Baseball fans in the lower mainland come in two varieties – those who bought their tickets early for tonight’s home opener at Nat Bailey Stadium, and those who won’t be allowed in.
The Vancouver Canadians Baseball Club have announces that tonight’s June 20th season opener vs. the Everett Aquasox is sold out.
But that doesn’t mean [...]

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Crowd to be a factor:
For the second time in three seasons, the Vancouver Canadians have a sellout for Opening Day, and with clouds expected to clear in the next three or so hours, it will be a great night for Canadians baseball.
The last time the season opener was soldout was in 2007.
Most of these players [...]

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I didn’t think it would come out three days before Opening Day, so expected to have more time on my hands in advance of Saturday, so the Top 5 list will be a ‘recap 5 list’, that will come out later this week in one post.
The new roster is the one that will be used [...]

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Love it.
Walking in across Ontario St, the first image I saw of this season’s baseball was way off in the distance, the unmistakeable figure of Old Gerry in the press box, who covers the Canadians for I’ve-never-been-able-to-figure-out -who.  
He’s still alive, and perched in his regular spot next to The Sun’s Lyndon Little, and this [...]

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Those who attend ballgames with the sole intent of getting liquored up might want to bring a little extra change tomorrow for opening day.
Prices for the amber fluid have risen to $7, which is still the cheapest beer in professional Vancouver sports, especially considering it’s an 18 ounce cup.
In return for that extra buck, [...]

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Heads up: Vancouver Sun readers should keep an eye out on Saturday for George Bowering’s essay on baseball at Nat Bailey Stadium. 
Bowering is a local poet laureate, storyteller and historian with a long connection to ball at our homely little ballpark, and The Sun has asked him to pen a piece that will reflect how [...]

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