When he played in Vancouver in 2004, I had a lot of time for Tommy Everidge. 
T-Mobile took a little time to warm up to the presence of a tape recorder under his nose, but once Benny Winslow started dishing the inside scoop on nicknames (Super Mario!), the big first baseman from Santa Rosa started talking […]

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The mystery of Ben Barrone, who rocketed from a 44th round draft pick as a college senior last season, to a middling season in rookie ball, all the way up to AA ball this spring, has been solved: the A’s cut the kid as a player, but have offered him a role as bullpen catcher/catching […]

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* The Oakland "Baby A’s" are on a tear right now, and as a Vancouver Canadians fan, I can’t help but point out to all MLB fans I know in the area that half the team that just kicked the ass of both Toronto and Cleveland, played at Nat Bailey Stadium in the last handful […]

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This is entirely unexpected news on multiple levels, and it involves a pair of former Vancouver Canadians fan-favourites:
GENEVA,
IL – The Oakland Athletics have announced that former Cougars player and
Oakland farmhand Haas Pratt [seen right] has been named as Kane County hitting coach for the
2008 season. Pratt replaces Benny Winslow, who has resigned from the Athletics.
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