Sports with Bryan Wyatt

The 2010 Major League baseball season is winding down, and there are some great divisional races. It is looking as if Minnesota has just about locked up the American League Central, with a big six-game edge on Chicago heading into this week.

It sounds great, a new multi-purpose arena, and a return to minor pro hockey for Thunder Bay.

Another season for the Thunder Bay Chill has come to a close. But, unfortunately the team came up a bit short in the championship game of the Premier Development League, losing 4-1 to the Portland Timbers U23 squad last Saturday.

For a week-and-a-half, a global sports spotlight shone on our city. And, thanks to the efforts of hundreds of volunteers, we delivered a fabulous World Junior Baseball Championship.

Those who shared the dream of having the best junior-aged baseball players in the world come here must be very pleased. The 2010 World Junior Baseball Championship is moving along exceptionally well.

During the Major League all-star game, there were comments made referring to this season as the Year of the Pitcher.

Baseball fans have a great chance to see players who will one day star in the majors. The best junior-aged players on the planet will be in Thunder Bay later this month for the World Junior Championships. The tournament begins July 23.

The Thunder Bay Chill look as if they could get back to the top of the heap in the Premier Development League this season.

We are fortunate to have a team such as the Border Cats. A chance to see future major leaguers as they develop in an exciting, competitive college-player league.

No doubt they will be talking about this almost all summer. England lost in the round of sixteen elimination Sunday at the World Cup to Germany 4-1.