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 eighth blog post. This one is about the Mortsel Stars….
In today’s episode of Baseball Shorts, we pay attention to the term Dugout Diplomacy. The term refers to baseball being used as a tool to bridge a gap between two countries. A good example of this was the 1999 series that was played between the Baltimore Orioles and the Cuban national team. Orioles’ owner Peter Angelos lobbied…
In a stream call, the WBSC Europe announced the four groups and their participants of the 2021 European Championship Qualifier. The qualifiers will be played at the same time. Five surprising countries were added to these qualifiers. The group that will play in Utena, Lithuania contains:– Georgia– Greece– Lithuania– Poland– Romania The group in Bratislava,…
Yesterday you could read here about the 2020/2021 season being a tough ride. Here is another reason why. In a statement, the Sydney Blue Sox announced the series vs the Melbourne Aces (1-1 tie) will be cancelled due to COVID-19: ”The series against Melbourne at Blacktown International Sportspark will not be completed this weekend to…
And once again it is Friday. What better way to start the weekend with a comic about Charlie Brown and his baseball gang? Enjoy.
The other day, MLB commissioner Manfred announced that the Negro Leagues will be part of MLB history. Stats of former Negro League players will be included in those of MLB. While many applaud this move, I tend to say it is a bad one. We all know that blacks were considered inferior by many whites,…
Yesterday, the 2020/2021 ABL season started with a 12-6 Sydney Blue Sox victory over the Melbourne Aces. The drastically shortened season will be a tough one due to several restrictions the various Australian states implemented due to Covid-19. Today it was announced that the Canberra Cavalry is pulling back from their opening series in Perth….
Eerder dit jaar besloot de gemeenteraad van Diemen tot verbijstering van menig honk- en softballiefhebber en honkbalkenner dat T.I.W. Survivors haar huidige terrein moest verlaten en moest verhuizen naar het naburige O.V.V.O. in Amsterdam. Maar voorlopig is de club geenszins van plan om te vertrekken. Vanuit de Diemense gemeenteraad worden er vragen aan de verantwoordelijk…
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 seventh blog post. This one is about the Merchtem Cats….
Today in 1896 (other sources say 1897), the very first pitching machine was introduced. Reportedly, the machine caused several injuries but it was the start of something that would become a common thing at baseball practice. The machine, created by Princeton professor Charles E. Hinton, is demonstrated in the university’s gymnasium. The mathematics instructor’s device…
