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August 25th, 2008 by
Miss604
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We have two tickets for tonight’s Vancouver Canadians game but we’re unable to attend. If you are free to go watch them take on the Everett Aquasox at 7:05pm and can meet me this afternoon to pick them up, they’re yours. Just leave a comment on this post and I’ll do the draw around 4:00pm [...]
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June 29th, 2008 by
Miss604
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It’s a pretty rare thing these days to have a sporting venue named after an actual person and not a highway vehicle or soft drink, but what makes Nat Bailey more than a baseball stadium (and a Pale Ale) at White Spot?
Photo credit: John Bollwitt on Flickr
In 1924 Nathaniel Bailey (originally of St Paul, Minnesota) [...]
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June 20th, 2007 by
Miss604
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We had a great time last night even though our team lost 10-4. The Canadians organization went all out to make this event a big splash and I believe they were successful.
To start, the national anthem was sung by none other than Mark Donnelly - he’s who John and I call “Opera [...]
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June 19th, 2007 by
Miss604
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Last summer I took in my first game *ever* at Nat Bailey Stadium. Being a born and raised local that might come as a surprise although our little ballpark, neatly tucked away just south of downtown near Queen Elizabeth Park is lesser-known that I realized.
It all starts with White Spot, really. Home of [...]
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