Terry Puhl rapped a base hit to right field in the eighth inning of Game 5 of the 1980 National League Championship Series (NLCS), the Melville, Sask., native set a new record for most hits in an NLCS. It was Puhl’s 10th... Continue Reading →
My weekly opinions, observations and rants about some Canadian baseball stories: This quote from Vernon Wells in Richard Griffin’s article in today’s Toronto Star reiterates why I don’t mind V-Dub being paid $126 million: “I think the most important thing about getting contracts like this is you get to go out and do so... Continue Reading →
When Terry Puhl rapped a base hit to right field in the eighth inning of Game 5 of the 1980 National League Championship Series (NLCS), the Melville, Sask., native set a new record for most hits in an NLCS. It was Puhl’s 10th hit of that grueling, five-game battle between the Astros and the Phillies.... Continue Reading →
