“If you can see it, you can be it” is going to be lived in real time. The Women's Pro Baseball League is set to officially begin play in just a couple of months and our @joemcfarland.bsky.social has a few thoughts on how we could and should build our own talent pipeline. ⚾
Grew up in rural Alberta. Have spent all 43 years of my life in this province. Been very politically tuned in my entire adult life. Always thought of myself as small-c conservative. And now I’m feeling every bit of this Craig Baird editorial. #ABleg
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🎧 What a crazy week it's been for baseball with plenty of news from the pros and college ranks. Then we hear from a trio of newcomers to #ADSPodcast, including Jacob Gillis (Dawgs Academy), Nathan Yunick (Martin Academy) and Seamus Lehman (AHP Academy). ⚾
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Good Canadian kid.
🇨🇦 Always and forever. 🏒
Brazen revisionist lying here by Danielle Smith, blaming AHS for screwing up the procurement. She personally announced the purchase. At her behest, Jason Copping directly oversaw the contract and defended the high cost. This is from a March 20, 2025 Globe story by Carrie Tait and Alanna Smith.
A must read here for all Canadians, but especially Albertans via @emmettmacfarlane.com
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And if you read the Free Alberta Strategy, we’re on step 3.5. Invariably Albertans will vote “yes” on all the referendum questions, then when the feds and other provinces don’t support it, UCP can say “they’re not listening to Albertans,” which opens the door to step 5: independence.
I’ve been saying this for a while and tonight is another example: we are on about step 3.5 of the 5-step “Free Alberta Strategy.” Alberta will vote for a bunch of changes, won’t get the support from other provinces, and then independence as a “last resort.” www.freealbertastrategy.com/the_strategy
“Alberta is no longer calling.” #ABlef #cdnpoli www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Most think of Buck Martinez as a legendary Toronto Blue Jays broadcaster, but here are 10 things you might not know about him as a player.
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A few reasons off the top of my head for AB to stay in Canada (in no particular order):
- Beautiful National Parks
- Cross-Canada research opportunities and collaborations (and funding)
- Canadian Forces
- Canada Border Services Agency
- National Sport Organizations
What’s on your list? #ILoveCanada
⚾️ NEW STORY: “Honestly, it’s one of the highlights of my baseball career so far. I’m just looking forward to representing my country with Canada across my chest.” Okotoks Dawgs alum Matt Wilkinson is set to rep his home country at the World Baseball Classic. albertadugoutstories.com/2026/02/11/a...
How can you not love listening to Stubby Clapp talk about baseball? Heck, grab me some cleats and a helmet and I’ll run through walls for that guy. Great show as always, Mike!
⚾️ Really proud of how this edition of the @abdugoutstories.bsky.social podcast turned out. It’s all about the Baseball Canada contingent heading to the World Baseball Classic. Hear from Greg Hamilton, Jordan Procyshen, Adam Macko and Matt Wilkinson. 🇨🇦 podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/e...
Good. Hold the vote tomorrow. Let’s get it out in the open and let the chips fall where they may. This whole sideshow is distracting from real issues in Alberta like health care, education, and even our upcoming budgetary concerns. Pitter-patter, please. #ABleg calgaryherald.com/opinion/colu...
A tremendous Class of 2026 for the Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum! ⚾️🇨🇦 albertadugoutstories.com/2026/02/05/d...
“The cuts are a sign that Jeff Bezos, who became one of the world’s richest people by selling things on the internet, has not yet figured out how to build and maintain a profitable publication on the internet.” Or he has no interest in running a journalistic outlet. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/04/b...
🎧 The new #ADSPodcast has arrived! We head to
@milb.com this week for a chat with a pair of prospects rising up the ranks. Hear from Wetaskiwin's Matt Coutney after his year in the Angels system + Regina's Thomas Ireland talks about his Rangers journey.⚾️ open.spotify.com/episode/0etS...
⚾️ NEW STORY: “Coming around second toward third, I’m pointing to the crowd as I found my parents right away. It was cool to see them smiling and the look on their faces.” Dawgs Academy alum Eric Hartman reflects on his first pro season in Atlanta’s system. 🇨🇦 albertadugoutstories.com/2026/01/28/s...
“She believes they don’t want to join the U.S.” OK. Let’s play hypothetical for a minute. We vote to separate. Goodbye to Canadian Forces (and the bases we have here). Goodbye to Canada Border Services Agency. Goodbye RCMP. And you think Trump will respect our independence? C’mon now. #ABleg
Any real leader would be jumping at the opportunity to address the province. All you’d have to say is “I’m aware of all the concerns and this is unacceptable. We will make all resources available to get the system back on track so every Albertan has trust in our health care system.” #ABleg
Anyone else just so very tired of this gong-show/dumpster fire known as “Alberta separation”? It’s honestly out of control. And the fact a bunch of cosplay cowboys are out there pretending to represent Alberta in the U.S. is absolutely embarrassing. When did we elect them to bargain? #ABleg
🎧 We're back! The first edition of ADS: The Podcast of the 2026 season is here with a trio of fantastic guests. Hear from Steve Hildebrand of the Saskatoon Berries, Dawgs Academy alum Eric Hartman of the Augusta GreenJackets and Tyler Heineman of the @bluejays.com. Enjoy! ⚾️
I've always hated the idea of a parachute candidate. I think it should be outlawed. But this whole thing takes it a whole new level. The people of Battle River-Crowfoot were used as pawns because the CPC knew they could run a cactus in rural Alberta and win easily. #cdnpoli
Can someone explain to me why grocery store chains seemingly get a free ride when it comes to this never-ending quarrel over expensive visits to the supermarket? I mean, they have the record profits as evidence of price-fixing, no? #ABleg #Cdnpoli
So... Does this mean #ABleg would/should welcome the federal government walking in for a review of health care delivery in #Alberta if the minister in Ottawa believes they "have a responsibility as minister to intervene to protect the public interest"? www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
I mean, it's fun and all to watch them out trying to brag about their crowd sizes and all that jazz. But I just don't see the point of the effort, unless they're hoping to use their events to harvest the data from signatories for future reference. Anyone wanna help me out here? #ABleg
Because the way I figure it, didn't @lukaszukab.bsky.social do all their work already by putting a question on the table that all they need to campaign on is "vote no." Instead, they're trying to get their own question. Does that force the government to make a choice? #ABleg
OK, lemme play devil's advocate for a moment in a place that won't result in my notifications being inundated with ridiculousness. Let's just say for the sake of argument that the pro-separatists get the required signatures: are we having two referendums on separation? Help me understand. #ABleg
