Today, the U12 European Championship started in Trebic, Czech Republic. The Dutch had to take on France in the opening game and clinced a rather easy victory. France 4 – 8 The Netherlands The Dutch took an early lead in the first inning when Otis Ward scored on a bases-loaded sac fly, hit by Yilber…
Today, the European Championship B-pool will start. The tournament is split into two groups. One part will be played in Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria, the other will be played in Trnava, Slovakia. The tournament in Slovakia will only start tomorrow. The winners of both groups will play a “playoff” series from July 26 – July 28 to…
It wasn’t a slugfest like yesterdays game but still, it was a high scoring game. A disastrous seventh inning was the deathblow for Boston as the Yankees won 12-8. The Red Sox took a commanding 4-0 lead in the first inning when Xander Bogaerts hit a two-run homer followed by solo shots hit by J.D….
This weekend the German playoffs started. Normally they start much later but since the season has to end early because of the upcoming European Championship and Olympic Qualifier, it needs to be finished before the end of August. In three out of four series, the teams split the weekend games but in one the home…
In this episode of Ballparks around the world, we pay attention to one of those little gems that you will only find in the USA: Doubleday Field in Cooperstown, NY, home of the Baseball Hall of Fame. According to the legend, Abner Doubleday invented the game of baseball and played the first game at the…
In a soccer stadium that was transferred into a baseball stadium, the Boston Red Sox “hosted” the New York Yankees. For the first time in the history of MLB, the fiercest rivalry in baseball set foot in Europe. It turned out to be a slugfest with a ridiculous final score of 17-13 in the favor…
In this episode of Minor League history we pay attention to the Middle Atlantic League in the period of 1937-1942. After the 1942 season, MiLB was shut down due to the war effort after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor and America was dragged into the war. Cities represented: Akron, OH: Akron Yankees 1935-1941 Butler, PA: Butler Yankees 1946-1947, moved from Pennsylvania…
A special piece of Minor League history today. Since this is a blog, mainly about Dutch baseball, the club in today’s limelight is a perfect fit for this blog: the Oswego Netherlands of the Canadian-American League. The Oswego Netherlands was named after the local Netherlands Milk and Ice Cream Company. The team was one of…
After the losses on Tuesday and Wednesday, Curaçao Neptunus couldn’t avoid being swept by L&D Amsterdam Pirates. After yesterday’s close win (3-1), Pirates outscored (7-1) and outhit (10-4) Neptunus in their third consecutive win vs their big rivals. A surprising move by manager Brian Finnegan as he let reliever Jhan Rifaela start the game, as…
Tonight L&D Amsterdam Pirates and Curaçao Neptunus faced each other in a game that still needed to be played as both teams were playing in the European Champions Cup. L&D Amsterdam Pirates – Curaçao Neptunus What appeared to become an easy win for L&D Amsterdam Pirates turned out to be a “narrow” escape…
