Sorry folks, but I just spent two hours writing up the game report for
tonight’s game, only for a power outage to zap it into non-existence
just as I was pressing ’submit’. I’m not writing it all again, not now,
at 3:45am, so here’s the official C’s press release on tonight’s game,
and you’ll have to wait for my [...]

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CHALON TIETJE GOES TO ‘ZONA. KINDA:
If you’ve been wondering why left fielder Chalon Tietje hasn’t been in
the outfield of late, it’s because he’s been transacted to Arizona so
that the Vancouver Canadians
can stay in compliance with the league age restrictions. Tietje, a
24-year-old, had to be moved to make way for Jeff Gray’s return from
the DL, and [...]

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Sure, it’s a shameless plug for my own column, but the Scout.com Oakland Clubhouse just put up the latest Vancouver Notebook,
in which I nominate my 8 reasons to be happy, despite the Canadians’
recent dip in form. It’s free to view whether you have a subscription
or not, so go take a look-see.
My apologies in advance for [...]

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So last night’s game report ruffled a few feathers, eh?
We had more comments than ever, more page views than ever, more insults
flying than ever, and as the C’s took the field tonight against the
Eugene Emeralds, more riding on the game than there has been all season
long.
As for the game itself, tonight’s effort was a cracker [...]

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All records are from short-season ball unless denoted by an (L).
Major League records linked where they apply.
Most games pitched:
62: David Morgan, Salem Dodgers 1965 (L)
41: Chris Limbach, Bend Bucks 1987
Most complete games pitched:
32: Thornton Kipper, Lewiston Broncs 1958 (L)
16: Francis Hirschy, Grays Harbor Loggers 1978
Most games won:
23: Thornton Kipper, Lewiston Broncs 1958 (L)
13: Robert [...]

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All season long I’ve been saying that the Vancouver Canadians
seemingly have one hard and fast rule - that if you score against them,
they’ll come back the very next inning and score right back.
Tonight,
they demonstrated that rule in a big way.

Didn’t help them win, though.

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(L) = Long season record. Major Leaguers highlighted with links to their ML Records
Highest batting percentage:
.403 Ronald McNeely, Boise A’s 1976
Most times at bat:
560 Glenn Beckert, Wenatchee Chiefs 1963 (L)
322 Robert Leatherwood, Eugene Emeralds 1967
Most runs scored:
129 David May, Tri-City Atoms 1965 (L)
81 Robert Beall, Walla Walla Phillies 1970
Most hits:
187 Herman Lewis, [...]

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