My weekly opinions, observations and rants about some Canadian baseball stories (Please follow me on Twitter: @kevinglewsports): Immersed in a 1 for 27 skid and his batting average down to .208, Jason Bay (Trail, B.C.) has again become the whipping boy of Mets fans in cyber space. One of the more scathing blog entries... Continue Reading →
But What Do I Know? … Joey Votto, Russell Martin, Zack Greinke
My weekly opinions, observations and rants about some Canadian baseball stories: Congratulations to Joey Votto on being named the recipient of the Lou Marsh Award, as Canada’s top athlete. I’m still sour that Larry Walker didn’t win this trophy in 1997, when he put together one of the best seasons in big league history.... Continue Reading →
Where will Erik Bedard end up in 2011?
A bad attitude and a bad shoulder make for a bad investment. This is probably an unfair assessment of Navan, Ont., native Erik Bedard, who has been sidelined by injuries for the bulk of the past three seasons. He missed the entire 2010 campaign with shoulder woes. A Cy Young candidate with the Orioles in... Continue Reading →
But What Do I Know? … A-Rod, Travis Snider, Brian Tallet, Montreal Expos
My weekly opinions, observations and rants about some Canadian baseball stories: Every time A-Rod plays against the Jays, I can’t help but think that he – with the aid of performance enhancing drugs – robbed Carlos Delgado of the 2003 American League MVP Award. In what I consider to be the best individual season... Continue Reading →
My Still Active Ex-Montreal Expo Team
With three products of the Montreal Expos organization set to perform in this year’s all-star game, I thought it would be fun to assemble a complete 25-man roster of former Expos that are still playing. Unfortunately, I came up just short. I discovered 23 ex-Expos that are still active (counting Nick Johnson and Grady Sizemore... Continue Reading →