Congratulations Bob Elliott, Winner of 2012 Spink Award

by Tom Dakers on Dec 6, 2011 10:29 AM EST in Events

Bob Elliott won the vote for the J.G. Taylor Spink Award and will be going to the Hall of Fame. Bob is the first Canadian to receive the award.

Bob Elliott has been writing about baseball for 30 years, starting in 1980 with the Expos. In 1987 he moved to Toronto to cover the Jays for the Sun. He has written three books on baseball; Hard Ball, a bio of former Blue Jay George Bell, The Ultimate Jay's Trivia Book and The Northern Game: Baseball the Canadian Way. If you have an interest in baseball in Canada, the Northern Game is a great read. He also writes for the Canadian Baseball Network, one of my favorite sites.

About three years ago, Bob was nice enough to answer some questions for us, he was very kind to give us some of his time and knowledge. He had finished second in the voting for the Spink Award that year.

Congratulations Bob, very well deserved.

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It's a shame he works for the Sun

Rent this for cheap!!

by Bowling_Guy25 on Dec 6, 2011 12:26 PM EST reply actions

Better than the Star

by Alan F. on Dec 6, 2011 10:28 PM EST up reply actions

That’s questionable… any journalistic source that employs Steve Simmons really doesn’t have great standards…

Here's my attempt at a witty sig. Didn't really go so well, methinks.

Wise men wonder, while strong men die.

If you ate this Thanksgiving, thank your local turkey farmer.

by Cam Oegema on Dec 7, 2011 12:53 AM EST up reply actions

Bob Elliott

One THE greatest things to happen to Canadian Baseball culture ever! From the sand lots of Kingston and East York to Canadian Collegians working their way through the bushes Bob has kept us all in touch. Congratulations. Who would ever know about our National Teams if it wasn’t for Bob (and no matter how you feel about the SUN they’ve always given Bob a bi-line).
Gillick and Alomar this year, now Elliott and hopefully Tom Cheek.

Baseball Life is Good

by Design8tedrallykiller on Dec 6, 2011 2:43 PM EST reply actions