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New Westminster Baseball Rallies for Justin Morneau

September 30th, 2011 @ 2:35pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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New Westminster Little League Baseball asked me to help spread the word about an event they’re hosting tomorrow. Photo: Keith Allison on Flickr Their hometown baseball hero Justin Morneau, of the Minnesota Twins, is recovering from a recent round of surgeries and they’d like to send him some support. They’ve invited all baseball fans, little [...]

Vancouver Canadians Win Northwest League Title

September 11th, 2011 @ 4:02pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
Posted in baseball, bc, vancouver, vancouver canadians

The Vancouver Canadians won the Northwest League title today at Scotiabank Field at Nat Bailey Stadium. It was a one-game, winner-take-all game against the Tri-City Dust Devils and the Canadians came out on top. Photo via @VanCanadians on Twitter The Canadians are the minor league affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays and enjoyed a high [...]

Canadian Little League Championships 2011

August 2nd, 2011 @ 10:25am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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The Canadian Little League Championships are taking place in North Vancouver this year as the best in BC will take on the top teams in the country to see who will move on to the Little League World Series. Each year more than 40,000 kids and youth across Canada participate in Little League within 5 [...]

Vancouver Canadians: Hall of Fame Week 3

August 2nd, 2011 @ 9:30am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Thanks to the BC Sports Hall of Fame, I’ve been able to send 20 people to Vancouver Canadians games this summer and profile some inspirational hall of fame inductees (Week 1), (Week 2). With BC Place Stadium re-opening this gall, the BC Sports Hall of Fame will have a newly remodeled home and they will [...]

Vancouver Canadians: Hall of Fame Week 2

June 24th, 2011 @ 12:53pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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This summer I have partnered with the Vancouver Canadians and the BC Sports Hall of Fame for a couple of exciting opportunities. We’re highlighting Hall of Fame inductees and offering up the chance for a reader (and nine friends) to attend a Canadians game. On top of that, the winner of my contest gets to [...]

Vancouver Canadians: Hall of Fame Week 1

June 13th, 2011 @ 2:25pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Even though Vancouver is a hockey town, there is a strong history of baseball that runs deep. From the Asahi at the Powell Street Grounds to our Little League World Champion participants and of course, the legendary Nat Bailey Stadium where Babe Ruth once visited. I admit, it wasn’t until I married a man from [...]

Field of Dreams Movie Site in Iowa

July 13th, 2010 @ 5:08pm by Rebecca Bollwitt
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During our trip to Iowa this time around we made it to the Field of Dreams movie site in Dyersville. Tour bus loads of baseball teams, families on picnic blankets, and old friends playing a round of catch all flock to this site made famous by Hollywood. Although it was the first time I felt [...]

Dubuque to Cedar Rapids Iowa

July 7th, 2010 @ 8:00am by Rebecca Bollwitt
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Monday turned out to be far more productive than anyone thought given the previous day’s festivities on the Fourth of July. We hopped in the car and headed East into Dubuque for lunch at the Dubuque Star Brewery. Located along the Mississippi and heavily populated by mayflies (aka fishflies) the old brick building that once [...]