Selfish decision plagues Canada at World Baseball Classic
In the months leading up to the 2013 World Baseball Classic, it seemed as though Baseball Canada might be able to field a truly competitive…
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Top sports newsmaker of 2012
When referring to athletes of nearly any sport, being of age 38 normally means that the player’s best days are behind them and they are…
Blue Jays flying high with big offseason acquisitions
They’ve been down this road before. Fans of the Toronto Blue Jays have been following the same script for almost 20 years. An offseason full…
Veterans in the lineup: Remembering athletes who served in the military
This Sunday is Remembrance Day. It’s the time of the year when we stop to pay tribute to the brave men and women who have…
Swinging for the fences
When the temperature starts to dip in fall, Major League Baseball starts heating up. Here’s a brief breakdown of the teams still vying for the…
Back-to-back losers
The start of November is accentuated by two yearly events: the end of baseball season and post-Halloween rituals. After Halloween, kids (and adults with a…
Statistical advantage
Last Friday, the movie Moneyball debuted in theatres. It is based on Michael Lewis’s 2003 best-selling book of the same name and focuses on the…
We’re number one!
Maybe it’s karma finally swinging back our way, a cosmic realignment, or perhaps it’s a touch of divine intervention. Whatever it is, there has to…
Smaller is better?
In comments made to the media last December by Lebron James, the Miami Heat star seemed to favour reducing the number of teams in the…
Athlete’s Angle
I’m guessing most casual baseball fans in Canada are like me: during the regular season, I cheer for the Blue Jays and eagerly scan the…