“Kyrie Irving was right.
You can fall off the edge of the world. Usually it requires a contract with the Los Angeles Angels.
They signed Kenley Jansen this week to a $10 million, one-year contract. Jansen is 37 years old and has a pretty good shot at the Hall of Fame, or at least he did before he signed with the Bermuda Triangle of baseball. He has a career WHIP of 0.963 and has led his league twice in saves. Remember him fondly.”
Read More“John Axford was money on the mound.
And it was a summer in Saskatchewan that made him a millionaire, in more ways than one.”
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Matt Brash, Nick Pivetta, John Axford, Josh Naylor, Vladimir Guerrero and Dan Shulman.
Read MoreJoe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, offers five candidates who have had a significant impact on baseball in the prairie provinces that he believes are worthy of Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame induction.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Nick Pivetta, Tristan Peters, Justin King, John Axford, Max Scherzer and CC Sabathia.
Read MoreOkotoks Dawgs alum Tristan Peters (Winkler, Man.) has received an invite to the Tampa Bay Rays’ big league spring training.
Read MoreABC alum Abraham Toro (Longueuil, Que.) has signed a minor league contract with the Boston Red Sox.
Read More“Baseball has an influencer that needs to be suspended, for the good of the game and all who pitch. His name is Max Effort.
He sidles up to young pitchers in the midst of a bullpen session and whispers, “You need to throw harder.” He sets up computers and tracking devices and tells pitchers to concentrate on those, rather than hitters. He tries to convince them that the infielders and outfielders behind them are just there for decorative purposes, and that the pitcher’s purpose, beyond all else, is the strikeout. He is an evangelist for the Three True Outcomes — strikeout, walk, home run — when the Real Outcome he pushes is surgery. “
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Nick Pivetta, Cal Quantrill, Owen Caissie, Corey Koskie, Russell Martin, Wayne Gretzky and Tom Henke.
Read MoreCorey Koskie (Anola, Man.) has been elected to the Minnesota Twins Hall of Fame.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew is attempting to document all of the transactions involving Canadians in the professional ranks this off-season.
Read MoreThe Toronto Blue Jays have signed C Christian Bethancourt and LHP Richard Lovelady to minor league contracts and have invited them to MLB spring training.
Read MoreIchiro Suzuki, CC Sabathia and Billy Wagner have been elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
Read MoreLongtime big league catcher Russell Martin (Montreal, Que.) received nine votes from baseball writers in this year’s National Baseball Hall of Fame voting. This made him the eighth player born in Canada to receive Hall votes. Canadian Baseball Network contributor Neil Munro has a summary.
Read MoreBob Elliott shares memories of Mr. Baseball, Bob Uecker who passed away on Thursday at the age of 90.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher reports that former Montreal Expos pitching coach Bobby Cuellar died on Monday at the age of 72.
Read MoreFormer Montreal Expos manager Jeff Torborg passed away on Sunday at the age of 83. Canadian Baseball Network writer Danny Gallagher remembers the ex-big league catcher and longtime skipper.
Read MoreCanadian Baseball Network editor Kevin Glew’s weekly “But What Do I Know?” column discusses Bob Uecker, Justin Morneau, Michael Saunders, Rowan Wick and Alison Gordon.
Read MoreIan Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, shares the story of when Bob Uecker came to Lethbridge, Alta., as a guest speaker at the local Kinsmen Club’s annual Sportsman’s Dinner in 1972.
Read MoreJustin Morneau (New Westminster, B.C.) will return to the Twins’ broadcast booth for an eighth season.
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