The Canadian Baseball League

 

Summer is here, and it is just a darned shame there is no Canadian Professional Baseball League. Contrary to popular belief, the game is as old and as ingrained in the land in Canada as in the US. The first documented game of baseball was in Beachville, Ontario in 1838. Labatt Park, in London Ontario, is the world’s oldest baseball stadium.

It is a cultural failure that we have allowed the game to decline north of the US border.

Going to a baseball game is a really great cultural experience in a country like Korea or Japan. It could be in Canada too. 

The CBL

The time has come for a Canadian professional baseball league.

Baseball has always suffered in Canadian eyes for being considered "America's pastime. " This was never really true: baseball actually has roots as deep in Canada as in the US.

American baseball has left the Canadian market open, with the exception of Toronto. Why not create our own league, on the lines of the CFL?

Any such trans-Canada competition helps national unity.

Here are my proposed teams:


Montreal Royals
Calgary Chinooks
Edmonton Magpies
Winnipeg Nor'Westers
Ottawa Shiners
Hamilton Bobcats
Quebec Fusiliers
Vancouver Lotus Eaters
Toronto Red Rockets