Whicker: Remembering former Braves owner Ted Turner

“The 1975 Atlanta Braves had Phil Niekro, Dusty Baker and Tom House.

Darrell Evans was their top home run hitter, with 22. They also went 67-94 and drew 534,672 fans. More than once, the team would trail by eight runs after three innings, and Skip Caray, the play-by-play man, would intone, “Ladies and gentlemen, if you promise to keep patronizing our advertisers, you have my permission to watch something else.”

When the Braves went up for sale, mental health professionals watched closely to see who would be interested. Ted Turner was. It figured. “

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Royals call up Cerantola

Great Lake Canadians and Junior National Team alum Eric Cerantola (Oakville, Ont.) has been called up by the Kansas City Royals after posting a 1.42 ERA in 12 relief appearances for the triple-A Omaha Storm Chasers.

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Kevin Glew
Wilson: 10 years later, remembering how the Fort McMurray Giants became a team forged by fire

“Baseball lends itself to dramatic comeback stories.

When Dutche Iannetti spearheaded the creation of the Fort McMurray Giants in 2015, he no doubt dreamt of those captivating tales that would await his ball club. The ninth-inning rally, the unlikely walk-off win, the playoff upset, a home-run robbing catch at the wall, the grand slam after battling back from an 0-2 count. That’s the good stuff.”

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