Alumni Report: Interview with ex-Canadian Jeremy Barfield

Posted in May 13th, 2009
by Jeremy in 2009, Around The Minors, Baseball News, Between The Innings, Draft, In The System, Newswire, North of the Border, Oakland Athletics, Player Interviews, Vancouver Canadians, Where Are They Now

 
Jeremy Barfield is a familiar name for most C’s fans, as he prowled Nat Bailey Stadium last summer, exploding with the best offensive campaign on the team.  After a MWL-record-tying night at the dish last night, going 3-4 with 3 HR’s and 7 RBI, Barfield talked to Nat Notes after his Wednesday game was rained [...]

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Corporate tie-ins will eat us all

Posted in June 11th, 2008
by Oz in 2008, Baseball News, Between The Innings, Meet The Staff, North of the Border, Vancouver Canadians

Leafing through the Vancouver Courier the other day (hey, sometimes you could just really use a two-for-one hairdressing salon coupon, okay?), I noticed an article about the new Vancouver Canadians team mascot, Bob Brown Bear.
It’s a nice enough read with all the usual stuff you’d expect from the local suburban press (’will the bear eat [...]

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Thought of the day: White Spot just needs to stop it.

Posted in May 9th, 2008
by Oz in Baseball News, History, North of the Border, Rants'n'Raves, Vancouver Canadians

Just had the TV on for a moment and saw one of White Spot’s latest TV ads, and I just couldn’t pass up the chance to throw a minor hissyfit about it.
First, some history – Nat Bailey was instrumental in the creation of the stadium that was subsequently named after him, as well as the [...]

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