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
The only game today in the Belgian Division One: Borgerhout Squirrels @ Brasschaat Braves. What appeared to become a walk in the park for the Braves, turned out to become a close game in the end. After a close 7-6 victory yesterday, the Brasschaat Braves stayed at the right side of the score again, as…
Today’s Match of The Day is the second game of the doubleheader between Deurne Spartans and Phoenix Mont-Saint-Guibert. After Deurne won game one 4-1, Mont-Saint-Guibert turned the tables in game two and beat the reigning Belgian champions 12-8. In game one, Mont-Saint-Guibert was limited to one run on four hits as it committed two errors….
In a relatively close game, the Netherlands beat the Czech Republic 3-0 to advance to the finals. Despite one fielding error and one hit less than the Czechs collected, the Dutch stayed at the right side of the score. The Dutch defense appeared to get through the first inning in a quick fashion as they…
After victories over Lithuania and Austria, the Netherlands had to take on Italy, that was also unbeaten. Already in the first inning, the Netherlands took a 1-0 lead and never looked back. It was a game in which the Dutch scored many runs with two outs. After a threatening situation on the bases in the…
After the opening game of the tournament, in which the Czech Republic beat France 14 – 4, the Netherlands took on Lithuania in the second game of the day. The Dutch only needed two-and-a-half innings to win it 26 – 0. In the bottom of the fist inning, the Netherlands scored twenty-one (!) runs and…
