During the 2019 and 2020 season, the Dutch Baseball Hangout pointed out what a dirty game MLB was playing regarding the contraction of 42 MiLB teams. The attached video partially confirms what the DBH was telling, but it goes further. It shows the dirty tricks of MLB after the vile organization took over MiLB, and…
Who doesn’t remember the movie Bull Durham, in which the manager called his players lollygaggers. Tomorrow, the Durham Bulls will honor the movie and take the field in special Lollygaggers uniforms. In a desperate move, the head coach throws a bunch of bats into the showers to scare the hello out of them. Then he…
The Grand Junction Rockies are no more. But don’t despair, the club only re-branded, so it is not lost for baseball. Since the inauguration in 2012, the club was named after the parent club with the same moniker. But the other day, the club unveiled its new name and new colors. It has been a…
Dutch right-handed pitcher Rick van den Hurk officially announced his professional retirement today. Through his Instagram account he announced to end his professional career after twenty years. The thirty-six year old righty, was born in Eindhoven and debuted in professional baseball in 2003 with the Rookie farm team of the Florida Marlins. After spending five…
There was a time, especially in the fifties, sixties, seventies and eighties, when minor league affiliates were just named after their parent club. Even nowadays there are still quite some teams that are named after their name sake. Take the Braves’ farm teams for example. 90% of them is called Braves as well. Sure it…
The Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp wasn’t the only team to unveil its new name today. The Texas Rangers A Advanced affiliate in Kinston NC, previously known as the High Desert Mavericks, did the same. After a name the team contest fans could choose from five names: Hogzillas, HamHawks, Eagles, Shaggers and Wood Ducks. Most of the…
The Far West League saw the light in 1948 and was located mainly in California but also had two teams playing in Oregon and one in Nevada. The league was rated as a class D league and lasted for four years before it folded. Cities represented: Eugene, OR Eugene Larks 1950-1951 Klamath Falls, OR Klamath Falls Gems…
The time of the year is approaching where MLB clubs extend their PDC’s with their minor league affiliates or start to look around for new Minor League partners. The Dodgers did not wait for the season to end. Yesterday you could read here that they have extended their PDC’s with their AAA and AA affiliates….
A combined article about the finalists in the New Orleans Zephyrs (AAA, Miami Marlins) name-the-team-contest and a PDC extenstion. As you all could read here, the New Orleans Zephyrs are about to change their name through a name-the-team-contest. The name Zephyrs dates back to the days that the team was still located in Denver and…
A feasibility study about the possibility of a minor league ballpark in Fayetteville had a positive outcome for the city. According to the study 4,500 seat ballpark could be created. The study also stated that 88% of the interviewed persons said that they would likely go to a game in the new ballpark in the…
