ntimate Labatt Park looms large in baseball history. This is Part Two of Postmedia's How Canada Wins: Love Where We Live summer series.
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Don’t publish//being edited Just in time for Father’s Day, the stolen Labatt Park sign has made its return, rebuilt by the son of the original signmaker. The “Labatt” portion of the sign, which had been bolted to the wrought-iron fence near the entrance to the world’s oldest ballpark, was taken in the early morning hours […]
Roop Chanderdat is sticking with history and tradition. Though the London Majors will play two Intercounty Baseball League home games this summer as the Forest City Cobra Chickens, there is no name change forthcoming. “We’re the Majors,” the club’s longtime co-owner and manager said. “It’s exciting that an April fool’s joke took off like that. […]
The idea of serving alcohol at city facilities such as hockey rinks is getting an ice-cold reception before it even leaves the bench.
Labatt Breweries is offering a $2,000 reward for the return of a sign stolen from Labatt Memorial Park, the London landmark recognized as the world's oldest baseball grounds.
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Tucked away in the basements, attics, closets and garages of London could be a grand slam of local baseball treasures.