Yesterday, Tom de Blok made another start for the West Michigan WhiteCaps. After several bad starts, he seemed to have found his groove again as he lasted seven innings and did not allow a run. After being transformed into a starting pitcher, Tom de Blok put up some promising numbers as he mowed down the…
One week to go and the regular season of most of minor league baseball is over. Only the New York – Penn League and the Pioneer League will play a week longer than the rest. Here is an overview of the standings in each league from AAA to Advanced Rookie. AAA International League Two teams…
Through the years, Modern Woodmen Park, home of the Quad Cities River Bandits (A Full Season affiliate of the Houston Astros), has become a kind of fun fair. Next to the Ferris wheel behind left field and the carousel the team acquired in the last off season, there will be another attraction (or distraction from baseball?). …
On day three of round two of the Dutch playoffs, L&D Amsterdam Pirates hosted HCAW and was handed a loss. Curaçao Neptunus did not have a hard time with Hoofddorp Pioniers. HCAW 8 – 6 L&D Amsterdam Pirates Pirates could not enjoy the sole lead the team had after yesterday’s loss by Curaçao Neptunus as it…
On day two of round two, the hoofdklasse clubs all had the home advantage. DSS mashed Quick Amersfoort in seven innings, Storks handed Pickles UVV its second loss in this weekend and De Glaskoning Twins needed eight innings to finish the job vs Onze Gezellen. Quick Amersfoort 0 – 11 DSS DSS needed seven innings…
We all may have seen MLB teams are wearing different jerseys than normal. That’s all because it is players weekend. For the first time players are allowed to wear their nicknames on the back of their jerseys, wear batting gloves and cleats in wild colors. There is only one player who did not want to…
All hoofdklasse teams were hosted by the overgangsklasse teams today. De Glaskoning Twins finished off Onze Gezellen in seven innings, DSS beat Quick Amersfoort with a ten run margin and Pickles UVV bumped into its second loss in as many weeks. De Glaskoning Twins 12 – 1 Onze Gezellen Seven innings is what De Glaskoning…
In the two games of round two of the Dutch baseball playoffs, HCAW hosted L&D Amsterdam Pirates while Hoofddorp Pioniers hosted Curaçao Neptunus and handed them an unexpected loss by the smalles possible margin. L&D Amsterdam – HCAW In a matchup between the winner of the regular competition and the number three, HCAW took a…
This time in Dutchies around the world we pay attention to Sharlon Schoop, Jonathan Schoop, Shawn Zarraga, Zander Wiel, Carter Kieboom, Ryan Oduber, Paul Brands, and Dashenko Ricardo. Jonathan Schoop Jonathan is having a record setting season. Recently he broke his personal record of single season home runs. Last year he set his PR at…
Curaçaoan infielder Gianfranco Wawoe has been promoted to AAA by the Seattle Mariners. Last night the 23-year old second baseman debuted with the Tacoma Rainiers in the Pacific Coast League game vs the Fresno Grizzlies. The promotion is rather remarkable. Earlier this month, shortstop Shawn O’Malley was placed on the 7-Day disabled list, shortly after…
