the 4th star

First he gets a shot to play for Canada at the coming World Baseball Classic, now Corey Koskie, the only guy I know from Anola who has played in the Major Leagues, has signed a minor league deal with the Chicago Cubs. Spring training invite and all. Here’s hoping Lou Pinella has a soft spot for left-handed hitting Canucks who went bald before they turned 25-years-old.

And here’s something I didn’t know:

Koskie has primarily played third base, turning in a .966 fielding percentage throughout his big league career. His .966 fielding percentage ranked sixth among all major league third basemen from 1998-2006 (minimum 900 games played).

Getting back to the WBC, here’s a historic moment on the 4th Star: A link to the Beausejour Review. The story will probably go down in a few days, so here’s the quote of importance from his mother:

“We’re excited for him, it’s very exciting,” Maryann Koskie said, asked how it felt to know her son would be presenting his country, she added, “It feels very good. He’s done this one other time, he played for Team Canada.”

Apparently, Leonard was unavailable for comment. Usually, he’s so chatty.

Great day on a Saturday, my friends.