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C’s Recap – Main Point Of My Essay: Maese Was Good

The Vancouver Canadians downed the Tri-City Dust Devils 8-3 Saturday on eight strong innings by Justin Maese and a first-inning grand slam by Bryan Lizardo.

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C’s Recap – Javier > Xavier In C’s Win

Javier Hernandez goes 2-for-4 with a double, a run scored and a walk-off single to give the Vancouver Canadians a 2-1 win over Spokane at Nat Bailey Stadium July 2, 2016.

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C’s Recap – No Series Sweep vs. Spokane

Nothing dims the glow of an exciting win the night before like a bad start in the first inning of the next game. That's what happened to Justin Maese and the C's in the first inning of Sunday's series finale against Spokane. Maese gave up two singles, one of the infield variety, to find himself … Continue reading C’s Recap – No Series Sweep vs. Spokane

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C’s Recap – Canada Day Fireworks Supplied By A Canadian

After watching the Blue Jays suffer an agonizing 19-inning loss to Cleveland at The Dome on Canada Day, I was wondering what to expect of the C's after returning home from a three-game sweep by Tri-City.

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C’s Recap – 2016 C’s Home Opener One To Forget

Where to start. Well, the game sucked. Good night, everybody!  That's the short version. The C's just looked flat in this one despite a sold-out crowd at Nat Bailey Stadium on a beautiful Monday night, losing to Everett 10-0. After taking two of three in Spokane to begin the regular season, a couple of new … Continue reading C’s Recap – 2016 C’s Home Opener One To Forget

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Showdown In Seattle – July 25 & 26, 2015

Well, it's been too long but I hope to make more posts to this site in 2016. Of course, I said the same thing last year but life always gets in the way. Translation - I've been lazy! Anyways, this post will deal with the final two games of a weekend series in Seattle that … Continue reading Showdown In Seattle – July 25 & 26, 2015

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Toronto Trip 2014 — Part Three

Well, so much for writing regularly. There are things I've been meaning to scribble on about but I have to admit the Jays awful start to 2015 has diminished my enthusiasm. Before I do get to the stuff I want to get to, I need to complete the trilogy of my 2014 trip to Baseball … Continue reading Toronto Trip 2014 — Part Three

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Toronto Trip 2014 — Part Two

The west coast jet lag and not going to my hotel right away after the ball game nearly cost me missing the series finale against Seattle. It was a rare 4:07 pm weekday contest and I wound up sleeping in until 2:30 pm. After hurriedly getting cleaned up, I grabbed my camera gear and summoned … Continue reading Toronto Trip 2014 — Part Two

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Toronto Trip 2014 — Part One

Wednesday, September 24 I was able to keep my yearly streak intact of seeing at least one game a year at the SkyDome in Toronto by getting to four of the final five home games of the 2014 campaign. I've seen a game at the Dome since it opened in 1989 with the exception of … Continue reading Toronto Trip 2014 — Part One

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Farewell #26!

The Toronto Blue Jays severed ties with their longest-tenured position player by dealing first baseman/designated hitter Adam Lind to Milwaukee for right-hander Marco Estrada. That ended a nine-year run with the Jays in which the man from Muncie, Indiana batted .273/.327/.466 with 196 doubles, 12 triples, 146 home runs and 519 runs batted in. Lind … Continue reading Farewell #26!

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C’s Rewind – How The Northwest Was Lost

Here's a turn back the clock feature.  The Vancouver Canadians hosted Game 1 of the Northwest League final against the Hillsboro Hops on Saturday, September 6, 2014. For the first 2-1/3 innings, all was right in Canadians Nation when the home side jumped out to a 5-0 lead. An RBI single by Franklin Barreto scored … Continue reading C’s Rewind – How The Northwest Was Lost

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MLB Drops The Ball With No Moment Of Silence For Ottawa Shootings

It's disappointing Bud Selig and company chose not to hold a moment of silence prior to Game 2 of the World Series for the shooting tragedy that happened in Ottawa Tuesday morning that claimed the life of reservist soldier Nathan Cirillo. All MLB could muster was this tweet. Here is some of the reaction on … Continue reading MLB Drops The Ball With No Moment Of Silence For Ottawa Shootings