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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

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Nat Bailey Expansion Plans Unveiled

The Vancouver Canadians organization held its annual World Series Parties by inviting Nat Pack and season ticket holders to Nat Bailey Stadium to watch the first two games of the World Series between Kansas City and San Francisco. A big screen TV was set up for folks to watch the game along with the TV … Continue reading Nat Bailey Expansion Plans Unveiled

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Blue Jays Connections To The 2014 World Series

It's been six long days since we've had baseball to watch after San Francisco took care of St. Louis in five games in the NLCS. Kansas City had an extra day off after completing a sweep of Baltimore in the ALCS. I was hoping for a rematch of the 1985 Fall Classic when the Royals … Continue reading Blue Jays Connections To The 2014 World Series

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C’s Release 2015 Schedule & More Seats Added At The Nat

The Vancouver Canadians 2015 schedule is out! Image from CanadiansBaseball.com The same eight teams are back again for another season in the Northwest League but three of the clubs have different major league affiliations. The Boise Hawks are now affiliated with the Colorado Rockies (formerly the Chicago Cubs), the Eugene Emeralds are now property of … Continue reading C’s Release 2015 Schedule & More Seats Added At The Nat

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The 1985 ALCS Revisited

The Kansas City Royals have made it to the World Series for the first time since 1985. That year, the Royals battled back from a 3-1 series deficit against the Toronto Blue Jays to reach the Fall Classic. What really made that painful was Major League Baseball deciding to extend the League Championship Series from … Continue reading The 1985 ALCS Revisited

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Blue Jays 2014 R. Howard Webster Award Winners

As is the tradition during the final Saturday home game of the regular season, the Blue Jays honoured the top players from each of their eight minor league affiliates for the 2014 season. Before handing out the hardware, the Jays paid tribute to the late Jorge Rivera, an amateur scout who helped sign arguably the … Continue reading Blue Jays 2014 R. Howard Webster Award Winners