Callum (Callum Hughson) email me at: cal at mopupduty dot com

Google Profile: Callum Hughson

Bats: R

Throws: R

Born: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Resides: London, Ontario, Canada

Hometown: Barrie, Ontario, Canada

Major-League Comparison to Little League Career: Ferguson Jenkins, good control

Favourite Team: The Toronto Blue Jays

Favourite Player (current): Roy Halladay, Gregg Zaun

Favourite Player (past): Kelly Gruber, Dave Stieb

Best Game Attended In Person: Game 6 1993 World Series

Baseball Book: The Soul of Baseball (Joe Posnanski/Buck O’Neil)

Favourite Play in Baseball: Walk off HR, a strikeout to end the game, a runner thrown out by the right-fielder going from first to third

Favourite Ballpark: Petco Park

Why you had to retire from your baseball career: Shoulder impingement, strained deltoid/subscapularis/chronic inflammation of rotator cuff

Baseball Topics of Interest: International Baseball, Blue Jays Baseball, Baseball Lore

Fav Baseball Movie: The Rookie (not to be confused with Rookie of the Year, which is rubbish)

Most treasured baseball related possesion: There are so many, it is hard to choose just one. Kelly Gruber signed baseball card.  Ticket stubs from game 6 of the 1993 World Series & the 1991 All-Star game. Buck O’Neil signed baseball.  A vial of Chacin cologne….

Player(s) I never saw play I wish I had seen: Bob Gibson, Brooks Robinson, Willie Mays, Christy Mathewson, Roberto Clemente,  Satchel Paige, Walter Johnson, Cool Papa Bell, Bill Lee, Rogers Hornsby, German Mesa, Mickey Mantle, Josh Gibson, Oscar Charleston, Pete Rose, Victor Mesa, Tris Speaker, Lazaro de la Torre, Jackie Robinson, Hector Espino, Luis Tiant Sr., Sandy Koufax

Game I never saw I wish I had seen: Dave Stieb’s no hitter vs. the Cleveland Indians or the game Cal Ripken broke Lou Gehrig’s consecutive games played streak.

First ML game: Sometime in 1985 at Exhibition Stadium - Jays vs. Tigers I believe