On day three of round ten, Curaçao Neptunus headed to Oosterhout to face De Glaskoning Twins, Pickles UVV hosted Hoofddorp Pioniers and DSS headed to Bussum to face HCAW. None of the games had a surprising outcome. Curaçao Neptunus 7 – 2 De Glaskoning Twins No excessive win for Curaçao Neptunus but the team scored enough…
On the second day of round two, Curaçao Neptunus hosted De Glaskoning Twins, DSS hosted HCAW and Hoofddorp Pioniers headed to Utrecht to face Pickles UVV in a game with a surprising result. De Glaskoning Twins 4 – 9 Curaçao Neptunus Curaçao Neptunus took a quick 3-0 lead in the first inning when Christian Diaz drove…
The Fresno Grizzlies will have a tribute to Springfield promotion on June 29 when they take on the Albuquerque Isotopes. With this promotion, the Grizzlies will wear the Simpsons based jerseys with drawings in the style of the cartoon series. Likely it is no coincidence the Grizzlies are wearing these jerseys as they take on…
A shock went through the Curaçao and Dutch baseball community as it was announced that Jair Jurrjens was suspended for PED use. Major League Baseball’s commissioner announced on Thursday that LA Dodgers farmhand Jair Jurrjens was suspended 80 games for testing positive for exogenous testosterone. So far this season Jurrjens, 31, has pitched in 11…
On the first day of the tenth round of the 2017 competition, De Glaskoning Twins “hosted” new European champion Curaçao Neptunus in Rotterdam, HCAW hosted DSS and Hoofddorp Pioniers hosted Pickles UVV. Curaçao Neptunus 12 – 10 De Glaskoning Twins After winning two of the previous three games vs DSS last week, De Glaskoning Twins…
Several players from the Dutch Kingdom are playing such good seasons, they have received an invitation for the various minor league All-Star Games. Gianfranco Wawoe, Sicnarf Loopstok, Darren Seferina and Carter Kieboom are the ones who received invitations. Three of the four players will appear in A-Advanced All-Star Games: Darren Seferina, Sicnarf Loopstok and Gianfranco…
In an attempt to attract younger fans and to loosen the strict uniform rules, MLB will allow players to wear their nicknames on the back of their jerseys and to wear bright colored cleats and personalize a patch paying tribute to someone instrumental in their development. But don’t be overly excited. This will only be for…
Recently, the Detroit Tigers announced Tom de Blok was sent down to extended spring training. The other day, it became clear why Tom was sent down. In a Facebook post, a proud mother announced Tom was sent down to extended spring training because the Tigers think Tom works his way through innings easily, so they…
Today, the former team of the Japanese legend Sadaharu Oh, celebrated the 756th home run Oh hit forty years ago. In a ceremony during the game, Oh, who now is chairman of the Softbank Hawks, was placed in the spotlights for breaking Hank Aaron’s record of 755 dingers. Sadaharu Oh, who played his entire 22-year…
After some absence here is part eight of Dutchies around the World. This time we are paying attention to Didi Gregorius, Ozzie Albies, Jiandido Tromp, Sicnarf Loopstok, Ademar Rifaela and Mike Bolsenbroek. Didi Gregorius Didi is having a fantastic season so far. He is hitting well above .300 and has committed only one error so…
