In a blog that is (mainly) about Dutch baseball, there wasn’t much Dutch baseball news lateley. Finally there is something to mention here. Roger Bernadina during the 2013 World Baseball Classic The Colorado Rockies have signed Dutch/Netherlands Antillian player Roger Bernadina to a minor league contract, according to Baseball America. The club has not confirmed…
After sixteen years DOOR will not be the sponsor of current Dutch champion Neptunus anymore. The team from Rotterdam has struck a deal with Curacao foundation Fondashon bon Intenshon (Foudation good intention). This foundation was founded in 1990 and is trying to put Curacao on the map internationally. It is active in the areas of…
Rick van den Hurk had a marvelous 2014 season in the KBO. As we all may know by now, the former Major Leaguer (Marlins, Orioles, and Pirates) won the league’s awards for lowest ERA and most strikeouts. When you know that the KBO is a very offensive league with an average of 5.71 runs per…
Tonight the KNBSB (Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Federation) organized the Star Awards. An evening where several prices were given to softball and baseball players from the Dutch Hoofdklasse. I will focus on the baseball awards. But the night was built around Robert Eenhoorn, former shortstop of the New York Yankees. For years, after his…
Since the Yankees traded for Didi Gregorius I have seen a lot of comments on Facebook and at other social media. Positive comments, negative comments and very negative comments. In general the press and baseball analysts were quite positive about him. But the fans….. Sure there were fans who think that we need to give…
The new millennium started with a blast for the Dutch baseball world. With the Olympic baseball tournament in Sydney, the Dutch upset the Cubans by beating them 4-2. For the first time, the best possible team with (former) pro players that played in the US was put together. Players like Hensley Meulens, Rikkert Faneyte, Ralph…
Since the final pitch was thrown in the Holland Series, on October 12, Dutch fans have been waiting for the transfer period to close. Today was the day. At 17.00 (5.00 PM), the deadline ended. Not every transfer is known yet, but right now we can say that HCAW from Bussum is the big loser…
The current Japanese champion, the Softbank Hawks, are still interested in Dutch pitcher Rick van den Hurk. After the winner of the Nippon Series signed Daisuke Matsuzaka they are still looking to improve their rotation. But the team from Fukuoka aren’t the only team in Japan that want him. The Yomiuri Giants from Tokyo…
The eighties and nineties will be bad decades for many baseball clubs. In 1986, Charles Urbanus jr. decided that it would be his last season. In the long run (2 years) this was a huge blow for his club, Amstel Tijgers. Urbanus was a magnet for players. It was an honour to play with him….
The baseball season in the US is really over now. Last weekend, the Arizona Fall League final was played. None of the teams of Spencer Kieboom and Shawn Zarraga was represented. This time I would like to pay attention to the Dutch and Antillian players that I ignored all season. I didn’t ignore them because…
