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 third blog post. This one is about the MSC Phoenix…
On this date, Gene Autry was awarded an American League franchise in Los Angeles. It would be the start of a four year strained relationship between Autry and Los Angeles Dodgers owner Walter O’Malley. O’Malley called Autry his friend invariably. But in the meantime he did everything to make the latter’s life impossible. O’Malley didn’t…
Just like earlier this year, the Dutch Baseball Hangout would like to pay attention to the transactions in the Belgian Baseball Gold (BBG) League. The transaction period in Belgium ended at December 1, so time to start with the second blog post. This one is about the reigning champions of Belgium, the Hoboken Pioneers. According…
Just like earlier this year, the Dutch Baseball Hangout would like to pay attention to the transactions in the Belgian Baseball Gold (BBG) League. The transaction period in Belgium ended at December 1, so time to start with the first blog post. The 2021 Borgerhout Squirrels will receive a couple of new players. Normally, during…
And it is that day of the week again. Let’s celebrate the upcoming weekend with another episode of Peanuts Baseball Comic on Friday with Charlie Brown and his baseball gang. Enjoy.
The Staten Island Yankees have announced they will cease operations. The team was financially troubled already but due to the corona crisis, it got even worse. To continue as an independent team is not an option according to the club. The Club is suing the New York Yankees for broken promises. Even though the Yankees…
Today, the Frontier League’s Ottawa franchise presented its name. After a name the team contest in which about 1,200 names were entered, the club opted for the name Titans. After the Ottawa Champions of the CanAm League were not invited to join the merger between the Frontier League and the CanAm League, the club ceased…
In 1917, Ernie Shore pitched a perfect game for the Boston Red Sox. He retired 27 batters in a row without allowing a base runner. Still he was only credited with a combined no-hitter. Why? He pitched in relief of Babe Ruth, who walked a batter and argued the call and who was tossed eventually…
It was rumored for quite some time but today, the WBSC announced that the European Championship will expand from twelve to sixteen teams, starting with next year’s edition that will be played in Italy. All teams that participated in the 2019 edition, will participate in the 2021 edition. This means that the two countries that…
