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Philadelphia Phillies manager Rob Thomson (Corunna, Ont.) has been named a National League Manager of the Year finalist.
Phillies’ Rob Thomson named National League Manager of the Year finalist
But What Do I Know? . . . Erik Sabrowski, Cade Smith, Terry Francona, Andrew Albers
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My weekly Canadian baseball news "But What Do I Know?" column discusses Erik Sabrowski, Cade Smith, Rob Thomson and Tom Henke.
August 24, 1999: Rob Ducey had five hits in an MLB game
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Twenty-five years ago today, Rob Ducey (Cambridge, Ont.) had a career-best five hits in a game for the Philadelphia Phillies.
Former Montreal Expo Ron Johnson passes away from COVID-19 at age 64
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Ron Johnson, shown here with the Montreal Expos' triple-A Indianapolis Indians in 1984, has died of complications from COVID-19. He was 64 By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada Ron Johnson, who played five games with the Montreal Expos in 1984, passed away from complications from COVID-19 in Morrison, Tenn., on Tuesday at the age of... Continue Reading →
Former Montreal Expos and Toronto Blue Jays news – November 4, 2020
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By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada Here's my weekly roundup of former Toronto Blue Jays and Montreal Expos news: - On Friday, the Chicago White Sox declined their $12-million option on Edwin Encarnacion for next season, making the former Blue Jays slugger a free agent. Encarnacion, who clubbed 239 of his 424 big league home... Continue Reading →
But What Do I Know? . . . James Paxton, Brett Lawrie, Russell Martin, Troy Tulowitzki
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My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: · Ladner, B.C., native James Paxton allowed just one earned run in 5 2/3 innings in his debut with the New York Yankees against the Baltimore Orioles on Saturday. Paxton’s start represented the first time in nearly 43 years that a Canadian pitcher has started... Continue Reading →
But What Do I Know? . . . Russell Martin, John Axford, Joey Votto, Jimmy Key
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My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: · After Toronto Blue Jays back-up catcher Luke Maile went 2-for-4 with a walk-off single and three RBI in the second game of his club’s doubleheader sweep of the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday, Montreal native Russell Martin, who started the first contest, was playfully... Continue Reading →
But What Do I Know? . . . Terry Francona, Brad Mills, Joey Votto, George Selkirk
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My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: · Thanks to the baseball card above, every time I watch the Cleveland Indians play I feel like Bryn Smith is also somewhere in the team’s dugout. This is a 1982 Topps Future Stars card that features then Montreal Expos prospects Terry Francona (now Indians... Continue Reading →
But What Do I Know? . . . Scott Richmond, Tim Wallach, Joey Votto
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My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: Congratulations to Vancouver, B.C., native and ex-Toronto Blue Jays pitcher Scott Richmond for helping the EDA Rhinos capture the Taiwan Series championship yesterday. The 37-year-old right-hander won nine games and hurled 152-2/3 innings for the Chinese Professional Baseball League club and was named the league’s... Continue Reading →
But What Do I Know? . . . Terry Francona, Brad Mills, Joe Carter
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My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: The 1982 Topps Montreal Expos Future Stars card (pictured above) showcases Terry Francona and Brad Mills together on their first Topps baseball card. Both played for the Expos’ only playoff team in 1981 and 35 years later, Mills is serving as Francona’s bench coach for... Continue Reading →