Elliott: Former Expos ace and Angels boss Stoneman excellent choice for HOF

Tell me this is an example of Hall of Fame class or what?

When general manager Bill Stoneman took over the California Angels after the 1999 season he replaced Bill Bavasi.

When Stoneman and the Angels met the San Francisco Giants in Game 1 of the 2002 World Series at Edison Field, Stoneman invited Bavasi to the game, providing seats for Bavasi and his family.

Why? Because Bavasi’s prints were all over the 2002 team.

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R.I.P. George Holm

George Holm, the former Toronto Blue Jays’ director of ticket operations, died on Saturday at the age of 80.

He passed away at the Greater Niagara Hospital in Niagara Falls, Ont., after a seven-year battle with Parkinson’s disease.

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Betts: Spatafora relying on culture in second year at helm of Purple Eagles

“Matt Spatafora has seen a lot in his decade and a half at Niagara University.

His first season with the program as an assistant coach in 2012 saw the Purple Eagles finish 19-29 and on the outside of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament.

Twelve years later, he helped lead the team to a 38-17 record and the 2024 MAAC championship.

When then head coach Rob McCoy departed to take the top job at William & Mary College that offseason, a position that became vacant after Mike McRae (Niagara Falls, Ont.) left for Rutgers, it was Spatafora the Niagara athletic department tabbed to take over.”

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McFarland: Wilkinson gets WBC call from Canada

“It’s almost time to set sail.

He might be the youngest player on Baseball Canada’s roster at the World Baseball Classic, but Matt Wilkinson is always willing to enter uncharted waters.

The 22-year-old has excelled at every level of baseball he’s played, from Little League in his hometown of Ladner, B.C. and high school at Dawgs Academy in Okotoks to the Western Canadian Baseball League and at Central Arizona College.”

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Betts: BMOC - Anderson using UBC’s World Series run as motivation for more

“University of British Columbia left-hander Will Anderson isn’t bashful when discussing his expectations for the 2026 Thunderbirds.

“This is a World Series caliber team with talent everywhere and I think Lewiston is the standard now,” Anderson said.

“I strongly believe our pitching staff will be one of the best in the NAIA and that our lineup will produce at an elite level.”

It was just 10 months ago the T-Birds were right where they hope to be again. “

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