Author Archives: agalley
An Update on Andrew Case
Saint John native Andrew Case is working his way up in the Blue Jays system this season. Case spent the off-season playing in the Australian Baseball League with the Canberra Calvary. He didn’t put up great numbers Down Under as … Continue reading
Brown Street Field, Sydney Mines
The Sydney Mines Ramblers of the Cape Breton Colliery League played at Brown Street Field. The park is currently a softball field, located on Dwyer Street, just off of Brown Street. The field was used throughout the 1930s as the … Continue reading
What If: Maritime Summer Collegiate Baseball
Let’s say that tomorrow it was announced a group of investors started a summer collegiate league based in the Maritimes. I will go over some scenarios on what such a league could look like. Scenarios will range from Maritime only league … Continue reading
Distance to Major League Parks (from Halifax)
Inspired by my trip to Toronto to see the Blue Jays next month, I have compiled this list of distances (by road kms) to Major League parks. All distances are calculated from the Citadel in downtown Halifax, Nova Scotia. Looking … Continue reading
Wanderers Grounds Upgardes
If your reading this you probably know that Halifax’s former baseball grounds will receive an upgrade this summer. Wanderer’s Grounds will be closed this spring and summer while the city upgrades the field. The facility will receive new sod, fencing, … Continue reading
1997 New Brunswick Major Leaguers
This is the first post in a new series where I will be posting a picture and writing a short paragraph about said picture. Above is a lithograph printed during the 1997 Major League season. The picture celebrates the three … Continue reading
Syndey Mines Ramblers Uniform
While doing some research for this blog, I came across these beauties. Recently someone put an old Sydney Mines Ramblers uniform on Ebay. I am not sure of the authentically of this uniform but I am willing to trust that … Continue reading
