Devo, Stubby and Baba Honoured

Two former Edmonton players and a baseball builder from Moose Jaw are part of the 2026 Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame class.

Edmonton Cracker-Cats: All-Time Team

They may have seemed like a crude replacement, but the Cracker-Cats gave Edmonton baseball fans reason to gush for a number of years.

The pro team set up in the Alberta capital in 2005, replacing the void left by the Trappers of the Pacific Coast League (PCL), a Triple-A outfit that operated from 1981 through 2004.

The Cracker-Cats – who took their name from the energy industry term “fluid catalytic cracking,” which sees crude oil refined into gasoline – were an independent league team, meaning they were not affiliated with any Major League Baseball (MLB) franchises.

Peanuts & Cracker-Cats

It was all about winning and Stubby Clapp didn’t want it any other way.

The versatile infielder and outfielder from Windsor, Ontario had played at the NCAA Division 1 level. He had rode the buses in the minor leagues. Clapp even made it to The Show in 2001, when he suited up for the St. Louis Cardinals for 23 games.

Wedged into that full and varied playing career was a stop in Edmonton …

OPINION: 5 Names for Canadian Hall Consideration

They were the mainstays on prairie baseball fields for years.

Their names are virtually synonymous with the maple leaf, helping show future generations that they, too, could have professional dreams.

They would go onto play the game at the highest level, then come back home to show the way by becoming coaches themselves, giving back to the game they know and love.

Inspirational Clapp Honoured by Baseball Canada

Stubby Clapp didn’t do a back flip on stage at the Baseball Canada Awards Banquet on Saturday night.

But you get the feeling that if the 51-year-old baseball legend could still do one, he would have.

That’s the kind of joy and pride Clapp felt being at being inducted onto Baseball Canada’s Wall of Excellence.

Clapp Scrap Fever

It was a dizzying time in the career and life of Stubby Clapp.

And that wasn’t just the result of the infielder’s penchant for doing
backflips at the diamond.

We look back at Stubby’s time in Edmonton …

Fisticuffs at Foothills

You can call it baseball’s Battle of Alberta, or the Fracas at Foothills Stadium, or the Cowtown Confrontation.

If you’re unfamiliar with the infamous 2006 brawl between the Calgary Vipers and Edmonton Cracker-Cats, this oral history of the event is a must read …

Alberta Ties to the Top 100

We examine the Alberta connections to Bob Elliott’s Top 100 influential Canadians in baseball list that was published by the Canadian Baseball Network.

Potent Pitching

Luring one of the most mild-mannered players in Major League Baseball (MLB) history to charge the mound is an unusual achievement, but it’s one that Lou Pote can celebrate.

The 6-foot-3 right-handed pitcher was with the Anaheim Angels in 2001 when he did the nearly impossible: he made Hall-of-Fame designated hitter (DH) Edgar Martinez mad … like, really mad.

It was the sixth inning of an early October game in Anaheim between the Angels and the Seattle Mariners, who finished that season with an American League (AL) record 116 wins.

In The Cards: 1990 Medicine Hat Blue Jays

The Gas City plays host for this edition of In The Cards. The 1990 Medicine Hat Blue Jays are in the spotlight for this one.

Unfortunately, the rookie-level affiliate had a rough go of it that season, finishing a dismal 20-47 in the Pioneer League under manager Garth Iorg, who was a long-time utility infielder with the Toronto Blue Jays during his playing days. The Baby Jays had some talent in the lineup though, and a number of players on the roster ended up playing Major League Baseball (MLB).