After game three was rained out yesterday, both teams faced each other tonight. Curacao Neptunus stayed on the right side of the score as it beat L&D Amsterdam Pirates 7-3. The score could have been a lot higher if Neptunus had not left thirteen runners on base. In total they had runners in scoring position…
Through his Facebook page, the dad of Spencer Kieboom announced that his son has been called up to the Bigs. Spencer will wear the Nationals’ uniform tonight during an official MLB game for the first time in his career. Last night Wilson Ramos left the game with a knee injury and Spencer is called up…
For the biggest part today’s game was similar than yesterday’s. Curacao Neptunus leading and L&D Amsterdam Pirates not being able to close the gap. But today the outcome was different than yesterday. Where Pirates was able to close the gap yesterday, it wasn’t today. L&D Amsterdam Pirates 5 – 8 Curacao Neptunus Amsterdam L&D Pirates…
What appeared to become a game in which L&D Amsterdam Pirates did not have much of a chance to close the gap as they trailed 5-2, turned into a nail biter. The Amsterdam based team managed to tie the game in the final inning, so extra innings were needed. L&D Amsterdam Pirates 6 – 5 …
The other day you could read a blog post here about the uncertain future of Wladimir Balentien with the Yakult Swallows. The Swallows made clear that they may not resign Balentien to a new contract due to concerns about his defense and erratic hitting, combined with his high salary. The Swallows have to deal with…
According to YakyuDataBase.com, Wladimir Balentien’s future with the Yakult Swallows is uncertain. The website quotes Japanese sports newspapers Sport Hochi, Nikkan Sports and Daily Sports. The newspapers are writing that “the Yakult Swallows may have to part ways with Wladimir Balentien after the current season. There are concerns about his defense and erratic hitting, combined with…
On the news website of the Dutch broadcasting company NOS, the news came out that L&D Amsterdam Pirates is angry at Holland Series opponent Curacao Neptunus. According to the news website, Pirates claims that Neptunus has approached Pirates’ third base coach for a function in the coaching staff. According to the Amsterdam team, those talks…
The current Dutch champion, Curacao Neptunus, has announced in a press release that they will not extend the contract of manager Evert-Jan ‘t Hoen. In the previous four years, Evert-Jan ‘t Hoen guided Curacao Neptunus to three Dutch titles and a win in the European Cup. Still the club thinks that ‘t Hoen did not…
After a year of being under the helm of Roy Berrevoets, who announced that he would only guide the hoofdklasse team for one season, HCAW from Bussum has found a new manager. The father of HCAW outfielder Roelie Henrique, Roeland Henrique sr stepped forward to become the manager of the team. Last season Henrique sr….
In his first start since being activated from the disabled list, Rick van den Hurk was as sharp as usual. In six innings, the tall Dutchman threw ninety-one pitches, faced twenty-five hitters, walked one, struck out seven and allowed two runs on six hits. Even though the lowly Orix Buffaloes scored two runs with Rick…
