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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It’s not often that after five games in a young season, that a baseball player already has four multi-hit games.  Not only does Nino Leyja have that under his belt, as an 18 year old, but he is third in the NWL for batting average, with one of .421 after tonight.
Leyja, along with C’s starter [...]

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Every baseball team has its traditions. At Safeco Field, you’ve gotta do the sushi. In Cincinnati, you’ve got to do the smokies. In New York, when watching the Yankees, you’ve got to be an ignorant douchebag. In LA, you have to leave during the seventh inning stretch, and in Toronto, you have to say, "Who [...]

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The Northwest League Vancouver Canadians extended their hot streak to eight wins in their last eleven games with a tight 4-3 victory over the Tri-City Dust Devils Saturday.
Despite falling behind to a ground-out RBI in the first inning after newly promoted Leonardo Gil booted the ball at third base, tight pitching from Matt Fitts kept [...]

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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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