A week and a half ago, I was in Las Vegas during my US vacation. I had promised a friend, I would get him an aviators cap, so I headed to Las Vegas Ballpark in Summerlin. Unfortunately, I was not allowed to enter the ballpark, so I could only make some photos from the outside,…
After the Oklahoma Dodgers played under the name Oklahoma City Baseball during the 2024 season, as an omen of the new name that was about to come, the club announced its new moniker and uniforms yesterday. The club will be named Oklahoma City Comets. My first thoughts were “Why Comets? What is the link between…
After the Mississippi Braves announced their departure from Pearl MS, to head to Columbus GA, it did not take long before the void was filled. Early September, the independent Frontier League announced it would add Pearl as new franchise to the league. Two days ago, the club announced the new name and logos. After a…
Yesterday, at the last day of the regular competition in the Belgian Division One, long time Belgian national team player Jamie Verheyleweghen played his last game of a career that brought him to several parts of Europe. After he played for several national Belgian youth teams, Jamie made his debut in Division One in 2009….
Today was the final day of the regular season of the 2024 Belgian Divison One. A special day in two cases. Jamie Verheyleweghen, longtime player of the Belgian nantional team played his final game. Robin Roevens reached a milestone today, by hitting his 500th base hit in the Belgian Division One. Unfortunately, Jamie wasn’t able…
After years of looking for options and negotiations, the Richmond Flying Squirrels have signed a stadium deal. The team signed a 30-year contract with the Richmond Economic Development. After the Jay Littleton Ballpark fire, also some good ballpark news. The club will move into a new $117 million stadium to be built just south of…
The beloved, 87-year-old ballpark, Jay Littleton Ball Park, was hit by a fire on Thursday. The all wooden structure is severely damaged. Likely it will be considered as a loss. Jay Littleton Ball Park was built in 1937. The field experienced one season of professional baseball when the Ontario Orioles called Jay Littleton Ball Park…
Today, yours truly went to Cologne in Germany to watch a quarter final game of the German 1. Baseball Bundesliga between the Cologne Cardinals and the Regensburg Legionäre. The weather was good, the burgers and the prezels delicious. So a good day for a ballgame. A game started as an exciting pitching duel between Florian…
By now it is old news that the Seattle Mariners will pull their single A team, the Modesto Nuts out of Modesto, after the 2024 season. It is not clear yet where the team will go to, but it is clear that the owners of the Mariners are too greedy to pay for the wanted…
Today, yours truly attended the game in the Belgian Division 1 between the Brasschaat Braves and the Borgerhout Squirrels. Here are some photos of an attractive game. This blog post is brought to you by
