In today’s episode of Baseball Shorts, we pay attention to the term “Butcher Boy.” What does it mean and where does the term come from? Read on and you wil know. A Butcher Boy is baseball slang for the slash bunt. The intention is to surprise the opponent by faking a (sac) bunt, then pulling…
Slowly more things become clear regarding the 2021 Minor League landscape. Here is an update on the matter. Something that has struck my mind is that there won’t be any A Full Season circuit anymore, at least not for 2021. The two A Full Season leagues, the Midwest League and the South Atlantic League (or…
As we paid attention to Oosterhout Twins, HCAW, L&D Amsterdam Pirates, Curaçao Neptunus and Hoofddorp Pioniers, we now pay attention to the three remaining clubs in the Dutch hoofdklasse: DSS/Kinheim, Quick Amersfoort and Silicon Storks. We start this anthology of transactions with DSS/Kinheim. DSS/Kinheim, the cooperation between the two Haarlem-based clubs will continue until October…
Hoofddorp Pioniers is one of the clubs that has made a lot of moves in the annual transition period of Dutch baseball. In total the club saw seven players leave, while seven were added to the 2021 roster. No doubt the club will be hit hard by the loss of pitchers Lars Huijer and Chris…
Just like competitor and arch rival L&D Amsterdam Pirates, Curaçao Neptunus did not get a lot of new players. Only four left the club of which two will remain as member but will return to the USA to continue with their professional career. The players that left the club are Julian Goins, who left for…
In the annual transition period, L&D Amsterdam did not see many players leave. Only two players left the club, while five were added to the roster. Players that left the club are Jim Ploeger, who left for HCAW and Oliver van der Wijst Severino, who left for HCAW as well. The latter may likely play…
In a press release, Dutch hoofdklasse club HCAW from Bussum announced it has hired a new head coach. Dè Flanegin, who was at the helm of the flagship team in the past two seasons does not return, so the club had to look for a new head coach. Also a LOT of new players have…
With the transition period of Dutch baseball ending today, Oosterhout Twins is the first to present its new additions. The core of last year’s team is staying. A total of three have left the hoofdklasse team and there are four new faces. Perhaps the most surprising addition to the 2021 roster is Urving Kemp. Urving…
It has become a tradition. An overview of the national champions of most European countries per season. This year we will sum up the champions per country once again. As 2020 was a strange year due to the COVID-19 virus, baseball wasn’t played in some countries and in others, no playoffs were played. Nevertheless here…
You will know by now that yours truly is a sucker for baseball caps. I buy authentic caps of baseball clubs myself but I can also appreciate certain fantasy caps, designed as non-club caps. One of those designing studios is Hillel Studios. I can really appreciate the work the owner is making. Reason enough to…
