Former Toronto Blue Jays left-hander Ricky Romero was a a guest at the Vauxhall Academy of Baseball’s recent fundraising awards banquet. Ian Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, caught up with Romero to talk about the ex-Jay’s career and what the ex-lefty is up to now.
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Ian Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, writes about legendary Canadian Stubby Clapp’s two important seasons with the independent Northern League’s Edmonton Cracker-Cats in 2005 and 2006.
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Ian Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, traces the history of two successful Western Canadian Baseball League franchises, the Okotoks Dawgs and Medicine Hat Mavericks, that were born 20 years ago today.
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The Western Canadian Baseball League has announced its 2022 award winners.
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The Western Canadian Baseball League has released its 2023 schedule. Ian Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, shares some of the schedule’s highlights.
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The Western Canadian Baseball League was well represented on the Canadian Baseball Network’s All-Canadian college teams in 2022. Ian Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, provides a summary.
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Former Vauxhall Jets left-hander Adam Macko (Stony Plain, Alta.) has been dealt to the Toronto Blue Jays organization. Meanwhile ex-Okotok Dawg Tristan Peters (Winkler, Man.) has landed with the Tampa Bay Rays. Ian Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, has the details.
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The Brook Bombers, the smallest market team in the Western Canadian Baseball League, are making significant strides on the field and at the gate. Ian Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, shares the story of the team’s improving fortunes.
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Ian Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, recounts the records that were broken in this year’s Western Canadian Baseball League season.
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Fans of the Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) turned out in force in 2022, setting numerous attendance records throughout the summer.
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Ian Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, summarizes what just might have been the greatest season in the history of the highly successful Okotoks Dawgs.
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Ian Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, previews the Western Canadian Baseball League Finals between the Okotoks Dawgs and Moose Jaw Miller Express.
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Ian Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, shares the starting lineups for the Western Canadian Baseball League All-Star Game, as well as details about the home run derby, which will take place at Seaman Stadium in Okotoks, Alta., today.
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Ian Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, takes a look at the East and West rosters for the Western Canadian Baseball League All-Star Game which will take place at Seaman Stadium in Okotoks, Alta., on Saturday.
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“There’s heroes and there’s legends.
Heroes get remembered but legends never die.
Or at least that’s what a dream-conjured Babe Ruth told us in the classic baseball movie The Sandlot.
Where Brad Goodwin fits on that hero/legend scale is hard to know, but he delivered one of the most magical moments of the 2022 Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) season and it won’t be forgotten anytime soon.
So stirring was the sequence of events it reminded many in attendance – and others who saw the pictures and viral videos after – of something straight out of Hollywood.”
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Never mind if you build it. The Western Canadian Baseball League (WCBL) has built it, is building it, and will continue to build it. And they – meaning the fans, the players and anyone else interested in being at the ballpark – are coming. Over the years, WCBL franchises have poured millions of dollars into investing in stadiums and baseball facilities in Western Canada. Even more funding is earmarked for the years ahead. Ian Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, takes a deeper look at the stadiums in the WCBL.
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After earning a World Series ring with the Atlanta Braves in 2021, Calgary native Mike Frostad has started his new role as head trainer and director of sports medicine for the Los Angeles Angels. Joe McFarland, of Alberta Dugout Stories, shares Frostad’s story.
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Ian Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, recently caught up with former big league reliever Keith Comstock, who played two stints in Alberta and is the subject of one of the most-talked about baseball cards ever produced.
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Jimmy Rattlesnake was inducted into the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame posthumously on Tuesday night. Ian Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, shares the story of this legendary First Nations pitcher’s career.
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Atlanta Braves pitcher Mike Soroka and assistant trainer Mike Frostad, who are from Calgary and Medicine Hat respectively, have been savoring their team’s 2021 World Series title. Ian Wilson, of Alberta Dugout Stories, has the details.
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