Jarreau Martina and the Dutch Baseball hangout have agreed on a cooperation. The Dutch Baseball Hangout will post Jarreau’s vlog during his stay in Bologna where he has joined the local baseball club Fortitudo Bologna or UnipolSai Bologna. Jarreau’s nickname is Smiley, so that explains the title of this blog post.
Jarreau Martina posted the new episode of his vlog. Enjoy the third episode.
During the Congress of the WBSC Europe in Belgrade, Serbia, the European governing body of baseball and softball has named Dutch umpire Edwin A. Louisa umpire of the year. Recently, Louisa earned the honour to be invited as an umpire for the 2023 World Baseball Classic. Today, Louisa made the announcement through his social media…
About two weeks ago you could read an article about Jakob Syrén, who was looking for a new club. Thanks to that blog post quite some clubs contacted him. As a result, he has signed a contract with one of the premier German clubs. After the aforementioned blog post, the Swedish reliever was approached by…
In the last three days, the CPBL has been hit by rainouts. But today two game could continue. The league-leading Rakuten Monkeys host the doormat of the league Uni Lions. Currently, the Monkeys are having an improbable winning percentage of .727 and have a 5.5 game lead over the second-place CTBC Brothers. The Uni Lions…
One of the most underrated hitting techniques in baseball is the bunt. If executed right, it can be a formidable weapon against a dominating pitcher. The bunt came into fashion when it, according to the legend, was invented by Henry Chadwick, the player-manager of the Cincinnati Ballclub. But how did the short hit got its…
After several top tens about MLB, MiLB, European, and Dutch baseball caps, I thought it was time for a Belgian edition. So here we go. 10. Namur Angels Normally I like classic logos better than new looking ones, but the exception makes the rule. The logo on the cap of the Namur Angels is such…
Well, I wrote in my previous post that I wasn’t quite sure which team did advance to the championship round: Italy or Czech Republic. Italy turns out to be the team that has been eliminated. Due to the Czech Republic’s win over Mexico, both teams ended with identical W-L records but because the Czechs defeated…
