Yesterday, the SoftBank Hawks clinched an easy win over the Yomiuri Giants in game one. Today, game two is played. Here is the link: http://live.qq.com/10064071?fbclid=IwAR3Km5nyTHt4UGSxXdaPTtLmIi0NQdSbSSzxW-nEdh8BzykLeso2GnsPjbs Enjoy.
After the New York Yankees abandoned their Short-A affiliate about a week and a half ago, Staten Island is looking for a spot in the Independent Atlantic League. With the help of the City of New York, they are trying to convince the league to adopt Staten Island as one of its franchises. But for…
The CEB (European Baseball Confederation) has announced the dates of next year’s international tournaments. If the Corona measures will allow it, the first international tournament will be the European Champions Cup. The ECC will be played in Ostrava, Czech Republic from May 25 through May 30, 2021. The Netherlands will be represented by Curaçao Neptunus…
Today the 2020 Nippon Series between the Yomiuri Giants and the SoftBank Hawks comences. The Hawks try to four-peat, the Giants try to win it all since 2012. If you are interested in Japanese baseball or if you don’t want to call it quits yet regarding the 2020 season, here is the link to the…
No, Ray-Patrick Didder is not ascending to higher atmospheres. He was signed to a minor league contract by the Los Angeles Angels. In seven seasons in affiliated ball, Didder’s numbers never really panned out. One exception: his 2018 stint with the Mississippi Braves, the Atlanta Braves’ AA franchise. In 46 games, Ray-Patrick batted .275 but…
The other day, you could read here about my fears about the situation of the Arkansas Travelers. That fear appeared to be unfounded as they are signed by the Mariners to a new PDC together with three other clubs. According to Ballpark Digest, the M’s posted an ad to a job site in which the…
And once again it is Friday. Let’s post a comic of Charlie Brown and his baseball gang to herald the weekend. Enjoy.
Today and yesterday, some news was published about new Minor League affiliations of the Houston Astros and the Washington Nationals. The news about the first one doesn’t really come as a surprise. Yesterday, the (still) independent Sugarland Skeeters, the club with arguably one of the worst logos in baseball, announced that they will leave the…
With the current affiliation dance, a lot is unclear how the minor league landscape will look like. Dance is definitely the wrong word as MLB decides and minor league teams have to accept. But what will the future of the Texas League look like. This is really drawing my interest as the San Antonio Missions…
