There are proper sendoffs and there are forgettable exits.
Sometimes the buildup for a final moment, a last chance at glory, produces the perfect moment.
On other occasions, even when the end is inevitable, the final out is less than magical. Like it was for Ken Forsch of the Calgary Cannons, it was just… over.
Read More Champagne & Styrofoam CupsIt’s a funny thing.
This series is called “In The Cards”, which would lead you to believe that the main stories of a particular season are reflected in the cardboard collectibles on display.
However, the 1994 Calgary Cannons team set might be better known for the players not in it, like Alex Rodriguez and Darren Bragg.
Read More In The Cards: 1994 Calgary Cannons“The New Britain 11” were members of the Double-A Rock Cats who kind of won the 2001 Eastern League championship.
The final was shutdown following the 9/11 terrorist attacks, and the players were hungry to win a final outright.
Now members of the 2002 Edmonton Trappers, they embarked on a journey to finish what they started.
Read More Eleven HeavenThe fingerprints of the Edmonton Trappers were all over the 2002 World Series champion Anaheim Angels.
Learn more about the impact of the Pacific Coast League graduates on the title-winning club …
Read More Wing MenYear 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 TrappersThe 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 …
Read More In The Cards: 1994 Edmonton TrappersJim Abbott has served as inspiration in the baseball world for decades.
Born without a right hand, he persevered to become a college, Olympic and MLB pitcher who threw a no-hitter for the New York Yankees in 1993.
Abbott once again inspired fans with an improbable comeback in 1998 that included five appearances with the Calgary Cannons.
Read More Reinventing the AbbottThis edition of In The Cards takes a look at the star-studded set featuring the best players from the Calgary Cannons …
Read More In The Cards: All-Time Calgary CannonsThese 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 NutcrackerRemembering Tony Womack’s time with the Calgary Cannons and how it prepared him for baseball’s biggest stage during the 2001 World Series.
Read More Born to Run