In The Cards: 1982 Edmonton Trappers

Year 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 …

In The Cards: ’88 Calgary Cannons

Baseball cards were a big deal in the late-80s and early-90s.

Not only were they a hit in Major League Baseball, but they were also huge on the minor league circuits.

Here’s a second set of 1988 Calgary Cannons cards with a few of the stories of the players who graced the cardboard collectibles.

In The Cards: 1994 Edmonton Trappers

The Edmonton Trappers of the mid-1990s were a team in transition.

The 1994 club was awaiting the arrival of a new ballpark (Telus Field replaced John Ducey Park the following year), and more success on the diamond. The back-to-back Pacific Coast League (PCL) titles didn’t take place until 1996-97 …

In The Cards: 1989 Edmonton Trappers

This 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 …

In The Cards: 1992 Medicine Hat Blue Jays

It’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 …

In The Cards: 1990 Edmonton Trappers

Off 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 …

In The Cards: 1986 Edmonton Trappers

As 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.

In The Cards: 1985 Calgary Cannons

There was a lot of hope in 1985 surrounding the newly-created Calgary Cannons.

The Pacific Coast League affiliate of the Seattle Mariners had just moved in from Salt Lake City and were hoping to improve on their semi-final appearance with much of the roster still in tact.

We take a look at some of those players on that roster with the baseball card set featuring 25 members of that inaugural version of the Cannons.

In The Cards: 1993 Lethbridge Mounties

When you see some of the last names – Bonilla, Segura and Sizemore – you could easily mistake the 1993 Lethbridge Mounties for a team with talent.

Alas, they were neither a good team, nor was their roster stacked with players who would go on to do great things in Major League Baseball (MLB).

Be that as it may, sometimes you have to just go with the hand you’ve been dealt. In this case, the cards on the table feature a squad that went just 29-44 in the Pioneer League. Only one of the players would suit up in the major leagues after graduating from this rookie-level team.

In The Cards: 2001 Calgary Cannons

It was the 100th anniversary of minor-league baseball and the Cannons were close to the end of their run in Calgary.

The Triple-A affiliate of the Florida Marlins was competitive enough to win a few games in front of the 246,991 fans who went to Burns Stadium that season, but their 72-71 record was nowhere close to good enough for a postseason appearance.

Regardless, there were plenty of MLB-calibre players on the field that year, including Jason Grilli, who holds the distinction of being the last Calgary Cannon to pitch in the majors.