Article featured on (attheplate.com) By Robyn Jensen Prologue: Each province had one community that really stepped it up when it came to hosting baseball tournaments in the late 1940s and 1950s- Saskatchewan had Indian Head and Alberta had Lacombe. Teams from across Canada and the United States came to compete for the huge prize amounts.… Continue reading Lacombe: Central Alberta’s Biggest Sports Attraction 1950-1988
Category: Baseball History
My visit with a legend: Jay-Dell Mah (attheplate.com)
Robyn and Jay-Dell (August 2024) As I've gotten older, I've come to realize just how precious time is, especially with those who have lived rich, storied lives. When given the opportunity, I always make sure to visit with these wise individuals because, once they are gone, their stories are gone too. Recently, I had the… Continue reading My visit with a legend: Jay-Dell Mah (attheplate.com)
The Great North Battleford Beavers, Emile Francis, and the Undercover Agent: A Tale of Hilarious Hijinks
Shared at the 2023 Baseball Reunion by Gale Tuggle Preface: Please note that the following account is a retelling of events and is not a verbatim transcript. While the essence and humor of the original stories have been preserved, some details have been adjusted for clarity and readability. I hope you enjoy this embellished recounting… Continue reading The Great North Battleford Beavers, Emile Francis, and the Undercover Agent: A Tale of Hilarious Hijinks
Three Prairie Baseball Icons Reunite After 72 Years
Prologue: In December 2023, I collaborated with my fine neighbours at the Alberta Dugout Series. They have a huge passion for baseball and do a great job promoting it in their province. They were gracious enough to share a piece I wrote, and I look forward to more future work projects with them. You can see the original… Continue reading Three Prairie Baseball Icons Reunite After 72 Years
Tales from the Dirt Road (Halloween Edition)
Comic Book Inspired Photo designed by Robyn Jensen Prologue: I have been on the Indian Head Museum (IHM) Board since 2019 and am slowly organizing the Indian Head Rockets collections. From 1950 to 1954, the organization hired black baseball players from the United States and Cuba to play as the Rockets in Indian Head. One player… Continue reading Tales from the Dirt Road (Halloween Edition)
Dr. Sherman Cottingham (Updated July 2024)
Prologue: Over the past year, I've had the opportunity to interview several baseball players who played in the 1950s/60s, and pitchers have been my favorite to listen to. The beauty and elegance when they describe how the ball behaves and moves through each play boosts my imagination. It feels like a transcendence into a world that… Continue reading Dr. Sherman Cottingham (Updated July 2024)
Double Take
This past spring, I took on a whirlwind university course that crammed four months of work into just two. Between long hours of reading, writing, and juggling everyday life, I often felt like Gollum from The Lord of the Rings, glued to my computer in a dark room, clinging to my assignments as if they… Continue reading Double Take
A Day in the Life of a 1950s Bat Boy
You see their faces in the photos, either standing or sitting in the team photos. There is sometimes a name but most often not. The bat boys were the ones who kept the wheels turning before, during, and after the game. In return, they befriended the players, many of whom became big brothers and mentors.… Continue reading A Day in the Life of a 1950s Bat Boy
The Story of the 1944 Regina Capitals – Underdogs & Heroes of the Saskatchewan Baseball League
For Rich This is the underdog story of veteran player/umpire George Drew and his rag-tag team of "old blokes" who came out of nowhere, defying all the odds, and in storybook fashion, went on to capture the 1944 South Saskatchewan League championship title. "If I can't gather up a bunch of broken-down ball players that… Continue reading The Story of the 1944 Regina Capitals – Underdogs & Heroes of the Saskatchewan Baseball League
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