tThe Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri league or KOM for short was founded in 1946 in a period in which minor leagues popped up like mushrooms. Like many of those minor leagues, the KOM league did not last a full decade as it folded at the end of the 1952 season. The Kansas-Oklahoma-Missouri League got a class D rating…
The Softbank Hawks did not find their groove for seven innings as they were kept in check by starting pitcher Shota Imanaga. Only after he was pulled, the Hawks managed to get back in the game and to force extra innings from which they emerged as new champions as they scored the 4-3 walk-off run. …
Curaçao native Jair Jurrjens is having a decent start in the Dominican Winter League (LIDOM) with the Tigres del Licey, even though the club is coming off a slow start. The Tigres del Licey, multiple champions of the Dominican Republic, have a 4-10 start. Nevertheless, Jair Jurrjens is doing pretty well so far. The Dutch/Curaçaoan…
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…
