LARRY WALKER RUMORS & GOSSIP
Former MLB MVP Larry Walker Says Canada has More Passion Than USA
As potentially inflammatory as these comments from former Colorado Rockies great Larry Walker are, not many Americans are paying attention to the World Baseball Classic so it just may go unnoticed.
Walker, who is a Canadian and serves as a first base and hitting coach for the national team at the WBC, told USA Today Sports prior to an encounter with the Americans on Sunday for a...
Mexico, Canada brawl in ninth inning
Canadians are in the midst of a debate over whether fighting should persist in hockey. Thus conflicted about their national pastime, on Saturday they brawled in ours .
Team Canada didn't instigate the epic donnybrook in the ninth inning of their 10-3 triumph over Team Mexico, but they finished on top. That's not to say the Canadians would have been declared the victors on...
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March 09, 2013
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Larry Walker Told Adrian Gonzalez ‘You’re Too Important to the Game’ During World Baseball Classic Rumble
Amid the chaos that took place at Chase Field on Saturday, Canadian coach and former major league All-Star Larry Walker emerged as a peacekeeper.
Mexico and Canada came to blows during their World Baseball Classic clash, and things really got ugly. Both sides threw punches, which immediately increased the risk of injury.
Walker tried to restore order, though, first by grabbing Mexico...
Larry Walker Thinks He ‘Saw Satan’ in Alfredo Aceves’ Eyes While Restraining Pitcher During WBC Brawl
Alfredo Aceves comes off as a scary dude.
Not only does Aceves throw gas when he’s on the mound, but he also has a rather intimidating aura about him, which is enough for most guys to refrain from picking a fight with the Red Sox right-hander.
Canadian outfielder Tyson Gillies apparently didn’t get the memo, though. Or perhaps the Phillies minor leaguer has a death wish. Either...
Larry Walker saw Satan in Alfredo Aceves' eyes
Our
very own Anthony Aidonidis reported earlier today that Red Sox relief pitcher
Alfredo Aceves was involved in a brawl during the World Baseball Classic game
between Mexico and Canada. As the dust settles around the diamond it’s
becoming clear that Aceves will be among a few players punished for their
participation during this skirmish. The question remains: What will be the...
Larry Walker's post-brawl interview was classic
I'm sure everyone heard about the brawl during Saturday's Canada-Mexico WBC matchup. In case you didn't, check it out here. Anyway, after the game, Team Canada's first base coach Larry Walker had some absolutely fantastic answers to questions from the media. Here are some of the highlights, courtesy of Yahoo's Eh Game blog.
Q: Had somebody done that to you...
Comparing the numbers: Dale Murphy VS Larry Walker
(Written on 1/9/2012)
Baseball’s Hall of Fame ballot is filled with players who have a chance to get baseball’s highest honor. Unfortunately, the bar has been set so high that many very good players who had tremendous career will not make the Hall of Fame. Players who were the best in the game for years at a time will never get the call. Dale Murphy was one of the best National...
Cooperstown 2013: Larry Walker
LARRY WALKER Third Year on Ballot (2012 - 22.9%) PLAYING CAREER: Montreal Expos (1989–1994), Colorado Rockies (1995–2004) and St. Louis Cardinals (2004–2005)ACHIEVEMENTS: Career batting average of .313 with 2160 hits, 383 home runs, 1355 runs scored and 1311 RBI. 1997 National League MVP. Led the National League in batting three times (1998, 1999 and 2001). Hit better than...
Larry Walker and the Hall of Fame
Let me first preface this column by suggesting that I’m no great Hall of Fame historian; I don’t know as much about the history of this great game as my colleagues.
Today I seek to get a good feel whether or not Larry Walker is a legitimate Hall of Fame candidate. Indeed, much of my gravitation towards Walker is derived from his playing era; my baseball formative years started...
A Case for Larry Walker’s Induction into the Hall of Fame
Photo taken from Icon SMI
This is the time of year when the Baseball Writers of America (BBWA) submit their final ballots for the players they think are deserving of induction into Major League Baseball’s Hall of Fame.
Among the eligible nominees this year, Barry Larkin and Jeff Bagwell may have the best chance of being elected.
But an equally deserving candidate for HOF enshrinement...
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