After the Potomac Nationals played their last game at Pfitzner Stadium, the club prepared for the move to Fredericksburg, where a brand new ballpark was built for them. Today, the “new” Carolina League club presented its name and logos. Fredericksburg is located 54 miles south of Washington DC, the location of the Fredericksburg Nationals namesake….
Today, Kinheim was the home team in its own Pim Mulier Stadium in this Haarlem get-together. Kinheim had the lead for the biggest part of the game but in the final inning, its pitching collapsed and surrendered two runs to hand DSS the 3-2 win. In the sixth innings, after five scoreless innings, DSS pushed…
Los Angeles Angel and MLB star Albert Pujols is on a trip to Belarus. The 39-year old is on a mission in Belarus to promote the game of baseball and give some clinics to local players. Pujols arrived on Tuesday, October 2nd and will stay during the Belarus championship series between Minsk and Logishin Wolfs….
Returning from Parma after his Italian adventure, one would expect Owen Ozanich to return to the Rouen Huskies. But Ozanich kind of surprised the baseball community by signing with the Montpellier Barracudas, the three-time French champion. Unfortunately for Owen, he could not finish his season with Parma as he broke his shin bone because of…
After yesterday’s game of the promotion/relegation series was rained out yesterday, DSS and Kinheim faced each other tonight. Kinheim bounced back big time after Saturday’s loss as they beat DSS 12-7. Kinheim jumped on DSS starting pitcher Nick Keur as they scored four times in the first inning. Singles by Jeldwin Orman and Jenk Lemmink…
In the past two days, three MLB managers have been sacked: Joe Maddon of the Cubs, Clint Hurdle of the Pirates and today, Brad Ausmus of the Angels. Saturday the Cubs announced, Joe Maddon was fired even before the final game of the season. GM Theo Epstein didn’t give a clear reason: “Sometimes it’s just…
Where bi-annual baseball tournaments in the Netherlands like the Haarlem Baseball Week (now Baseball Week Haarlem) and the World Port Tournament were sellouts in the eighties and nineties, these tournaments have suffered a downfall in attendance the last decade. In fact, you see the same trend that the regular hoofdklasse competition is suffering from. In…
The other day, the Western Association of Professional Baseball Clubs (“WAPB”) announced it would add a club to its lineup: The Henderson Hoo. This made me realize it is a new independent league that is about to start. I realize this is old news but it is always interesting to read about a new league. …
On their website, Amsterdam Pirates have announced that former Pirate Michael Duursma will be the flagship team’s new manager. This after Brian Finnegan told the club he won’t be available for the 2020 season. Duursma played for a variety of clubs in the Dutch hoofdklasse, L&D Amsterdam Pirates was the last one before…
With Omron Pioniers (farm team of Meerlease Pioniers) and Alcmaria Victrix finishing with the same number of wins and losses in the bottom eight group of the overgangsklasse, a decisive game was needed. Today both teams met at the ballpark of Sparks in Haarlem. Alcmaria Victrix didn’t stand a chance against Omron Pioniers’ pitching as…
