Source: Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame (www.baseballhalloffame.ca) Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductees Tom Henke and Allan Simpson will be joined by Fergie Jenkins and Tony Fernandez at Boston Pizza in Stratford, Ont., at 4:00 p.m. today. This brief meet-and-greet will kick off a series of events leading up the Ball Hall’s induction ceremony slated... Continue Reading →
Top Canadian Baseball Stories of 2010 – Part 1
Happy New Year! With the calendar now turned to 2011, here’s part one of my look back at the top Canadian baseball stories of 2010 (in no particular order): Votto wins NL MVP, Lou Marsh and Tip O’Neill awards After battling anxiety and depression in 2009, Etobicoke, Ont., native Joey Votto’s 2010 season was nothing... Continue Reading →
Canadian Paul Quantrill should be on the National Baseball Hall of Fame ballot
What do Mike Jackson, Shane Reynolds, David Segui, Lenny Harris and Kirk Rueter have in common? The answer is their names have appeared on the official Hall of Fame ballot. They’re also former players that, in my view, are inferior to Port Hope, Ont., native Paul Quantrill, whose name was left off this year’s ballot... Continue Reading →
But What Do I Know? … National Baseball Hall of Fame edition
My weekly opinions, observations and rants about some Canadian baseball stories: Just so that I’m on the record prior to the announcement of the National Baseball Hall Fame inductees on January 5, my prediction is that Bert Blyleven and Roberto Alomar will be the only two candidates elected by the baseball writers in 2011.... Continue Reading →