Watson study group examines St. Marys Hall request
The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame is looking to gain funding from the town of St. Marys and the concept received additional recognition Friday when Watson & Associates released its long awaited examination of the hall’s financial request and its Strategic Master Plan.
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Hometown hero: Dalton Pompey
Blue Jays OF Dalton Pompey spend his day -- his birthday -- in downtown Toronto handing out Tim Horton's gift certificates to those who looked like they could use a cup of coffee to warm up.
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BWDIK: Canate, Key, Pompey, Raines, Saunders
Early indications are Tim Raines will make the Hall of Fame ... but as they say -- whether it is during spring training or the sixth inning of Game 7 of the World Series: it's early.
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Elliott: Toronto's Di Manno helped bring Morales to majors
Toronto accountant John Di Manno helped get Kendrys Morales initial contract signed with the Anaheim Angels.
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BWDIK: Clapp, Guerrero, Lawrie, Raines, Walker
Kevin Glew's weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories.
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The Hall of Fame case for Larry Walker
Larry Walker belongs in Cooperstown, according to Adam Darowski, the creator of the Hall of Stats, an alternate Hall of Fame populated by a mathematical formula called Hall Rating.
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Millson wins Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame's Jack Graney Award
Longtime Toronto Blue Jays beat writer Larry Millson has been named the winner of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame's 2016 Jack Graney Award.
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Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame to unveil award winners this week
The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame will issue press releases (via email) this week to announce the winners of the 2016 Jack Graney Award and the 2016 James "Tip" O'Neill Award.
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St. Marys council to discuss new facility for Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
The Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame is hoping Santa has a gift on his sleigh to deliver Dec. 21 just in time for Christmas.
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Quantrill Wall of Excellence bound, MVPs attending National Teams banquet
Former big league All-Star Paul Quantrill will take his rightful place on Baseball Canada’s Wall of Excellence, presented by RBC Wealth Management on Saturday, January 14th, 2017 as the 15th annual Baseball Canada National Teams Awards Banquet & Fundraiser is set to take place at the Northern Lights Ballroom inside the Renaissance Downtown Hotel in Toronto.
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BWDIK: Cecil, Encarnacion, Halladay, O'Neill award, Sele, Todd
BWDIK: Brett Cecil, Edwin Encarnacion, Roy Halladay, O'Neill award candidates, Chris Sele and Jackson Todd
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Canada to open World Baseball Classic on March 9th
Canada will face defending champion Dominican Republic at Marlins Park in Miami on Thursday, March 9th (6pm ET) to open the 2017 World Baseball Classic as World Baseball Classic, Inc. yesterday announced the full tournament schedule.
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Elliott: Howarth wins George Gross award
Elliott: Howarth wins George Gross award at the 21st annual Sports Media Canada award luncheon at the Fairmont Royal York Hotel.
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Jacques Doucet a Ford C. Frick finalist
Former Montreal Expos broadcaster Jacques Doucet is one of eight finalists for next year's Ford C. Frick award. He spent 33 years as the play-by-play radio voice of the Expos on the French network before taking over as French play-by-play TV voice of the Blue Jays.
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Charles Bronfman's new memoir worth the read
Charles Bronfman's candid memoir published by Harper Collins Distilled: A Memoir of Family, Seagram, Baseball and Philanthropy is well worth a read.
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R. I. P. Vern Handrahan, friend and mentor to all
R. I. P. Vern Handrahan, a natural treasure, Prince Edward Island's first modern-day major leaguer and a man who returned home and continued to pass on his knowledge.
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Matt Stairs Phillies new hitting coach
Matt Stairs new Phillies hitting coach replacing Steve Henderson.
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Votto had second half like Brett, Walker, Williams
In 2016 Joey Votto continued his remarkable run of second-half dominance.
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BWDIK: Carter, Francona, Martin, Mills, Saunders
Kevin Glew's weekly observations and notes about some Canadian baseball stories.
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Votto didn't expect to hit .200 for two months or .400 for four
Joey Votto (Etobicoke, Ont.) didn't expect to hit .200 for two months or .400 for four with the Cincinnati Reds
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