I thought this was old news, but apparently it was only announced yesterday. In a time where a couple of Dutch hoofdklasse clubs have problems in finding a sponsor, Amsterdam Pirates and L&D Support have extended their sponsorship deal through the 2020 season, giving the team some stability. A part of the deal is the…
In the Wild Card game that was played last night, the Yankees were on the leash of Dallas Keuchel. The ace of the Astros limited the Yankees to three hits. The Yankees went 0 for 2 with runners in scoring positon and that says it all. Of course as a fan you have some hope…
Photo: Howard Simmons/New York Daily News After being put on the rack by the Red Sox in the previous three games, the Yankees clinched one of the two American League wild cards with their 10,000th win in franchise history. Three solo homeruns by Carlos Beltran, Greg Byrd and Rob Refsnyder made the difference. In the…
After winning game 1 and 2 of the promotion/relegation series vs Mampaey the Hawks, Twins from Oosterhout (province of North Brabant in the South of the Netherlands) was one win away from promotion to the Dutch Hoofdklasse. In a game that never really was a game, Twins never really had to flex its muscles. Mampaey…
The KNBSB (the Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Federation) announced today in a press release that former MLB pitcher Calvin Maduro has been added to the coaching staff of the Dutch Kingdom team for the Premier 12 tournament. Maduro will serve as the team’s bullpen coach. The 41-year old Aruban native played at several minor league…
This morning it was announced by Dutch Hoofdklasse club HCAW that three members of the coaching staff will not return to the club next year. Both HCAW and manager Ralph Milliard decided not to continue the cooperation. So after one season, HCAW will have to look for a new manager again. Assistent coach Marlon Frolijk and pitching…
In another convincing game, Curacao Neptunus clinched their 16th Dutch national baseball championship. After the first three games, the team had a 3-0 lead and it looked like they would sweep Corendon Kinhiem. But yesterday, against the odds, Kinheim postponed the championship party of the team from Rotterdam. But today, in Haarlem, Neptunus made a…
Curacao Neptunus can put back the brooms into the closet. Corendon Kinheim isn’t beaten yet. Today in an exciting tame in which the team from Haarlem took a big lead over Curacao Neptunus, the Rotterdam based team refused to give up and came back into to the game to make it exciting again. Until the…
In game three of the Holland Series, it looked like it would be a seven inning mercy rule finish, early in the game as Curacao Neptunus had a 7-0 lead after two innings. With Nick Veltkamp on the mound for Kinheim, as Tom Stuifbergen was still serving a three game suspension, Neptunus took a 2-0 lead…
Curcacaoan slugger, Wladimir Balentien has returned to the Yakult Swallows after a long injury that he sustained since the start of the season. Earlier this week, Balentien played his only rehab game with the Swallows’ Ni-Gun (minor league) team in which he went 0 for 2 with two walks. Since the Swallows are in the midst of…
