Two years ago, the Cleveland Indians decided to ban the Chief Wahoo logo. Yesterday the club announced to change its moniker as well. But with that, the name Indians hasn’t disappeared from professional baseball completely. There is still a minor league club sporting that name and it will stick for sure. We are talking about…
Tonight, Dutchy Roger Bernadina will likely make his debut with the Leones de Léon of the LBPN (Liga de Beisbol Professional Nacional). For the first time since 2007, the 36-year old, will return to the league where he played for two seasons with the now defunct Fieras del San Fernando. Since the LBPN is one…
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 sixth blog post. This one is about the Gent Knights….
Former Red Sox pitcher Daisuke Matsuzaka has signed a one-year deal with the Seibu Lions. The 40-year old returned to the old nest last season, the first time since he was posted back in 2006. Last season, Dice-K, how the former Red Sox ace was called by Red Sox nation, didn’t play an official game…
In this episode of Baseball Related Songs, we pay attention to a song by a group with the illustrious name “…And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead.” “And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead” is an alternative indy rock group from Austin, Texas. The group was founded in 1994….
Last week it became clear that baseball will no longer be an Olympic sport after the 2021 Olympics in Tokyo. Clearly the sport was a gift for the organizing country since baseball in Japan is still BIG. But now baseball won’t be an Olympic sport in 2024, it is time think about the return to…
Today, ninety years ago, the rules committee made an important decision that would cut down the number of home runs in baseball. On this day in 1930, the rules committee decided that a ball that bounces into the stands will no longer be a home run but will become a ground-rule double. Babe Ruth’s total…
I saw this piece of text on Facebook posted there by a guy named Billy Dee. By no means I could have said it any better. It is very spot on. I just want it to share with you as it perfectly describes the result of the mutilation of MiLB by the greedy MLB owners….
It is that time of the week again. Let’s start the upcoming weekend with a good laugh. Here is another episode of Charlie Brown and his baseball gang. This time Snoopy and Woodstock are in the center of the attention. Enjoy.
Another Minor League team has adopted the look of the parent club. The Hudson Valley Renegades introduced their new look today. Especially the cap logo ooks like the famous interlocking NY logo of the Yankees. The club also adopted the pinstripes. The road uniform looks very similar to that of the parent club. The only…
