We are nearing the end of May and the Toronto Blue Jays are MLB’s best .500 ball club. I’m not really sure if that’s good or bad at this point, but considering all the hype this team had from multiple outlets before the season started, I guess .500 is a little disappointing. If you take into account that the Jays are playing in, quite possibly, the toughest...

Long-time Texas Ranger and Anaheim Angel Benji Gil has signed on to play shortstop for the Fort Worth Cats of the North American League. One year after winning the World Series with the Anaheim Angels in 2002, Gil has been off the radar when it comes to professional baseball. Eight years in the pros and mostly playing the part of a utility player, Gil never played more than...

2008 was the benchmark for attendance in MiLB. With over 43 million taking in games that is what every manager, owner, and shareholder is striving to reach. Through the end of April, over 6.4 million have made their way to the park this year. That’s an increase of over 11 percent from 2011. Pat O'Conner, Minor League Baseball president was quoted on MiLB.com as to...

The Atlantic League’s newest franchise; Sugar Land Skeeters, are making quite the impression. The team, which is the brainchild of ODP Chairman Peter Kirk and Partner, 16-time Gold Glover, Brooks Robinson has seen record breaking attendance numbers after only one month. A four games series between April 26 – April 29 pulled in an average game attendance of nearly...

It’s very rare when a Triple-A player being called up to the pros gets much press but in this case it’s well warranted. Daniel Nava was recalled by the Boston Red Sox after putting together PlayStation like numbers in Pawtucket. Prior to his call-up, Nava was batting .447 in the last 10 games with an OBP of .475 and an OPS of 1.212. For those that aren’t familiar...

Thursday will mark the day 46 qualifying schools begin their journey to become the country’s best collegiate baseball team. Last year the Concordia Eagles became the first team from the Golden State Athletic Conference to win the World Series. The Eagles return to defend their crown as the top seed in the Marion Bracket. But they will face some serious competition in LSU...

June 23 will mark the second time I will have attended the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame inductions. Two years ago, my dad and I made the trek from Niagara-on-the-Lake to the small town on St. Mary’s Ontario to watch Roberto Alomar, Paul Quantrill, Calvin Griffith and Allan Roth get their names etched in history. Rod Black, a cornerstone of Canadian sports, kicked off...

The MLB season is over a month old and that can mean only one thing; Indy baseball is on deck. The college baseball season is winding down and those seniors who are likely to go undrafted in the MLB Draft or those looking to hold out for better deals, are right in the middle of an Independent signing frenzy. With tryouts coming to a close and with many getting their first opportunity...

7 HR, 22 RBI, .310 BA, .360 OBP, .644 SLG These are all numbers you would expect from Jose Bautista after 22 games, except that’s the line for Edwin Encarnacion. The Toronto Blue Jays DH is carrying the Jays on his back while the rest of the team sorts out their struggles. Last year Bautista batted over .360 with nine home runs and 15 RBI in the month of April. His slugging...

In December I went to the Baseball Winter Meetings and I couldn’t have asked for a better experience. It’s all baseball all the time; what more could any baseball fan ask for? During my time at the meetings I met Nello Gamberdino a Lawyer from Chicago Illinois. He is also an aspiring sports agent who owns NPG Sports and represents over 17 professional minor league...

Ceremonies slated prior to games St. Marys - The Tip O'Neill Award will be awarded to the Milwaukee Brewers’ ace closer John Axford from Port Dover, Ontario and the Cincinnati Reds slugging first baseman Joey Votto from Etobicoke, Ontario during the week of April 23rd. The award will be presented to Axford and Votto in pre-game ceremonies in each of their home stadiums...

Major League Baseball has announced its 2012 Draft order, and along with that comes some well noted changes. With spending spiralling out of control at recent Drafts, and signing bonuses going through the roof, if has become evident that changes needed to be made to the system. Teams that were picking in the top five or ten, and who had very little cash to spare, were eliminated...

California based Godfather Media Inc. who purchased the Yuma Scorpions, is the owner of its second North American League franchise; Orange County Flyers. In a press release issued by Godfather Media, they have purchased 60% of the team’s assets. The Flyers, who are in the midst of their own struggles sat out the 2011 season while negotiating a deal for a new stadium. They...

Tim Lincecum’s ERA is hovering around 13.00, the Boston Red Sox have one win, and the St. Louis Cardinals are better without Albert Pujols? One week into the season and the apocalypse has struck. When the Braves started 0-4, their worst start since 1988, as a Braves fan I was close to throwing in the towel. But as fans do, we overreact. Boston is still reeling from their...

This year’s version of the Toronto Blue Jays has a buzz around it like I haven’t felt in quite some time. Alex Anthopoulos has reignited a spark that became the norm in the late 80’s and early 90’s. And with John Farrell leading the way as field general, you can bet that his playoff experience with the Boston Red Sox will be put to good use when leading...

First-round pick, seven years in the Toronto Blue Jays organization, and a grand total of 232 games, 28 home runs, 236 strikeouts and .248 batting average. Snider who lost the battle for Jay’s starting leftfielder position, was optioned to Triple-A. This was Snider’s last option and this once “can’t miss prospect” will have to pass through waivers...

Earlier this year I wrote about the Normal CornBelters and how they were using social media to their advantage. Now the San Angelo Colts are also using Facebook to begin a special promotion Thursday on Facebook. I have said it many times and I know I’m not the only one, but it’s just not enough these days to market in magazines, radio, or in in-game promotions....

With the best record in Spring Training, hopes for the Toronto Blue Jays going into the 2012 season are through the roof. The problem is is that this is Spring Training and it has the same sort of feel to it as when the Toronto Maple Leafs finish their pre-season successfully.  Spring Training is all about smoke and mirrors.  The Texas Rangers are currently 6-15 and sitting ...

On Sunday I wrote about Dontrelle Willis getting released by the Philadelphia Phillies. To my surprise, the Baltimore Orioles officially signed Willis to a minor-league deal on Wednesday. I’m not sure what the Orioles gain with this deal, more than likely a LOOGY, but Willis really has to step his game up if he wants to make it to the big club once the season gets under...

Dontrelle Willis was once on top of the baseball world. The hard-tossing lefty took the baseball world by storm in 2005 when he won 22 games, threw five shutouts, and came in second in the NL Cy Young race. Fast forward seven years, and this once promising career is all but finished. In his first five seasons (2003-2007) Dontrelle Willis won a total of 68 games. Since then...

When you hear first-round MLB draft pick, it’s a rarity when it comes to Canadian baseball: Canadian first-round picks (courtesy of Sportsnet.ca) Kevin Nicholson, 27th, San Diego, 1997 Scott Thorman, Atlanta, 30th, 2000 Adam Loewen, fourth, Baltimore, 2002 Jeff Francis, ninth, Colorado, 2002 Phillippe Aumount...

Coming from a small town (Niagara-on-the-Lake, 15,000) I had the assistance of my family and a select group of coaches to assist me in attaining a scholarship to York College in Nebraska. Now with the viewership of my website increasing each month, I have had the opportunity to speak to some parents and give them my recommendation on where they could possibly send their kids...

Jose Canseco, who has been busy on Twitter with his usual rants, has been suspended by the Mexican League for refusing to take a drug test. According to ESPN, Quintana Roo Tigers team president said “doping-control doctors advised Canseco against taking the test because he was using a medicine to produce testosterone”. Canseco has been pledging his innocence claiming...

It’s very rare when you get to interview someone with as much baseball experience as Brian Essery. Essery played three years in Independent baseball for the Welland Aquaducks of the North Atlantic League and Altoona of the Heartland League. In his three years of pro ball, he pitched in nearly 200 innings while compiling a 7-11 record in 33 games with an ERA of 3.99. After...

After ten long years, spring time baseball is finally returning to Lakehead University. As a new member of the Thunder Bay community I couldn’t be more thrilled to see baseball on campus. Led by former Chicago Cubs farmhand Jason Hart, the school and student body are indeed in for a wild ride. Hart really is the best man suited to lead this team to a championship. ...