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Posted September 3, 2008 at 4:48 pmIt’s been that kind of season for the Vancouver Canadians, where with just one game left on the schedule, the guys just want to get it over, and done with. On paper, they look like a good team. Dave Thomas, JD Pruitt and Jeremy Barfield in the outfield, and a few weeks ago they had [...]
Tags: Vancouver Canadians (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Monday Midnight Minors Musings: Wrapping up the minor league season - edition (Athletics Nation: Front Page Posts)
Posted August 24, 2008 at 11:30 pmWell, it seems like my duties of monitoring the minors have officially been usurped by user asyouwish33 who has been publishing daily updates of the minor league teams using some fancy-pantsy box score widgets. He/she obviously has better tech skills than I do and has more time on his/her hands to issue a new report nearly every day, so for daily updates and more …
Tags: Bullpen, Henry Rodriguez, Mariners, Rangers, Richie Robnett, Vancouver Canadians (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Roster Moves, Rainouts and Robbing runs, Canadians eight back of Volcanoes (NOTES FROM THE NAT: Vancouver Canadians news)
Posted August 24, 2008 at 3:22 pmAfter being swept by the Eugene Emeralds, the Vancouver Canadians were virtually eliminated from NWL Post-season contention. Even after a series opening victory against the Everett Aquasox, the C’s fate is still gloomy. Heading into Sunday’s NWL action, the C’s are tied with the Aquasox for last place in the West Division, 8 games back [...]
Tags: Vancouver Canadians (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Monday Morning Minors Musings: Is there anyone left to callup? - edition (Athletics Nation: Front Page Posts)
Posted August 18, 2008 at 8:33 amThe News
1. As has been reported a billion other places, the A’s finally signed 7th round pick RHP Brett Hunter of my alma-mater Pepperdine for a way above-slot, record-setting-for-a-7th-rounder $1.1 million. I like the signing and I’ve been advocating it for weeks now, but while Hunter’s upside is very high, even Forst admits that, “We’re signing him with full knowledge that he’s not 100-percent healthy …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Series notes: Canadians vs Hawks (NOTES FROM THE NAT: Vancouver Canadians news)
Posted August 15, 2008 at 5:31 pmAfter a very promising series victory against the NWL First-Place Spokane Indians, things were beginning to look very promising for Vancouver Canadians fans. However, a series loss to Salem-Keizer now has Vancouver 8 games back of the Volcanoes. The C’s still have 20 games remaining in the short NWL season, and if they pull of [...]
Tags: Vancouver Canadians (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...C’s welcome two new arms to Bullpen (NOTES FROM THE NAT: Vancouver Canadians news)
Posted August 15, 2008 at 11:33 amWith the NWL season coming to a close, the Oakland A’s decided to bring up RHP Mathieu LeBlanc-Poirier to the Vancouver Canadians, making the Quebec native the first Canadian-born player to play for the C’s since Steven Ryder-Carter in 2005. LeBlanc-Poirier is expected to make his C’s debut later on this homestand, as the Canadians [...]
Tags: Bullpen, Vancouver Canadians (No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Canadians edge out Volcanoes after 8th inning comeback (NOTES FROM THE NAT: Vancouver Canadians news)
Posted August 14, 2008 at 12:13 amAfter a tough loss Tuesday night to Salem-Keizer, the Vancouver Canadians were looking to rebound in Game Two of a three-game set. The C’s sent Shawn Haviland out to the mound, as the Harvard Grad looked to pick up his second win of the short Northwest League season.
The Canadians lineup had David Thomas, Mitch LeVier [...]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Carter Hits 34th Homer, Donaldson Hovers Near .400 With Ports (A Minor Consideration)
Posted August 11, 2008 at 11:38 amAt this point, Stockton’s Chris Carter has to be taken seriously. When the big man came over to the Oakland organization as part of the Dan Haren haul, he was noted for just one thing — power.
There were questions about Carter’s defensive chops at first. Would he have to be relagated to simply a DH [...]
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...Monday Morning Minors Musings: When will the rebuilding end? - edition (Athletics Nation: Front Page Posts)
Posted August 11, 2008 at 8:00 amThere’s no question that the big league team is in need of a major infusion of legitimate talent in virtually every area. It would seem that the powers at-be have recognized this and have responded by promoting a flurry of top prospects through the organizational ranks in recent days, perhaps with an eye towards September call-ups.
Promotions
- Vince Mazzaro made his first start for Triple-A Sacramento …
(No Ratings Yet) Loading ...C’s fall to 1-5 in August with loss in Spokane (NOTES FROM THE NAT: Vancouver Canadians news)
Posted August 6, 2008 at 11:42 pmI’m in Everett right now, and tomorrow will be going to Spokane to watch the remaining 4 games of the series with the Indians. So, this is the press release from the C’s website, but expect Nat Notes recaps starting tomorrow.
(Avista Stadium - Spokane, WA) - The Vancouver Canadians continued their struggles on the diamond [...]