They weren’t very good.
And neither were the baseball cards they graced.
But there were some bright spots on the roster, nonetheless.
Let’s meet the 1996 Medicine Hat Blue Jays…
Read More In The Cards: ’96 Medicine Hat Blue JaysWe break down the 2024 Medicine Hat Mavericks team set, and keep an eye out for the Alberta Dugout Stories logo, which appears on several cards.
Read More In The Cards: 2024 Medicine Hat MavericksIt was the summer of 1990 and life was good for Calgary baseball fans.
If you went to Foothills Stadium to take in a Triple-A game that season, the odds were good that you’d get to see shortstop Omar Vizquel pick a ball out of the infield dirt and fire it over to first baseman Tino Martinez to record an out.
If you were really lucky, you might show up on one of the nights that outfielder Jay Buhner suited up for the Cannons that year.
For those who collected baseball cards, the sports collectibles business was booming.
Read More In The Cards: 1990 Calgary CannonsYear two of Edmonton Trapper baseball offered up the team’s first superstar.
Learn more about him and his teammates in the latest edition of In The Cards …
Read More In The Cards: 1982 Edmonton TrappersThis edition of In The Cards examines the 1989 Edmonton Trappers ProCards set.
It’s a set of baseball cards that’s missing some big names, but it also highlights a master class of coaches …
Read More In The Cards: 1989 Edmonton TrappersThese are the stories that former Major League Baseball (MLB) pitcher Keith Comstock shares.
They are pranks, oddities and, “Did that really happen?” moments.
They include remembrances of loss; analysis of pain, both real and simulated; and eyewitness accounts that twist the ears of baseball fans.
Read More The NutcrackerIt’s difficult to measure where exactly the 1992 Medicine Hat Blue Jays rank on the lollygagger scale of professional baseball teams.
They weren’t quite as abysmal as the1988 edition of the ball club, but these Baby Jays were seemingly immune to winning.
Learn more in our latest edition of In The Cards …
Read More In The Cards: 1992 Medicine Hat Blue JaysOff the field, the 1990 Edmonton Trappers were caught in a rundown as efforts were underway to buy and relocate the team.
On the field, they almost won a Pacific Coast League championship.
Find out more about the team and its players in this edition of In The Cards …
Read More In The Cards: 1990 Edmonton TrappersThe second season of Calgary Cannons baseball at Foothills Stadium featured some good talent.
But the team couldn’t replicate the success they had their first year.
The baseball cards created for them, however, allow fans to reminisce about some of the future MLB players who donned the red, yellow and white.
Read More In The Cards: 1986 Calgary CannonsAs a team, the Edmonton Trappers didn’t accomplish a great deal in 1986.
The Triple-A Pacific Coast League (PCL) squad went 68-73 in front of 229,682 fans at John Ducey Park that season, falling short of a postseason berth.
That said, the primary purpose of minor-league baseball teams has never been about winning championships. Player development and converting young athletes into Major League Baseball (MLB) talent has always been the underlying goal of these feeder squads. In that regard, this Trappers team had plenty of success stories.
Read More In The Cards: 1986 Edmonton Trappers