DOWN ON THE FARM

The last in a team-by-team look at the Angels’ minor league affiliates:

Vancouver Canadians

Vancouver, B.C.

Club established: The franchise was established as a Pacific Coast League expansion team in 1978. It began its affiliation with the Angels in 1993.

Angel affiliation: Triple-A in the Pacific Coast League

Ownership: Japan Sports System, Inc., which also owns the Visalia Oaks

Manager: Bruce Hines, former Angel first-base coach and son of Ben Hines, former Dodger batting instructor. Bruce Hines played the umpire in the climatic scene of the movie “The Fan.”

Top current prospects: Matt Perisho, who was 0-2 with a 5.53 earned-run average during a brief stint with the Angels this summer; pitcher Shad Williams, 6-2 with a 3.87 ERA for the Canadians

Most famous alumni: Angels Troy Percival, Darin Erstad, Jim Edmonds, Garret Anderson and Jason Dickson as well as Dodger Tom Candiotti, Cleveland’s Jack McDowell and Chicago Cub Sammy Sosa

Home stadium: Nat Bailey Stadium; oldest stadium in triple A that hasn’t undergone major renovation, was built in 1951. Seats 6,500, the fewest in triple A.

Vancouver baseball history: Brooks Robinson played for the Vancouver Mounties in the 1950s. The team disbanded in 1962 because of poor attendance and briefly resurfaced in the mid-1960s. After a nine-year hiatus, the Canadians were formed in 1978 (Oakland affiliate). White Sox manager Terry Bevington led the team to the PCL’s Northern Division title and a franchise-best record of 85-53 in 1986 (Milwaukee affiliate).

Vancouver is famous for: Tourism and a recent movie/television industry boon that has earned the city the nickname “Hollywood North.” The Fox TV hits “X-Files” and “Millennium” are filmed there.

Source: Vancouver Canadians