When scanning a roster of the Vancouver Canadians, one name sticks out.  Barfield, Jeremy.  Look at the stats, and they’re very respectable numbers beside his name, but if you watch him bat, or play in the field, he’s playing much better than the stats say.
Take last Thursday afternoon for example.  He hit a foul ball [...]

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Despite a pitching performance that limited the Tri-City Dust Devils to just 3 hits over nine innings, the Vancouver Canadians saw a potential victory thrown away Tuesday, behind untimely walks, errors and wild pitches.
While Vancouver’s hitters were far from all-conquering, the 1B/DH combo of Dusty Napoleon and Mike Lissman combined to give the C’s every [...]

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Apparently Julio Rivera’s sunglasses - the ones I criticized him for wearing while pitching a few weeks back - are prescription, and without them he can’t see on the field.
So yeah. I’ll just shut up now and go sit in the corner.
Go C’s. 

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With all the traveling I’ve been doing lately, I’ve been slack on checking my emails, but this one I found today from Rob McGowan is one that really caught my attention.
 The Cougars recently held a ‘Pillow Fight Night’ and now hold the unofficial Guinness World Record for largest pillow fight. 

Kane County Cougars fans have [...]

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Tonight’s game was more than a baseball game for the Canadians, it was for a teammate, JD Pruitt who was beaned in the head with a ball in the 3rd inning.  Pruitt is alright, and last I heard from Rob Fai, he’s been released from hospital, but he dodged a bullet.
JD went down for minutes, [...]

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No the title is not mis-leading.  
Pruitt was hit in the left side of the head, half-helmet, half-head,  and was knocked unconscious for several minutes at home plate.  He’s been taken to a local hospital and all anyone can do is hope the concussion was the extent of the injury.  
Thanks to Hans Havas for [...]

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The Northwest League Vancouver Canadians extended their hot streak to eight wins in their last eleven games with a tight 4-3 victory over the Tri-City Dust Devils Saturday.
Despite falling behind to a ground-out RBI in the first inning after newly promoted Leonardo Gil booted the ball at third base, tight pitching from Matt Fitts kept [...]

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