In today’s episode of Baseball Shorts, we pay attention to the expression Bench Jockey. Not to be confused with Bench Warmer or Discjockey. A bench jockey is a player, coach or manager with the talent of annoying and distracting opposition players and umpires from his team’s dugout with verbal wit. Especially useful against those with rabbit ears (a participant…
In late August 2024, historic Jay Littleton Ball Park burned down to the ground. Since then, local baseball fans are trying to raise funds to rebuild the ballpark. For nearly ninety years, Jay Littleton Ball Park was a beloved part of Ontario, California until a few screetchy pukes (pardon my French) set the wooden grandstand…
As an avid ball cap collector, I could lay my hands on a couple of caps of the Augusta GreenJackets in 2023. One of them was the Pimento Cheese cap. But how did the club come to this alternate identity? Read on and you will learn. The athletic trainer, who is a Dutchman and played…
In today’s episode of Baseball Shorts we pay attention to a 1911 baseball team that contained of (death row) prisoners. Back in 1911 an inmate baseball team of the toughest criminals literally played for their lives. A corrupt and cruel warden of the Wyoming State Penitentiary let these inmates play to entertain the city of…
When it comes to time limits in baseball, it is a common thing in the lower (recreational) leagues in Dutch baseball. Games in lower leagues in the Netherlands have a time limit of two hours. Games can end in a tie because of the time frame. But also in US baseball time limits were a…
In today’s episode of “Baseball Shorts,” we pay attention to corked bats. Cheating in baseball is from all times. One of the best known forms of cheating is corking a bat. It gives the hitter an advantage over the pitcher. When did they start corking bats? Read on and you will learn. A corked bat…
Today, I picked up the t-shirts at The Cage in Antwerp. I am very pleased with the result. Together with promoting my blog, I also promote The Cage (loyal sponsor of this blog) and Baseball Against Cancer, the charity of Swen Huijer that raises money for the fight against cancer. Here are two pics of…
In today’s episode of “Baseball Shorts” we talk about the expression “Drinker.” Unlike what you may think, it has nothing to do with alcohol. The term “Drinker comes from the Negro Leagues. It is an expression for a fielder that was so good that he seemed to drink in every ball that was hit to…
The other day, I was struck by lightning (figure of speech). I got the idea to have a few t-shirts printed with the new logo of my blog and the URL on the back. With the URL on the back, I will promote the sponsor of my blog as well. The Cage supports my blog…
Every hardcore baseball fan may have heard of the longest game ever played. It was a game between the Pawtucket Red Sox and the Rochester Red Wings in 1981. The game lasted thirty-three innings. But did you know a Dutch guy participated in this game? We’re talking about Win Remmerswaal. This kid was the first…
