In 2016, Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew caught up with former Toronto Blue Jays reliever Mike Willis to talk about his tenure with the early Blue Jays squads. Willis turns 69 today.
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Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Joey Votto, Larry Walker, Steve Carlton, Edwin Encarnaction and Sheldon Burnside.
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Legendary ex-big league manager Jim Leyland says Canadian slugger Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, B.C.) was “the best five-tool player” he ever managed.
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Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Mike Soroka, Larry Walker, Ted Simmons, Ken Crosby, Justin Jay Clarke and Tom Henke.
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher recently caught up with former WHA star and Lang, Sask., native Dennis Sobchuk who was also an excellent baseball player during his youth.
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“Ken Harrelson, who became a Chicago icon while calling White Sox games for 34 of his 43 years behind the mic, has been selected as the 2020 recipient of the Ford C. Frick Award, presented annually for excellence in broadcasting by the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.”
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“Nick Cafardo, who informed and entertained New England’s passionate baseball fan base for more than 35 years up to the last day of his life, was elected the 2020 winner of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award in balloting by the Baseball Writers’ Association of America.”
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It was 35 years ago today that Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductee and then Montreal Expos general manager Murray Cook (Sackville, B.C.) traded fan favourite Gary Carter to the New York Mets.
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Earlier this year, Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott caught up with former St. Louis Cardinals manager Tony La Russa to talk about Larry Walker. The Hall of Fame skipper called Walker “the best of his generation.”
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Pioneer labour leader Marvin Miller and eight-time All-Star catcher Ted Simmons have been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame by the Modern Baseball Era Committee.
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Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” article discusses Larry Walker, Russell Martin, Mike Soroka, Dave Van Horne and Tony Fernandez.
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Tracy Ringolsby, of Inside the Seams, offers nine reasons why Canadian slugger Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, B.C.) should be elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame this year, in his final year on the baseball writers’ ballot.
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Earlier this year, Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott caught up with former all-star third baseman Scott Rolen to talk about Larry Walker. Rolen, who was teammates with Walker on the St. Louis Cardinals in 2004 and 2005, called the Canadian slugger “the most dominant player I ever played with.”
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Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher weighs on who he thinks should be candidates to be inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame in 2020.
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The concept of the Tampa Bay Rays splitting their home schedule between Florida and Montreal has been put on the backburner until at least 2028.
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PBF Redbirds and Junior National Team alum Mike Soroka (Calgary, Alta.) has been named the winner of the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame’s Tip O’Neill Award for 2019.
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Abraham Toro (Longeuil, Que.) wins Randall Echlin award , other winners in 12th annual CBN honors to Jordan Balazovic (Mississauga, Ont.), Jamie Romak (London, Ont.) and Phillippe Aumont (Gatineau, Que.)
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Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Larry Walker, Joey Votto, Rowan Wick, Alex Agostino, Tyler O’Neill and Walter Alston.
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Canadian Joey Votto (Etobicoke, Ont.) has been named one of the 10 best players of the decade by MLB.com.
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Tim Raines headlines a crackerjack lineup of former Montreal Expos scheduled to appear at the annual Expos Fest gala in Montreal next March.
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