By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada Happy Father’s Day to all of the fathers out there! – Up until my mid-teens, he channeled his inner Mickey Mantle to hit me countless fly balls down Thames Crescent in Dorchester, Ont. And I chased them pretending to be Jesse Barfield or Dale Murphy. He’s a kind, quiet,Continue reading “But What Do I Know? . . . Father’s Day Edition”
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But What Do I Know? . . . Father’s Day/Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame edition
My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: · Up until my mid-teens, he channeled his inner Mickey Mantle to hit me countless fly balls down Thames Crescent in Dorchester, Ont. And I chased them pretending to be Jesse Barfield or Dale Murphy. He’s a kind, quiet, patient, gentle and responsible man whoContinue reading “But What Do I Know? . . . Father’s Day/Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame edition”
But What Do I Know? . . . Dave McKay, Russell Martin, Bobby Doerr, Terry Puhl
My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: · Happy Birthday to my favourite baseball player of all-time – my dad, Ralph Glew! Mickey Mantle was his hero growing up, but I remember my dad as more of a Tony Gwynn-type batter in his slo-pitch games with the Dorchester Standbys. I recall himContinue reading “But What Do I Know? . . . Dave McKay, Russell Martin, Bobby Doerr, Terry Puhl”
But What Do I Know? . . . Father’s Day/Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Edition
My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: · Up until my mid-teens, he channeled his inner Mickey Mantle to hit me countless fly balls down Thames Crescent in Dorchester, Ont. And I chased them pretending to be Jesse Barfield, Lloyd Moseby or Dale Murphy. He’s a kind, quiet, patient, gentle and responsibleContinue reading “But What Do I Know? . . . Father’s Day/Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame Edition”
