They have been away for a while, but they are back. The players from the Netherlands, Curacao, Aruba and other Caribbean islands. Didi Gregorius is having his ups and downs. He plays games in which he gets his basehits, but there are also games in which he goes 0 for 3 or 0 for 4. Last night…
Former professional and Dutch team member Sharnol Adriana has been appointed manager of the Mexican League club Rojos del Águila de Veracruz. Adriana has a year of experience as a hitting coach with the club under his belt. In previous years he got experience as manager of Chileros de Xalapa in the Liga Invernal Veracruzana, one of the winter…
On day one of round seven, the following games were scheduled: Curacao Neptunus @ L&D Amsterdam Pirates; Mampaey the Hawks @ UVV; Vaessen Pioniers @ Corendon Kinheim and Pronto DSS @ HCAW. Of the four scheduled games, only one lasted the full nine innings. The others had to be stopped because of the curfew rule…
Next to Dutchies who play in affiliated minor league baseball and in the majors, there are plenty of players from Curacao, Aruba and the Netherlands who play in independent leagues and in Japan. How are they doing so far? Rick van den Hurk is still playing with the farm team of the Softbank Hawks. Rick…
Thanks to the Pentecost weekend I have done a couple of other things. Yes there is more in life than baseball; even in my life. This weekend the following series were played: Pronto DSS vs L&D Amsterdam Pirates, HCAW vs Vaessen Pioniers, Curacao Neptunus vs UVV and Mampaey the Hawks vs Corendon Kinheim. The top…
On day one of round six the following games were scheduled: L&D Amsterdam Pirates – Pronto DSS; HCAW – Vaessen Pioniers; UVV – Curacao Neptunus and Corendon Kinheim – Mampaey the Hawks. L&D Amsterdam Pirates – Pronto DSS 5 – 2 After scoring a run in the second and one in the third, L&D Amsterdam…
Dutch baseball fans will remember Pat Murphy as manager of the Dutch national team. Pat Murphy is the current manager of the San Diego Padres’ AAA team, the El Paso Chihuahuas. Recently the Milwaukee Brewers showed interest in the AAA manager to become one of their MLB coaches. The normal procedure is that clubs will…
On day three of round five, the following games were scheduled: Vaessen Pioniers – L&D Amsterdam Pirates; Pronto DSS – Curacao Neptunus; UVV – Corendon Kinheim; Mampaey the Hawks – HCAW. No big surprises except one today. Vaessen Pioniers – L&D Amsterdam Pirates 7 – 5 In Hoofddorp Vaessen Pioniers hosted L&D Amsterdam Pirates in…
The following games were scheduled for day two of round five: Curacao Neptunus – DSS; Corendon Kinheim – UVV; L&D Amsterdam Pirates – Vaessen Pioniers and HCAW – Mampaey the Hawks. Curacao Neptunus – Pronto DSS 4 – 1 A four run fifth inning was enough for Curacao Neptunus to stay on the right side…
In a crazy game, the Cubs beat the Pirates in twelve innings. After leading the Bucs 7-1 in fifth, the Cubs blew it and allowed the Pirates to come back and tie it at ten. Eventually the Cubbies scored the much needed eleventh run in the twelfth inning. Pedro Strop entered in the top of…
