Alberta Dugout Stories: The Podcast
Sports:Baseball
It has been 40 years since Alberta baseball fans were first introduced to the Pacific Coast League. On April 14, 1981, the Edmonton Trappers took to the field on the road against the Portland Beavers. Eight days later, April 22nd, the Trappers made their debut on home turf, taking on the Tacoma Tigers at Renfrew Park. It was quite the journey in making that happen. Efforts to start a new professional baseball league in Western Canada fell through, as did hopes to bring a Pioneer League team to face Calgary, Lethbridge and Medicine Hat. Edmonton’s Mr. Baseball, Mel Kowalchuk, wouldn’t take no for an answer, and looked into the possibility of Triple-A coming to town. When an expansion team wasn’t feasible, he looked at buying an existing franchise, bringing in Peter Pocklington to help finance a deal for the Ogden Athletics. After some back-and-forth, the deal happened, the team moved and the rest, as they say, is history. We chatted with one of Kowalchuk's friends, Orv Franchuk, and former pitcher Bill Atkinson about that inaugural season.
Episode 85: Jamie Campbell
Episode 84: Kelsey Lalor & Nicole Luchanski
Episode 83: "The Wax Pack" Author Brad Balukjian
Episode 82: Chris Ewanik & Landen Bourassa
Episode 81: Scott Gillespie & Graham Brunner
Episode 80: Working Out In Uncertain Times
Episode 79: John Ircandia
Episode 78: Vauxhall Academy of Baseball Banquet
Episode 77: Black History Month
Episode 76: Alberta Girls Baseball
Episode 75: Landen Bourassa
Episode 74: Adam Macko & LaRon Smith
Episode 73: Alberta's "Mr. Baseball"
Episode 72: Emerson Frostad
Episode 71: Devery Van De Keere
Episode 70: 2020 Vision
Episode 69: State of Alberta's Game 2019
Episode 68: Chris Shaw
Episode 67: Strive For Success
Episode 66: Mike Frostad
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