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 160: Keith Comstock
Episode 159: Ethan Elias
Episode 158: Mike Frostad
Episode 157: Celebrating Jimmy Rattlesnake
Episode 156: Greg Morrison
Episode 155: Dane Tofteland
Episode 154: Jordan Procyshen
Episode 153: ”Going The Distance” Author Willie Steele
Episode 152: Carson Hindmarsh
Episode 151: Matt Grabmann
Episode 150: Boston Warkentin
Episode 149: Max Hartman
Episode 148: Cody Hendriks
Episode 147: Helaina Appleyard & Hayley Lalor
Episode 146: Lethbridge Bulls Capture WCBL Championship
Episode 145: Baseball Day in Canada
Episode 144: Kyle Froehlich
Episode 143: Ty Penner
Episode 142: Jackson Fraser
Episode 141: Alejandro Cazorla Granados & Conor Bronson
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