Author Archives: Fred Wallace

Hi, this is Fred Wallace with ” Off the Wire “. The regular season in fastball for a couple of local leagues is coming to a climax. Both the Owen Sound Men’s Fastball League and the ...

Hi, this is Fred Wallace with ” Off the Wire. “ Retired boxer Pernell ” Sweet Pea ” Whitaker died last week, struck by a car in Virginia Beach at age 55. It’s funny how e...

Hi, this is Fred Wallace with ” Off the Wire “. Today is a big day at Saugeen Golf Club for the Port Elgin Rotary Club as they conduct the 24th annual Jeff Preston Golf Tournament. From si...

Hi, this is Fred Wallace with ” Off the Wire. “ The Ontario Senior Lacrosse Playoffs commence tomorrow night with a semifinal match in Oakville between the Titans and the Brooklin Merchant...

Hi, this is Fred Wallace with ” Off the Wire “. It’s time to play one of my favorite games; I call it ” The Floating 4th Rounder. “ Do you remember this game ? On August ...

Hi, this is Fred Wallace with ” Off the Wire “. In the summer of 1972 my neighbour, Kenny Desjardins, loaned me a book, ” Ball Four ” by Jim Bouton. I never gave it back. Initi...

Hi, this is Fred Wallace with ” Off the Wire “. Fairly or unfairly, we don’t often give props to Kitchener in this space. The biggest factor is 3 decades of head-to-head encounters w...

Hi, this is Fred Wallace with ” Off the Wire “. Today is the 40th anniversary of the BEST promotion in the history of Major League Baseball. Today is also the 40th anniversary of the WORST...

Hi, this is Fred Wallace with ” Off the Wire. “ Do we like the Toronto Blue Jays coming out of the All Star Break ? There was much joy in the performance from Vladimir Guerrero Junior at t...

Hi, this is Fred Wallace with ” Off the Wire “. The field for the Ontario Amateur Softball Association Under 23 Tournament in Owen Sound last weekend wasn’t large, just 7 teams, but ...