Canadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column is a special Father’s Day Edition that discusses his dad, Felipe and Moises Alou, John and Jack McDonald, Paul and Cal Quantrill and Roberto and Sandy Alomar Sr.
Read MoreA Simple knuckleball question leads to a long answer
Read MoreJay Blue, of Blue Jays from Away, writes that MLB has announced that they will postpone the opening of the window to sign international free agents from July 2, 2020 to January 15, 2021.
Read MoreJay Blue, from Blue Jays from Away, summarizes the issues that are keeping the MLB owners and the MLB players from reaching an agreement on the 2020 season.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s latest “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Scott Richmond, Scott Mathieson, Larry Walker, Jim Adduci, Tom Goffena and Tim Smith.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott does some digging to determine who was the first Canadian native to be selected AND signed by a big league club in the MLB draft.
Read MoreIn the 1950s and early 1960s, the Milwaukee Braves played several exhibition games at Toronto’s Maple Leaf Stadium. Canadian Baseball Network writer Denis Gibbons shares that Hank Aaron, Eddie Mathews and Warren Spahn were among the Hall of Famers to play for the Braves in those games.
Read MoreLarry Shenk, of the Philadelphia Phillies, writes about milestone home runs hit in Philadelphia by Hank Aaron, Babe Ruth and Jim Thome.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott’s Nine Innings column discusses Charles Bronfman, Ralph Garr, Jim Eliopoulos, Stubby Clapp and Chase Anderson (among others).
Read MoreLarry Shenk writes that it only took one minor league start for Robin Roberts to demonstrate he was headed for greatness with the Philadelphia Phillies.
Read MoreLarry Shenk recounts the day in 1947 that the Philadelphia Phillies visited tiny Egypt, Pa., with the sole purpose of signing a high school pitcher named Curt Simmons.
Read MoreKen Kendrick has been appointed to the Board of Directors for the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, bringing the total number of directors to 17 for the nonprofit educational institution.
Read MoreLarry Shenk, of The Baron, shares some highlights from the legendary career of Philadelphia Phillies shortstop and later manager, Larry Bowa.
Read MoreLarry Shenk, of The Baron, shares some of his thoughts as to what the new normal could be when Major League Baseball returns.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Fergie Jenkins, Ryan Dempster, Carlos Delgado, Spud Johnson and Jim Fanning.
Read MoreLarry Walker will have to wait another year to be formally inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York after the announcement on Wednesday that its Board of Directors had voted unanimously to cancel the 2020 induction ceremonies and postpone to 2021 over concerns associated with the Covid-19 pandemic.
Read MoreWith today’s players losing games due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Canadian Baseball Network contributor Neil Munro decided to examine how much impact losing time to military service had on the statistics of Canadian Baseball Hall of Famers Phil Marchildon and Dick Fowler, as well as Cooperstowners Bob Feller, Ted Williams and Joe DiMaggio.
Read MoreCanadian Larry Walker (Maple Ridge, B.C.) will have to wait until July 2021 to be officially inducted into the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. The Cooperstown shrine announced the cancellation of this year’s ceremony on Wednesday.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Dolly Whitt, Cal Quantrill, Terry Puhl, Fergie Jenkins, James Paxton and Bob Emslie.
Read MoreLeft-hander Steve Dalkowski, who may have been the fastest and wildest pitcher ever to wear a professional baseball uniform, passed away on April 19 at the age of 80. Here’s an article that Canadian Baseball Network editor-in-chief Bob Elliott wrote about Dalkowski back in 1998.
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