My weekly opinions, observations and rants about some Canadian baseball stories (My apologies for the wonky spacing. I can't figure out how to adjust this): Nobody loves Dustin McGowan’s comeback story more than me, but the Blue Jays’ decision to sign him to an extension is baffling. Perhaps the memory of J.P. Ricciardi low-balling Chris... Continue Reading →
But What Do I Know? … Tony Fernandez, Sergio Santos, Kelly Gruber
My weekly opinions, observations and rants about some Canadian baseball stories (Please follow me on Twitter: @kevinglewsports): During a media scrum with former Blue Jays closer Tom Henke prior to his Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame induction last June, one reporter asked why he wasn’t more involved with the Jays as a spring training... Continue Reading →
But What Do I Know? … The All-Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Inductees Edition
My weekly opinions, observations and rants about some Canadian baseball stories (Please follow me on Twitter: @kevinglewsports): As manager of the 2011 Senior National Team (SNT) that captured gold at the Pan Am Games that will be enshrined in the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in June, Ernie Whitt is set to become the... Continue Reading →
Barry Larkin’s Canadian connections
During his 19-year big league career, Barry Larkin feasted on Canadian hurlers Rheal Cormier and Ryan Dempster, but fared poorly against Paul Quantrill and Mike Johnson. And though the 12-time all-star and most recent National Baseball Hall of Fame electee enjoyed a four-hit game against the Montreal Expos on May 29, 1992, he hit only... Continue Reading →
Pat Gillick elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame
Former Toronto Blue Jays general manager, Pat Gillick, was elected to National Baseball Hall of Fame this morning. The mastermind of the Jays’ two World Series-winning squads was the only candidate elected by the National Baseball Hall of Fame’s Expansion-Era committee. Gillick secured 13 of a possible 16 votes from the committee that consists of... Continue Reading →