Ah yes, the curse of the crowd as it has been known to C’s fans, that whenever a game has a big crowd, the Canadians almost always lose.  
Such was the case Tuesday and Wednesday, as neither Joselito Adames or Ricardo Penalba could do much against the Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, of NWL dominance.
The #1 and #2 [...]

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One night after losing 5-0 to the dreaded Salem-Keizer Volcanoes, the boys of summer came back and shellacked the opposition, 14-0.  No typo.
So how big of a beating was that?  Well to give you an example of how unlikely it was, the biggest margin of defeat last year was 8 runs, in the back half [...]

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After losing three of the first four games in their opening road series at Tri-City, the Vancouver Canadians turned to one of the best pitchers on the roster to get them back on the winning track, in advance of their series against the Salem Keizer Volcanoes, that I’m predicting will be the biggest series of [...]

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I didn’t want to jinx it after Sunday’s game, when Ricardo Penalba pitched arguably the best game of the season for Vancouver, but even if the young RHP pitched phenomenally, he reminded me a bit of Leo Martinez (left), the #2 starter from 2007.
Leo was a big southpaw who pitched two great games to open [...]

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Heading into Thursday night’s contest with Vancouver, you would have to think the Tri-City Dust Devils were as confident as ever, being 5-0.  Vancouver had the same feeling, with a record of 2-3, because a pair of new draft picks made their debuts Thursday night, including 6th rounder Ryan Ortiz, behind the plate.
Visiting Lineup:
CF Tyreace [...]

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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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A big C/1B from Oregon State, 6′3 Ryan Ortiz was Oakland’s 6th round pick.  He hit .352 this season for the Pac-10 club, Oakland’s second selection from that Conference, where he legged out 17 doubles and hit 5 Homers.  Just two errors make his fielding look good, and he struck out only 34 times in [...]

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