After an MVP Season in Vancouver, just a year after a scary incident running into an outfield wall in the Arizona League, Javier Herrera had two things follow him on his ascent to the big leagues: Injuries and Steroids.
Yes, Herrera (left) was actually juiced in Vancouver, and then was promptly suspended 15 games for it [...]

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After the 2007 visit of the Famous Chicken to Nat Bailey Stadium was dubbed ‘his final’, the Chicken will cluck once more, heading to Nat Bailey on July 23rd, when the Canadians play against the Yakima Bears.  Maybe this will be his actual ‘farewell tour’, but for the sake of Canadians fans, let’s hope not.  [...]

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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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I’m back from Phoenix, where 9 days in baseball heaven has me even more pumped for June 17th than I already was.  I wrote a very long post Monday afternoon about everything I encountered at Papago Park and everything else baseball, and then when I hit Submit my computer froze.  Give me a couple more [...]

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