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BASEBALL

Jake Kerr Speaks About Canadians Ownership Bid

Prospective Vancouver Canadians owner Jake Kerr was a guest on the Bill Good show recently on CKNW. He spoke about his plans to take ownership of the NWL Vancouver Canadians before the start of the 2007 season.

He stressed that buying the Canadians won’t be primarily a money-making venture for him and his partners. Instead, Mr. Kerr has a community-minded approach to his vision for the ball club. He sited plans to increase pre-game festivities to include more activities for children and more entertainment for families.

Improvements to the concessions and seating at Nat Bailey Stadium to improve the baseball experience for all Canadians fans, are also in his plans.

Jake Kerr is a successful BC businessman and the chairman of Lignum Investments.

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As of July 31st the Canadians are 24-18 and in 2nd place in the Western Division behind Salem-Keizer (29-13)

Nat Bailey Stadium
4601 Ontario Street
Vancouver, BC Canada V5V 3H4

For information on the Vancouver Canadians visit: www.canadiansbaseball.com, www.northwestleague.com and www.milb.com.

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MLB
Bonds Gets #722:

San Francisco beat San Diego 9-3 July 30th and barry Bonds hit his 722nd career home run. He long ago passed Babe Ruth’s record (714) and needs 33 moe to tie all time leader Hank Aaron.

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INSIDE MLB

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Minnesota:
Hall of Famer Kirby Puckett (cf), 44, suffered a stroke at his Arizona home March 5th and was hospitalized. He died the next day. Puckett led the twins to World Series titles in 1987 and 1991 and had a career batting average of .318. He was a 6-time Gold Glove winner and 10-time all star before Glaucoma forced him to retire in 1996.

Minnesota’s other pro teams joined the Twins in paying tribute to Puckett. The NBA Timberwolves and NHL Wild had moments of silence before their games and Kevin Garnett of the Timberwolves had KP 34 (Puckett’s jersey number) written on his shoes. In Canton, Ohio, Puckett’s Hall of Fame plaque was adorned with flowers.

New York Mets:
Baseball’s career steals leader, Ricky Henderson, has been hired as an instructor with the Mets. The 47-year old Henderson last played in the big leagues in 2003 with the L.A. Dodgers but he feels he could still play “but right now, I haven’t had the opportunity”, he said.

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MLB MILESTONES:

  

Ted "Double Duty" Radcliff at 102 is the oldest living former Negro League player. On May 13th, he and 14 Negro League players were honored prior to the Washington Nationals. game against the Chicago Cubs. Radcliff, sitting in a golf car behind home plate, delivered a ceremonial first pitch by handing the ball to Nationals. first base coach Don Buford.

Double Duty earned his nickname during his playing days when he would often pitch the first game of a double header and suit up as the catcher for the second game or vice versa. He also played in six East-West all star games - 3 as a pitcher and 3 as a catcher.

In three consecutive years he played on three of the greatest teams in Negro League history, the St. Louis Stars in 1930, The Homestead Grays in 1931 that featured Josh Gibson, Oscar Charleston, Jud Wilson, and Smokey Joe Williams, and with the Pittsburgh Crawfords in 1932. He considers the 1931 Grays the all time best team.