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Parent Grid Lock on Garrison

This line of cars is waiting to pick up students at the Garrison-Jones Elementary School on Garrison Rd. in Dunedin, Florida.  It didn’t use to be this way as parents could park at the Vanech Recreational Complex and wait for their children, but the City of Dunedin gave the site away to the Toronto Blue […]

VFW Safety Hazard in Dunedin Corrected by City of Dunedin

DUNEDIN, FLA.–On March 3rd the members of VFW Post 2550 parked a pickup on the side of the post home blocking the sprinkler head connections.  Well the photo was forwarded to City of Dunedin officials including the mayor and commissioners with the following result.  The second photo taken March 5th shows that no more vehicles […]

Logan Sanders!

Logan Sanders!

Clearwater, Fla.–The Toronto Ontario native Aleks Popovic played both games of the doubleheader for the Minnesota Post Grad squad against St. Petersburg College at Jack Russell Memorial Stadium, Clearwater, Florida on Saturday. Unfortunately, Minnesota Post Grad dropped both ends of the double header.  Other Canadians on the squad were Baylan MacKeller from Courtice, Ontario, Brayden […]

Brown’s First Win Stops Titans Five Game Skid

CLEARWATER, FLA.–Oakville Ontario native Matt Brown (1-3) threw six innings allowing five runs on five hits while walking two and striking out just one as the St. Petersburg College Titans beat the University of Tampa JV squad 10-6.  The win breaks the Titans five game losing streak.  Two of Brown’s runs he allowed were homers […]

Sidewalk Block

Sidewalk Block

DUNEDIN, FLA.–As the gates were opening at TD Ballpark in Dunedin at 11:30 AM Thursday for the Pittsburgh Pirates vs Toronto Blue Jays spring training game fans access was blocked by a Pinellas County Sheriff operating a traffic light.  The intersection of Douglas and Beltrees in Dunedin is diagonally across the street from the ballpark […]

Fastball’s a Gair

CLEARWATER, FLA.–Pitching for Florida Southern State College on Tuesday against St. Petersburg College at Jack Russell Stadium in Clearwater RHP Marty Gair (3-1) drew upwards of 10-scouts to his winning effort.  According to the scouts present Gair’s from Concord, Northa Carolina, his fastball topped out at 94 MPH and his breaking ball was a steady […]

Fans Blocked at Jays Complex

Fans Blocked at Jays Complex

Toronto Blue Jays fans are again being blocked from the team’s Player Development Complex in Dunedin after a week of having access.  “They told us it was closed again”, said one fan from Canada who was now just waiting to possibly get an autograph or two.  As this reporter drove away after a short talk […]

Construction of New Dorm Underway

Construction of New Dorm Underway

After a number of delays, it appears that construction is finally underway on Causeway Blvd in Dunedin for the Toronto Blue Jays new players dormitory.  The Blue Jays have been renting local hotel and motel rooms for their players in the past and now will have a site much like other teams do at their […]

Fan Block

Fan Block

DUNEDIN, FLA.–Even with limited space for fans to park at the Toronto Blue Jays Player Development Complex players still come first even when they want their cars/pickups washed and cleaned.  On Wednesday morning car cleaners used the fans parking area not the players lot which is much bigger to hose down and clean out the […]

My One Day in the Show with a Uniform On (The Other Side of Sports Too)

April 3, 1964 I met then future HOF’er Tim McCarver on the St. Louis Cardinals team bus in route from Al Lang Field in St. Pete to Ft. Myers where the Cardinals played the Pittsburgh Pirates during spring training 1964.  Yes for at least that day I was a major league batboy wearing a Cardinals […]