With a comfortable 3 game to 1 lead, the Softbank Hawks were on their way to clinch the Nippon Series, but in the course of game five the defense collapsed and the DeNABaystars took advantage and walked with a 5-4 victory. Rick van den Hurk had a very strong start as he took a perfect…
Baseball clown Myron Noodleman or Rick Hader as his real name goes had passed away today. Noodleman suffered from a rare and destructive form of cancer. Due to the illness, he wasn’t able to perform during the 2017 season. Myron Noodleman was a barnstorming act in the minor leagues. He has performed throughout the United…
So far, this blog did not mention the transactions of three clubs: Quick Amersfoort, DSS, and Storks. DSS did not acquire many players as not many left the team. But Quick Amersfoort and Storks made quite some roster moves. DSS The club from Haarlem acquired three new players. Lefthanded pitcher Nick Keur and catcher Sander…
During the 2017 transition period, Hoofddorp Pioniers has lost many players of its core. Luckily, the club managed to get players in return, but it remains to be seen if the club can play a role of any importance in 2018 with the new roster. Dudley Leonora and Quintin De Cuba left for Curaçao Neptunus….
At the brink of elimination, the DeNA BayStars have grabbed the last straw and won game for of the Nippon Series. With two hits, the Softbank Hawks never came close to clinching the win as they fell to the BayStars 6-0 and were outhit 12-2. Until the fifth inning both teams kept each other in…
With Kenley Jansen retiring the side in the ninth inning, the Los Angeles Dodgers have forced a seventh game in the 2017 World Series. In another pitching matchup, the pitching staff of the Dodgers outdueled the staff of the Astros as the Dodgers beat the Astros 3-1. Once again a run was scored on a home…
Reigning Dutch champion and European champion Curaçao Neptunus did not make a lot of roster moves during the transition period. Only three new players joined the ranks of the Rotterdam based club. A couple of players has decided to leave the club for a surprising destination. In a press release the club announced the following…
At the end of the transition period, HCAW (Honkbalclub Allen Weerbaar) from Bussum announced its roster moves for the 2018 season. There will be ten new names on the roster as a whopping fourteen left the club or hung up their spikes. After the team reached the playoffs in the hoofdklasse for the first time…
At the end of the transaction period (November 1st), L&D Amsterdam Pirates announced the roster moves for the 2018 season. Even though the core of the team stayed together, there are five new additions and four players left for greener pastures. The new players on the roster of L&D Amsterdam Pirates are: Jim Ploeger, Maickel…
With a little bit of (bad) luck, Rick van den Hurk will get a 2017 Nippon Series championship ring without throwing a pitch in the Nippon Series. Rick will not start in game four. With a 3-0 lead over the DeNA BayStars, the Softbank Hawks only need one win to sweep the team from Yokohama. Rick…
