Odds and Ends:
A recurring question always comes up after the MLB Draft each year, who will sign, and who won’t.  This year there have already been 14 players who have signed on the dotted line for the A’s, but I would expect more to come in the next week or two.
The Vancouver Canadians Opening Day [...]

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With the draft just a little under 48 hours away, most college, high school and junior college Baseball players are preparing for the MLB First-Year Player Draft, hoping their name will be called by the time Round 50 comes to a close.
Most players won’t care who drafts them, they just want an opportunity to show [...]

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2009 MLB Draft:
 

Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week all culminate to a ‘three-day Christmas’ in my books, as they mark the annual MLB First-Year Player Draft.  This 50-round draft will bring in most of the 2009 Vancouver Canadians, and each year Nat Notes has brought you up-to-the minute Draft Blogging.  

This year will be [...]

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FASFIM:
If you’ve ever been at Nat Bailey Stadium, you’ve probably wondered, "How much do these guys get paid".  Well, it’s probably about as much as you get working at McDonalds over a two-week period.  It is really not that much, despite being a professional athlete.  The big cash comes in the Majors, and considering most [...]

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Superstar Series: 
One of the main attractions for C’s fans last year was the Superstar series, which brought the San Diego Chicken, Fergie Jenkins, Bret Hart and Tim Raines out to ‘The Nat’.  This season the four-game roster has been completely revealed, and it features Bill Buckner, Cecil Fielder, Dave Henderson and Bill ‘Spaceman’ Lee (left).
Henderson [...]

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It’s kind of fitting the 1000th post on Nat Notes (thanks for the support), is announcing a tragedy that has struck the city of Vancouver, the Canadians, and their fans.  How is this fitting?  Well I’m not sure if we’d even be here if it weren’t for Bud Kerr, who passed away last night.  
The [...]

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We’ve all seen him, and we all love him.  Bob Brown Bear is a new fixture around the ballpark, greeting kids for high-fives and photo opps, while also catering to the needs of adults who need some mascot loving.  Bob Brown Bear’s handler talked to Nat Notes about the Bear.  Please show your kids at [...]

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