When you look down on the Nat Bailey playing surface from the press box, the areas of turf around the mound and home plate look decidedly odd – a different color, and a different texture to the rest of the infield. The reason for this is that a TV production crew rented out the stadium […]

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Never heard of the Massey Rating system? Well, you’re not alone.
In fact, I’d never heard of it myself until I just stumbled across this page, where the system is used to calculate who is likely to perform strongest in the Northwest League this season.
Whether there’s much to it or not is a question I’m […]

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It’s always nice to see the C’s get a little space in the pages of the hometown newspapers, mostly because it doesn’t happen very often. Both the big papers in town are early morning dailies, and their deadlines are too tight for anything but the scorelines to make the paper, more often than not.
But yesterday’s […]

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Friend and photojournalist Chris Hall spent a little time taking snaps around the ground yesterday. I think he captures the fun and atmosphere of the game pretty darn well. Hopefully there’ll be more pics to follow these.
6th round draftee Justin Sellers (right) chats it up with SS Frank Martinez during the pre-game warm-up.
Manager and Mexican […]

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Recently, word came down the pipe that Nat Bailey Stadium, the historic home to Vancouver baseball, would be saved from the wrecker’s ball and kept as is for the forseeable future. This is a good thing, in my opinion, but it’s also a mixed blessing.
I did my bit to save the Nat, by allowing an […]

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When you’re a college pitcher entering the baseball draft, the last team you want to hear say your name is the Colorado Rockies. And if you do get drafted by the Rockies, you really want to play well in the minors so that another team will trade for you.
So when Tri-City Dust Devils pitcher […]

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Oakland fans are beginning to talk of a new weapon in Vancouver, one that is likely to hurt opponents in a big way and serve the franchise well for generations.

They’re calling it "The Six Headed Monster."
The Six Headed Monster consists of:

* James Shull (4th round Cal Poly - seen left)* Trey Shields (9th round U […]

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