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My weekly Canadian baseball news "But What Do I Know?" column discusses James Paxton, Matt Stairs and Roy Halladay.
But What Do I Know? . . . Mother’s Day, James Paxton, Roy Halladay, Matt Stairs
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Why Mark Bomback started on Opening Day for the Blue Jays in 1982
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Dave Stieb, Jimmy Key, Pat Hentgen and Roy Halladay all made Opening Days starts for the Blue Jays. But so did Mark Bomback.
But What Do I Know? . . . Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Abraham Toro, Roy Halladay, Rusty Staub
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My weekly Canadian baseball news column discusses Vladimir Guerrero, Jr., Abraham Toro, Roy Halladay and Rusty Staub.
But What Do I Know? . . . Alex Anthopoulos, Tyler O’Neill, Jordan Romano, Roy Halladay
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Alex Anthopoulos (Montreal, Que.) is the first Canadian GM to win a World Series. By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: -If your dream is to work in a front office position in Major League Baseball, here's some inspiration for you: Montreal native Alex Anthopoulos started... Continue Reading →
Why Mark Bomback started on Opening Day for the Blue Jays 39 years ago today
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By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada When you examine a list of the Toronto Blue Jays' Opening Day starting pitchers, all the names you'd expect to see are on it. There's Roy Halladay (seven Opening Day starts), Dave Stieb (four), Jimmy Key (three), Pat Hentgen (two) and Jim Clancy (two). Other prominent names on the... Continue Reading →
But What Do I Know? . . . Jordan Romano, Joey Votto, Billy Harris, Roy Halladay, Tim Raines
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By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: – Toronto Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins told reporters on Friday that there's a chance that right-hander Jordan Romano (Markham, Ont.) could pitch in the club's Wild-Card series which will begin on Tuesday. Romano has been sidelined with... Continue Reading →
But What Do I Know? . . . Joey Votto, James Paxton, Jason Bay, Roy Halladay, Willie Upshaw
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By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: – When Joey Votto (Etobicoke, Ont.) homered in the third inning for the Cincinnati Reds on Monday, it was his 1,900th MLB hit. With that, as the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame tweeted out, Votto became just the second... Continue Reading →
Carter’s World Series-winning HR still Canada’s favourite baseball moment, according to Canadian ball hall survey
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By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada Joe Carter’s World Series-winning home run remains the No. 1 moment among Canadian baseball fans, according to a Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame survey. Carter’s three-run blast off Philadelphia Phillies closer Mitch Williams in the bottom of the ninth inning of Game 6 of the 1993 Fall Classic was... Continue Reading →
Book Review – Doc: The Life of Roy Halladay, by Todd Zolecki
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Book Review Doc: The Life of Roy Halladay By Todd Zolecki Triumph Books LLC, 2020 Reviewed by Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada On May 29, many Canadian baseball fans were glued to the ESPN documentary about Roy Halladay called "Imperfect: The Roy Halladay Story" that was broadcast on TSN. The 60-minute production shone an... Continue Reading →
But What Do I Know? . . . Larry Walker, Mike Soroka, Ray Daviault, Paul Hodgson
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By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: - If you haven't already done so, please take 24 minutes to watch this extensive interview that the National Baseball Hall of Fame conducted with Maple Ridge, B.C., native Larry Walker after his orientation visit on February 25. In... Continue Reading →