In a weekend without L&D Amsterdam Pirates and Curaçao Neptunus, three games were scheduled on the second day of round ten. Unfortunately, due to inclement weather, two of those three were canceled. The only game was about to continue was Silicon Storks @ Quick Amersfoort, but also that game was canceled due to inclement weather. …
Yes, you read it well. A 24-inning complete-game. It happened 110 years ago in a Pacific Coast League game. On June 8, 1909, the San Francisco Seals hosted the Oakland Oaks. Both starting pitchers went the distance. Nowadays you don’t see pitchers throw that many complete games anymore. But back in the day, it was…
As most of the attention of this blog is going to the European Champions Cup, one would forget there is also another European tournament going on: the CEB cup is taking place in Brno, Czech Republic. With two groups of four teams, two teams stood out above the rest so far: the Heidenheim Heideköpfe in…
The New York Yankees lost 5-2 to the Cleveland Indians. But the most important news was that Didi Gregorius finally returned after a long period of absence due to Tommy John surgery. Looking to his numbers during his rehab stint with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Railriders and the Tampa Tarpons (..156 with one homer and two RBI),…
Two young Dutch players signed a contract with the Toronto Blue Jays. Jiorgeny Casimiri (HCAW) and Sem Robberse (Quick Amersfoort) will join the only Canadian MLB organization. Both players are pitchers. Casimiri acted as a reliever for HCAW this season. Robberse was one of three starting pitchers for Quick Amersfoort. The seventeen-year-old Casimiri started his…
On day four of the ECC, the following games were scheduled: Deurne Spartans @ Rouen Huskies, Parmaclima Parma @ L&D Amsterdam Pirates, Arrows Ostrava @ Bonn Capitals and UnipolSai Bologna @ Curaçao Neptunus. Deurne Spartans 4 – 5 Rouen Huskies A very bitter loss for the Deurne Spartans. After the team took an unexpected 4-0…
The story of tonight’s game was Stephen Perakslis. The American with Greek roots was at the right time at the right place for Bologna as he kept Neptunus totally in check. Eventually, Neptunus fell to the Italian champion 10-3. In a battle of the champions, Fortitudo Bologna struck first in the second inning. With Diegomar…
After the 2017 edition, in which Pirates barely stayed in the Champions Cup and ended at a disappointing seventh place, the team from Amsterdam reached this year’s final thanks to a clear victory over Parmaclima Parma. In the first semi-final, L&D Amsterdam Pirates beat Parma 8-4. Pirates continued the way they did all week, with…
As there is a European Champions Cup going on in Bologna, one would almost forget the Dutch hoofdklasse keeps going on. On the first day of round ten, three games were scheduled: DSS @ HCAW, Quick Amersfoort @ Silicon Storks and Hoofddorp Pioniers @ Oosterhout Twins. DSS 0 – 3 HCAW A real pitching duel in…
On the third day of the ECC, the following games were scheduled: Group A: Parmaclima Parma @ Bonn Capitals, Rouen Huskies @ Curaçao Neptunus Group B: Arrows Ostrava @ L&D Amsterdam Pirates, UnipolSai Bologna @ Deurne Spartans. Parmaclima Parma 17 – 8 Bonn Capitals In a crazy game, the Bonn Capitals took a 7-0 lead…
