Most of you will know by now that I would regret the contraction of 42 minor league teams by Major League Baseball, especially for the (IMO) made-up reasons. So I thought “What’s better to have a former minor leaguer have his say about the minors to (perhaps) cast some new light on the issue?” And…
As a little extra next to Peanuts Baseball Comic on Friday, we post a short Peanuts baseball video. Enjoy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-m_kA0OpAg
TGIF. Therefore we post another comic of Charlie Brown and his baseball friends. Enjoy.
Several news outlets announced that MLB owners are releasing minor leaguers en masse. Normally it happens that minor leaguers are released during the season, partially because they don’t live up to the expectations, partially to make room for new players. But this is nothing more than a cost-cutting move. Recently the owners were in a…
In the past few weeks, you could read plenty of articles about baseball and the coronavirus, especially about the virus and not being able to play baseball. For now, it looks like the Dutch can only start their “season” after September 1st. But a comment by a medical professor sheds new light on the situation…
Today, 69 years ago, the New York Giants placed a large ad in the Minnesota Sunday Times that was almost apologetical to the Minneapolis Millers fans. In the ad, the Giants explain why they promoted Willie Mays to the New York Giants. At the time of his promotion, Mays was the best player on the…
With the current rules set by the Dutch government, the Dutch baseball season will not start before September 1st due to the coronavirus. But the Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Federation (KNBSB) is lobbying to move the starting date forward. Through the Dutch Olympic Committee/Dutch Sporting Federation, the KNBSB is trying to convince the Dutch…
NPB commissioner Atsushi Saito announced in an online press conference that the NPB will start the 2020 season on June 19. The season will be reduced to 120 games. The teams will play no interleague games and will face each league opponent 24 times. This year, no All-Star Game will be played. Practice games will…
Today, Babe Ruth hit a mammoth home run that clears the roof of Forbes Field. It would be the Great Bambino’s final (714th) home run of his career, only to be broken by Hank Aaron 39 years later. During the game vs the Pittsburgh Pirates, Ruth hit three dingers and a single. Nevertheless, the Boston…
In the last three days, the CPBL has been hit by rainouts. But today two game could continue. The league-leading Rakuten Monkeys host the doormat of the league Uni Lions. Currently, the Monkeys are having an improbable winning percentage of .727 and have a 5.5 game lead over the second-place CTBC Brothers. The Uni Lions…
