Amazing consignment at our booth in the sportcardexpo show in Toronto, a pair of early 20th-century decal bats

Honus Wagner is the undeniable star of the pair but Canadian HOFer George “Mooney” Gibson’s bat is stunning, with a pair of early Canadian flags & a Tecumseh portrait

Do they come any better than Jon Cooper? Total class.

Tyler back crushing it. 400+ feet! 🇨🇦

It was one of the highlights of my career.

Joe was delightful to talk to.

He told me about playing with Clemente and sharing spring training facilities with Jackie Robinson.

I received a note from Joe's son today. Joe has passed at 93.

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Several years ago, I decided to write about every former player in this 1954 Montreal Royals photo.

I assumed all of the players had died.

Then I received a note from Joe Carbonaro's daughter who said Joe (middle bottom row) was very much still alive. I interviewed him.

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When is the last time you have seen three 🇨🇦s so close to the top of the American League Home Runs leaderboard?

-O'Neill (Maple Ridge, BC)
-Julien (Quebec, Que.)
-Josh Naylor (Mississauga, Ont.)

Photo: Baseball Reference

#OTD Five years ago, Vladimir Guerrero Jr. made his MLB debut with the Blue Jays.

Batting fifth and playing third base, he went 1-for-4 in the Blue Jays' 4-2 win over the A's at Rogers Centre.

His first MLB hit was a double off Yusmeiro Petit in the ninth inning.

#BlueJays

#OTD 44 years ago, Dave Stieb tossed a five-hit shutout for the Toronto Blue Jays in their 4-0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers at County Stadium.

Stieb struck out six batters in the contest.

It was the second shutout of his MLB career.

#BlueJays

#OTD 24 years ago, Vladimir Guerrero belted his 100th career home run for the Montreal Expos.

It was a solo homer in the bottom of the eighth off Colorado Rockies right-hander Julian Tavarez in the Expos' 9-2 win at Olympic Stadium.

#Expos

Longtime St. Thomas, Ont., resident and Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum 🇨🇦⚾️ inductee Bob Emslie passed away 81 years ago today at the age of 84.

He's best known as a MLB umpire, but he also won 32 games as a pitcher for the Baltimore Orioles of the American Association in 1884.

Happy 61st Birthday to former Blue Jays outfielder Lou Thornton!

He played in Class-A in the New York Mets organization in 1984 before being selected in the Rule 5 draft by the Blue Jays. He was required to stay with the Jays for the 1985 season and he batted .236 in 56 games.

Happy 48th Birthday to former Montreal Expos reliever Scott Strickland!

He posted a 3.28 ERA in 144 relief appearances in parts of four seasons with the Expos from 1999 to 2002.

#Expos

#OTD 27 years ago, right-hander Mike Johnson (Edmonton, Alta.) earned his first MLB save with the Baltimore Orioles.

He threw three scoreless innings in relief of O's starter Jimmy Key against the Boston Red Sox in the O's 14-5 win at Camden Yards.

Mike Johnson

Happy 55th Birthday to former Toronto Blue Jays reliever Ricky Trlicek!

He made two relief appearances for the Blue Jays in 1992.

P.S. I don't think there's baseball player's last name that I have struggled to spell correctly more than his.

Happy 51st Birthday to former Montreal Expos infielder Geoff Blum!

He batted .254 with 28 home runs in 317 games in parts of three seasons with the Expos from 1999 to 2001.

#Expos

Does anyone own a copy of this Terry Puhl New York Mets postcard?

It is a 1991 Barry Colla postcard.

I have a friend who needs it for his collection.

Dalton Pompey saying exactly what I was thinking last night.

♥️😢

Crushed two today! 💪⚾️🇨🇦

1984 Toronto Blue Jays Topps set. The basis for the 85 AL champs coming together. Bell, Barfield, Shaker Moseby, pitching depth and even Cliff Johnson. 2nd in east with 89 wins but couldn’t make up for that incredible Tigers run of 104 wins.