The Saskatchewan Connection: Letters from Ty Cobb Every October, I like to pull a story that feels a little haunted—not by ghosts exactly, but by questions or unknowns that still echo through time. This year’s mystery begins at the Provincial Archives of Saskatchewan with one of the most unlikely connections in local baseball history: a… Continue reading Tales from the Dirt Road – Halloween Edition
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Tales from the Dirt Road (Halloween Edition)—The Ghost of Big Jim Williams
Prologue Last year, for Halloween, I wrote a piece titled "Tales from the Dirt Road (Halloween Edition)—The Ghost of Chet Brewer. " It was about discovering a photograph of Chet playing for the Indian Head Rockets in 1951. Brewer started playing mid-season for them (apparently snatched from Sceptre for a reported $800) and was not… Continue reading Tales from the Dirt Road (Halloween Edition)—The Ghost of Big Jim Williams
Rule Breakers – Farm Girls in Baseball & The Saskatoon Pats
Part I: The Arrogant Teenagers When I was 16, I played on an all-girls baseball team, and at the end of the season, we were supposed to have an exhibition game with our parents. I can’t remember if Dads were invited, but it was just the Moms that came. They were running short to make… Continue reading Rule Breakers – Farm Girls in Baseball & The Saskatoon Pats
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