How Canadian baseball stumbled into the Summer Olympics

In 1984, the Canadian baseball team was granted an unexpected opportunity. With several nations refusing to participate in the Los Angeles Olympics, Canada had their shot at gold and Henry Andrulis was there loving every moment of it

Mar. 9, 2010
by Joe Scaringi

The game of baseball is colloquially known as America’s favourite pastime, yet, in 1984, as a demonstration sport in the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, baseball provided an unlikely platform for an improbable Canadian to live the Olympic dream. It was a sequence of chance occurrences that saw Henry Andrulis...

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Bernie Williams of the New York Yankees is a fan-favorite primarily for his on-field heroics, but the softer side of Bernie comes out with his guitar in hand

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There are many words that define Bernie Williams: clutch hitter, Yankee hero, All-Star, World Series champion, future Hall-of-Famer. But it's probably safe to say that...

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