The Hiroshima Toyo Carp, a team that was “given” to the civilians of Hiroshima to forget about life after the atomic bomb. Unlike other Japanese (NPB) clubs, the Toyo Carp didn’t have a big company that backed them and yet the club stayed alive. Here is how. After the Americans dropped the atomic bomb on…
Yes!!!! It t is that time of the week again. Final Friday of the week. Time to celebrate the upcoming weekend with another episode of “Peanuts Baseball Comic on Friday” with Charlie Brown and his baseball gang. Enjoy (your weekend)!!!
On August 26, 2026, the Springfield Cardinals announced a rebranding. Away with the old Cardinals moniker, in with something new. Yesterday, the team announced a new moniker and new logos in a brand launch party. The new name of the Springfield Cardinals is Ozarks Spring Birds. Of course the name isn’t a referral to the…
Three baseball clubs in the area of the Italian seaside resort Rimini have come together in order to form a new club. Goal is to raise homegrown talent to its best potential. Yesterday, on the Italian Facebook page CASABASE, the news about the collaboration was announced. Rimini 86, Torre Pedrera Falcons and New Rimini have come…
In this episode of “Baseball Shorts” we talk about that one minor league player that was traded for a bus, even though that story is more an urban legend than it is completely true. The player we are talking about is Charley Pride, best known for his singing career. But during his baseball days, he…
In this episode of “Ballparks Around The World” we pay attention to the Kyocera Dome, home of the Orix Buffaloes. As most episodes of this item are about ballparks in the USA and Canada (to a lesser extend), it is time to pay some attention to (another) ballpark in Japan, the third after Koshien Stadium…
Yesssss!!!!! It is that time of the week again. Friday. Time to celebrate the upcoming weekend with another episode of “Peanuts Baseball Comic on Friday” with Charlie Brown and his baseball gang. Enjoy (your weekend)!!!!
Rather late today, as I am enjoying a short vacation at the Rhine Valley in Germany. Anyhow, it is Friday again, so time for another episode of “Peanuts Baseball Comic on Friday” to kick off the weekend!!! Enjoy (your weekend)!!!!
A few weeks ago, the Dutch Baseball Hangout mentioned that the Namur Angels had finished last in the standings of the 2026 Belgian Division One. This meant they had to face the best team of division two, in a promotion/relegation series for a spot in the 2027 Division One. That opponent became the Ghent Knights,…
Today, the championship game(s) between Borgerhout Squirrels and Hoboken Pioneers was/were played. The format was that the loser of the first game, but who did win all previous games in the tournament, would get another shot in today’s second game. Borgerhout Squirrels 2 – 3 Hoboken Pioneers (extra innings) Where Hoboken Pioneers was vastly dominant…
