Poor Matty.
It seems like every get-away game brings forth a new adventure. With the boys having lost (large) two games in Salem, it was hoped the early start to Sunday’s game would be the tonic they needed to salvage .500 for the trip and get out of the House of the Witch Kings and […]

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Of course, Rob, Dave and Ernie are not the only three beer hawkers. There are others equally vital to the organization - circling them, waiting for them to die. Like the lions of the Kalahari, when the rogue males feel the dominant are no longer up to the challenge, they will strike.
But rather than […]

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With Vancouver about to start 6 consecutive games against them, the time has come to ruminate on why no team can rein in the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes.

What is it about Salem that makes them that damn good that Vancouver can go 4-5 in Yakima and still drop a game back? As of August 25, Salem has […]

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Looks like Matt was able to hit up the computer at the Valley River Inn before he tucked in for the night. He provides his recap of tonight’s festivities, where the C’s started strong once again but faded quickly.
From my perspective, although the post-season prospects look bleak, at least the two teams avoided playing head-hunter […]

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Have you ever, in your life, come across a person whose very demeanour both pulls you in yet makes you question having further children? Every worksite has that person, be they a Debbie Downer, Selma Bouvier or Dwight Schrute?

Meet Ernie: “Mr. Nice”

The first successful human to be spliced with lemon DNA, Ernie entered the world […]

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Because I am unable to provide recounts of the games from Oregon, I
have enlisted, once again, the services of trusty Vancouver Canadians webcaster, Matt Baker,
to provide me with his post-game synopses.

As he is the one on the road with the team, he is expertly placed to
provide such a review. I trust you will accept his […]

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Now that you’ve met Rob, you should experience those he surrounds himself with; beer cannot be served by one man alone. Hillary can have her village; it takes a crew to serve a stadium.
Meet Dave, a.k.a Dorian Gray

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