Nearly 100,000 Turn Out for MLB at Montreal’s Olympic Stadium

A crowd of 46,314 at Olympic Stadium watched Cincinnati Reds blank the Toronto Blue Jays 2-0 Friday night.  Read more here.  More than 50,000 people showed up as the Jays beat the Reds 9-1 Saturday afternoon.  Read more here.

New Pacific Northwest League Announced, Hoquiam First on Deck

Pursuing what appears to be the Pecos League model, former Pecos League coach Mike Greene is working to launch the new Mount Rainier Professional Baseball League in the Pacific Northwest.  Greene has reportedly secured a deal to play at historic Olympic Stadium in Hoquiam (WA), the former home of the defunct indy pro Grays Harbor Gulls (Western Baseball League).  We’ll let

MLB Returns to Montreal Today and Saturday

Ground crews are preparing Olympic stadium in Montreal for Major League Baseball exhibition games on Friday, March 28, and Saturday, March 29, featuring the Toronto Blue Jays and the New York Mets.  So far, more than 37,000 tickets have been sold for Friday night’s game and more than 43,000 for Saturday’s afternoon game.  Read more and watch news report here.

Met, Blue Jays to Play in Montreal

The New York Mets and Toronto Blue Jays will reportedly play a pair of exhibition games at Olympic Stadium just before the 2014 season begins.  Read more here.

New Report: The Future of MLB in Montreal

The Conference Board of Canada has released this briefing that explores the feasibility of Major League Baseball returning to Montreal.  While market conditions are good for the city, an unlevel playing field (no hard salary cap) and the need for a new stadium make it unlikely that MLB will return t0 Montreal any time soon.  Read more here.  Read a perspective from Ottawa here.

Citizens Committee to Explore Uses for the Big O

A citizens committee has been set up in Montreal to explore ways to better use Olympic Stadium.  One writer from the Montreal Gazette thinks demolition ought to be on the table.  Read more here.  Thanks to John Cerone for the link.

WCL Teams Play Charity Game at Historic Olympic Stadium

PRESS RELEASE – The Kelowna Falcons downed the Kitsap BlueJackets 5-3 Wednesday night at historic Olympic Stadium in Grays Harbor, Washington.  Long-time high school coach and Grays Harbor Community College athletic director Ken Waite’s memory was honored by an enthusiastic crowd [of 250] attending the charity game played in temperatures in the 50s.