Broadcasting legend says local baseball fans 'nervous' about Vancouver Canadians' new U.S. owners
"The Vancouver fans are a little bit nervous. They want this franchise to stay," said Hall-of-Fame broadcaster Jim Robson.
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"The Vancouver fans are a little bit nervous. They want this franchise to stay," said Hall-of-Fame broadcaster Jim Robson.
Province, June 14, 1951. It was a matter of great fanfare when, in June of 1951, Sick’s Capilano Stadium had its grand opening in Vancouver. Replacing the old Athletic Park, full-page spreads in local papers boasted of the stadium design (an exact replica of Sick’s Stadium in Seattle, which would briefly be the home of the Pilots); the electric scoreboard; the location, a green space underneath the hill known as Little Mountain, which was considered to be in the exact center of Vancouver; and the amenities for fans, which included hotplates for hot dogs and aspirin available for any heada...