With the New Orleans BabyCakes moving to Wichita in 2020, the future ball club needs a new name. As a result, the future AAA club has organized a name-the-team contest. The time to enter a name of your choice is rather short as the contest only runs through January 21st. According to the Wichita Eagle,…
Some time ago you could read here that the MLB complex that was planned on the Isle of Curaçao wasn’t going to be built. But now a local newspaper, het Antilliaans Dagblad, comes with a completely different story. Back in 2015, the minister of Economic Affairs, Stanley Palm was euphoric about the project. Now, his…
Last week things really seemed to go the Blue Sox way as they had taken a 4.5 game lead over the Brisbane Bandits in the standings. But after this weekend’s sweep by the Canberra Cavalry, things have become much more interesting again. In the first game between the two teams, Alessandro Maestri, who was mostly…
The Mandak League (Man-Dak League) or Manitoba Dakota League was a refuge for former Negro League players that got too old to be picked up by MLB clubs. The league’s teams were located in the Canadian province of Manitoba and the US state of North Dakota. The Mandak League was founded in 1950 as a…
According to the website of the Regensburg Legionäre, their ace Mike Bolsenbroek turns his back on the club to join the three-time German champion, Heidenheim Heideköpfe. According to head coach Tomas Bison the Legionäre have tried everything to change his mind but the offered contract wasn’t financially attractive to continue his stay with Regensburg. “It…
With a special logo, the Texas Rangers herald the final season of Globe Life Park in Arlington, the ballpark that was their home since 1994. According to Ballparkbiz.wordpress.com, the logo show on the picture below is slightly different than the logo the Rangers wear on their uniform. The actual logo mentions the name Globe Life…
As all KBO clubs signed the foreign players they needed and that market closed on December 29, Roger Bernadina wasn’t signed by any of the ten KBO clubs. Earlier during the KBO offseason, the Kia Tigers announced they would not re-sign Bernadina as his numbers dropped and as he has spent some time on the…
In today’s episode of Baseball related songs, we pay attention to America’s Favorite Pastime performed by singer-song writerTodd Snider. For this song, Snider, who fought drug addiction several times, was inspired by Dock Ellis’ 1970 no-hitter that he threw after he took LSD. In June 1970, Pirate righty Dock Ellis threw nine innings of no-hit…
In this edition of Minor League history, we pay attention to the second run of the Lone Star League. The Lone Star League was one of the many upstart leagues that reared up after World War II. In contrast to other contemporary leagues, the Lone Star League didn’t last longer than two years. The Lone…
With three more rounds to play, everything is still possible. But the Sydney Blue Sox have made an important step to clinch a spot in the semi-finals. As the Blue Sox won today’s game and the series vs the Brisbane Bandits, the Perth Heat had an easy series vs the Adelaide Bite. Today, the Sydney…
