You have to think that baseball people in Calgary look at Okotoks and wonder “what if?”
What if the city had backed the Dawgs instead of forcing them out?
With Foothills Stadium being torn down, it leaves a giant void in the city’s baseball landscape.
Read More OPINION: The Nightmare in CalgaryThe demolition of Foothills Stadium has hit the baseball community like a wrecking ball.
Despite the inevitable end of the facility, which played home to Calgary’s highest levels of baseball for more than half a century, seeing the structure reduced to rubble has left many sports fans heartbroken, angry and despondent.
Read More Bidding Farewell to Foothills StadiumIt’s been home to so many.
And for so long baseball was safe at this home.
Alas, the long-awaited eviction notice has been executed and the bleacher-bashing machinery is dismantling the memory-infused wood, steel and concrete that surrounds the diamond, which was once a playground for some of baseball’s best players.
Read More The Rise and Fall of Foothills StadiumIt had a lot of promise.
Heading into 2003, expectations for the new Canadian Baseball League were high.
On the 20th anniversary of the league, we take a look back at its short history, which lasted just half a season.
Read More 20 Years Later: Remembering the Canadian Baseball League