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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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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Monday the 22nd:
After a tight victory to even up their season opening series against Everett, the Vancouver Canadians looked to build on their momentum gained Sunday, and defeat the Aquasox Monday night in front of a somewhat smaller crowd.
One ‘big’ lineup change occurred, in that Jose Crisostomo was inserted into RF instead of Conner Crumbliss [...]

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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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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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When you’ve won three of your last four games, the tendency is to think you’ve turned a corner. The Vancouver Canadians could be forgiven for getting that thought in their heads right now, especially after a convincing come-from-behind win over the Everett Flipperkids, and I’m certainly not going to rain on that parade.
But I will [...]

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