Those who do not know me may wonder where the part Biscuit in my moniker comes from. I think that with this article that part will be explained. The Tampa Bay Rays have announced the opening day roster of their AA farm team, the Montgomery Biscuits, playing in the Southern League. The team will be…
For many Dutchies is was unclear where they would start the upcoming season. With only four one day until minor league opening day, I think it is safe to say that they will play at the club on which roster they are mentioned. A few Dutchies have been promoted to a higher level recently. Here…
After a bit of puzzling and research, I could trace the teams where other Dutchies in the minors will play. Still there will be some updates later this week. AA Christopher Garia Chris played all of the 2014 season with the Myrtle Beach Pelicans, then A advanced affiliate of the Texas Rangers. Near the end…
A couple of days ago I wrote two articles on weird promotions / silly jerseys. Minor League clubs do everything possible to make the fans come to their stadium. But if these promotions and jerseys won’t draw fans, maybe this food will. At the time of writing, it is around dinner time in the Netherlands;…
This just came in through Facebook. Lars Huijer has decided to turn his back from professional baseball. He says that he has decided to go back to school and to focus on a different career. Lars was signed by the Mariners in 2011. He debuted in the same year for the Arizona League Mariners for…
Last Friday, the Texas Rangers ended the contract of Dutch infielder Nick Urbanus. In 2010, Urbanus was the first European amateur player that was signed by the Rangers. In four years Urbanus never topped A Full Season. He posted a minor league career batting average of .227 (.286 in two seasons of rookie league, .235…
The other day I wrote about crazy promotions at Minor League clubs and the silly jerseys that are linked to these promotions. Well the end of this jersey craze doesn’t seem to be near. Yesterday the Durham Bulls announced that they will sport a Game of Thrones jersey on April 23. About three weeks ago…
The 2015 edition of the Southern League All Star Game will be played at Riverwalk Stadium, home of the 2006 and 2007 Southern League champions Montgomery BIscuits (AA affiliate of the Tampa Bay Rays) on June 23rd. Of course this is old news, but I haven’t mentioned it before. The All Star Game, which will…
I have written several times that Minor League Baseball is not about winning, especially for the Minor League clubs. Main goal for the clubs is to attract as many fans as possible with between inning games, give aways and weird promotions. Well, the last couple of weeks several club have given a preview of those…
When you think that a manager’s job in the Minor Leagues is about managing a team, creating a lineup and doing some infield drills, you’re way off line. A manager in the minors is doing a lot more. In general a Minor League manager starts his work day around 11.00 AM (when a game starts…
