Former Montreal Expos coach and Vancouver Canadians manager Rick Renick died on January 31 in Sarasota, Fla., at the age of 81.
Former Montreal Expos coach Rick Renick dies at 81
Former Expos coach Billy Gardner died in January at age 96
Former Montreal Expos first-base coach Billy Gardner passed away on January 3 at the age of 96.
Collector Profile: Corey Stackhouse and the world’s largest Tim Wallach collection
Kevin Glew catches up with Corey Stackhouse who is attempting to collect every Tim Wallach baseball card ever printed.
But What Do I Know? . . . Matt Lloyd, Shi Davidi, Tim Wallach, Milt Dunnell
My weekly Canadian baseball news "But What Do I Know?" column discusses Matt Lloyd, Tim Wallach and Milt Dunnell.
Hall of Famer Bruce Sutter passes away at age 69
October 14, 2022 By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada Hall of Fame closer Bruce Sutter passed away on Thursday night at the age of 69. The longtime Chicago Cubs and St. Louis Cardinals reliever died in hospice care in Cartersville, Ga., after recently being diagnosed with cancer. “All our father ever wanted to be remembered... Continue Reading →
Schmidt was Expos killer during his MLB career
April 20, 2022 By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada Longtime Montreal Expos fans won’t be surprised to learn that Mike Schmidt belted his first major league home run against their beloved club. To many of them, it seemed like the Phillies star never stopped hitting home runs off Expos hurlers during his Hall of Fame... Continue Reading →
Jose Vidro: The most underrated Expo?
By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada Who's the most underrated player in Montreal Expos history? I've been asked this question several times over the years and my answer has consistently been Jose Vidro. In my opinion, for a player that was the greatest second baseman in franchise history and one of the top two offensive... Continue Reading →
Fun Montreal Expos draft facts: Carter, Dawson, Raines, Rogers, Wallach
By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada With the 2021 MLB draft set to begin on July 11, I thought it would be fitting to share some draft research I've done on some legendary Montreal Expos players over the years. Gary Carter Carter was selected by the Expos in the third round (53rd overall) of the... Continue Reading →
But What Do I Know? . . . Josh Naylor, Andrew Albers, Joey Votto, Tim Wallach
By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: – "I've always dreamed of it happening," Josh Naylor told Cleveland.com reporter Paul Hoynes about being on the same team as his younger brother, Bo. Hoynes recently wrote an excellent feature about the Naylor brothers, who hail from Mississauga,... Continue Reading →
But What Do I Know? . . . Joey Votto, Denis Boucher, Larry Walker, Tim Wallach
By Kevin Glew Cooperstowners in Canada My weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories: – Canadian Joey Votto (Etobicoke, Ont.) appears to have found his batting stroke again. Hitting leadoff for the Cincinnati Reds, the Canuck slugger is 8-for-24 (.333 batting average) in his last seven games. Three of those hits have been... Continue Reading →