Finally!! After a long wait, the Dutch hoofdklasse season teed off tonight. The following games were scheduled: L&D Amsterdam Pirates @ Curaçao Neptunus, Meerlease Pioniers @ DSS/Kinheim, Quick Amersfoort @ HCAW and Oosterhout Twins @ Silicon Storks (played in Amsterdam). L&D Amsterdam Pirates 8 – 3 Curaçao Neptunus After Curaçao Neptunus had taken a 1-0…
Tonight, the Dutch baseball hoofdklasse will tee off. For the first time ever all games will be streamed through one website. Here are the links to the games of tonight. All games will start at 19:30 (7:30 PM) Dutch time. Enjoy. L&D Amsterdam Pirates @ Curaçao Neptunus https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hBuDth9Zds&feature=emb_err_woyt Meerlease Pioniers @ DSS/Kinheim https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9AIFz7QxKA&feature=emb_err_woyt Quick Amersfoort…
Today, the DBV (German Baseball and Softball Federation) announced the format that will be used for the 1. Bundesliga in Germany. Last weekend it was leaked already that the season will start in the weekend of August 8/9. Last weekend the format of this year’s 1. Bundesliga was still up in the air. Clubs could…
A few days ago, the FEBEKO (Baseball Federation of Curaçao) organized a draft among the clubs of the Curaçao AA League, the island’s highest level of baseball. With this draft, several minor league players were picked by the teams of the league. The biggest name around was Jair Jurrjens, but he was signed by the…
Today, 61 years ago, Pumpsie Green debuted for the Boston Red Sox, making the bean towners the last team to hire an Afro-American player. Since Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier, it took the Red Sox 12 years to integrate as well. Ironically, the Red Sox were the club that gave Jackie Robinson, Marvin Williams,…
Everyone who practices a sport thinks that sport is the best game around. But we baseball lovers know that those who do not play baseball are plain wrong as baseball is the best sport in the world. As a kid I was raised with soccer. Nevertheless, I had a bit of interest in baseball when…
Back in 2014, I wrote a series of blog posts about the origin of minor league team names. Since then, the minor league landscape has changed a lot. Clubs moved, adopted new names. All reasons to have a new series in which the new names are added and explained. We continue with the letter O…
Also some positive baseball news from Germany. According to the Facebook page of the Berlin Flamingos, the 1. Bundesliga, Germany’s highest baseball league, will start on the weekend of 8/9 August. As a result, it will be a shortened season. But the start of the season will only take place if the announced facilitation of…
Another episode of Peanuts Baseball Comic on Friday shortly before we head to the weekend. An early one today. But in this way you can enjoy it longer 😉 This time a philosophical one of Charlie Brown and his gang. Enjoy.
Today 86 years ago, Yankees’ first baseman Lou Gehrig wasn’t really able to play due to what was then believed to be lumbago. Still, he was put on the lineup card to keep his streak alive. As Lou Gehrig was hit by “lumbago” the previous day, he wasn’t able to play first base the following…
