To conclude 2020, the year we likely like to forget as soon as possible, the Dutch Baseball Hangout will sum up the top three of most popular blogposts in 2020. The funny thing is that the top article wasn’t even written in 2020 but in the year before. 3. Manny has offered himself, still negotiating…
With a tumultuous year coming to an end, the Dutch Baseball Hangout wants to wish every baseball fan in the world a Happy, Prosperous and most of all Healthy New Year. May your wishes come true and may life return to normal again so we can play and watch our favorite game like we did…
No, it is not Friday yet but as a little extra, we’ll post another comic of Charlie Brown and his baseball gang to celebrate the upcoming New Year. Enjoy.
Just like earlier this year, the Dutch Baseball Hangout would like to pay attention to the transactions in the Belgian Baseball Gold (BBG) League, next year called the Top League. The transaction period in Belgium ended at December 1, so time to start with the tenth blog post. This one is about the Brasschaat Braves, Belgium’s largest…
Just like earlier this year, the Dutch Baseball Hangout would like to pay attention to the transactions in the Belgian Baseball Gold (BBG) League, next year called the Top League. The transaction period in Belgium ended at December 1, so time to start with the ninth blog post. This one is about the Antwerp Eagles. Belgium’s oldest…
The other day, the Australian Baseball League announced a cooperation with the independent American Association. Also some postponements of games were announced as corona rules got more strict. Three games between the Canberra Cavalry and the Sydney BlueSox at Sydney’s Blacktown International Sportspark, scheduled for January 1-3, have been postponed due to ongoing restrictions on…
In today’s episode of “Baseball Related Songs,” we pay attention to a real funky disco stomper. How much baseball related do you want it? A song about a ballpark sung by a former MLB player. The guy was literally a journeyman who became famous thanks to one special play he made at the Kingdome in…
In 2019, A.S.D. Rimini Pirates ceased to exist as a Serie A1 club. After club owner and sponsor, Simone Pillisio left the club, it did not have the financial resources to create a team that was Serie A1 worthy. As a result, the club was sent down to the Serie B (third-tier league). But now…
In this episode of “Ballparks around the World”, we pay attention to a little gem, hidden in a neighborhood of Ontario, California: Jay Littleton Ballpark. Jay Littleton Ballpark was constructed in 1937 at a cost of $20,000, when the wooden grandstand, which still stands today, was completed. The construction was part of the Works Progress…
About a month ago, the Auckland Tuatara opted out of the 2020/2021 season due to the results of the corona virus. Baseball Australia and the Australian Baseball League gave them 28 days to prepare a case of why they should be kept in the ABL. But due to the new outbreak in Sydney, the Tuatara…
