It wouldn’t be much of a stretch to say that Don Drysdale’s career in professional baseball started and ended in Montreal.
The Joe Carter appreciation post
I express my appreciation for Toronto Blue Jays legend Joe Carter.
But What Do I Know? . . . Dave Parker, Josh Naylor, Nick Pivetta, Otto Lopez, Gary Carter
My weekly Canadian baseball news and notes column discusses Dave Parker, Josh Naylor, Nick Pivetta, Otto Lopez, Fergie Jenkins and Gary Carter.
Gillick, Jenkins, McGriff, Raines among those returning to Cooperstown for induction weekend
Fergie Jenkins (Chatham, Ont.), Pat Gillick, Fred McGriff and Tim Raines will be among the more than 50 inductees returning for the National Baseball Hall of Fame induction weekend this weekend.
Gerlach makes strong Cooperstown case for Canadian umpire Emslie
Baseball historian Larry Gerlach firmly believes that late 19th century and Dead Ball era Canadian umpire Bob Emslie is worthy of a plaque in Cooperstown.
Dave Parker dies less than a month before his National Baseball Hall of Fame induction
Longtime big league slugger and ex-Blue Jay Dave Parker has died less than a month before he was to be inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
The Fred McGriff appreciation post
If you’re looking for inspiration today, go and listen to Fred McGriff’s National Baseball Hall of Fame induction speech.
Jenkins shares memories of Allen ahead of ex-slugger’s Hall of Fame induction
If Fergie Jenkins had his way, Dick Allen would've been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame while the slugger was still alive.
Remembering Phil Niekro on what would be his 86th birthday
Hall of Fame knuckleballer Phil Niekro would've turned 86 today. Do you remember when he made three starts for the Blue Jays in 1987?
Cito Gaston turns 81, deserves plaque in Cooperstown
If I could give legendary Toronto Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston one thing for his 81st birthday, it would be a plaque in Cooperstown.
