Today is National Bobblehead Day in the USA. On Twitter there is an overload with photos of a big variety of bobbleheads. But is the bobblehead something of these days or does the history goes back further? Nowadays the bobblehead is mainly known in the baseball world but the funny figurines are also produced for…
This year the Collegiate Baseball League Europe will enter its sixth season. The CBLE started in 2012 with four teams. The expansion came two years later when the league spread its wings to Spain, France and England. The CBLE is a wood bat collegiate league in Europe which can be compared with collegiate leagues in the…
Amsterdam born shortstop of the New York Yankees Didi Gregorius and former Minnesota Twins pitcher and Yankees announcer Jim Kaat will pay a visit to New Zealand. Both will have their own schedule as Kaat already arrived and Didi will arive on January 9. Jim Kaat will tour the country to motivate youngsters to play…
The 51s landed in Las Vegas 35 years ago. To celebrate the feat, the club has revealed a special anniversary logo which refers to the current moniker but also the previous one. AAA baseball landed in Las Vegas in 1983 when the AAA Spokane Indians moved to the city of light and became the affiliate…
Yesterday, KTAR.com, published the news that the Arizona Diamondbacks are suing Maricopa County in the Chase Field case. This lawsuit may lead to the team leaving Chase Field. The case about Chase Field is a long running one. The Diamondbacks blame Maricopa County to neglect the stadium and that there is a lot of deferred…
Today the KNBSB (Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Federation) came with a press release that announced that pitcher Rick van den Hurk will participate in the 2017 World Baseball Classic. This is pretty much godsend for manager Hensley Meulens. With Van den Hurk, manager Meulens will get a pitcher with a lot of international experience….
The Hudson River League was intially founded in 1886. This first edition lasted for only one season. A next league with the same name was founded in 1903 by a former player of the original Hudson River League and lasted for five seasons. In total twelve cities were represented during the five year run, eleven…
Manager of the Korean national team, Kim In-Sik, is mulling to cut Pittsburgh Pirates third baseman Kang Jung-Ho from the Korean WBC roster due to several DUI charges that he faced. Next to Kang, Kim is mulling whether to use MLB closer Oh Seung-Hwan due to illegal gambling. Since Kang Jung-Ho is a bonafide slugger, this is good…
This is news that makes me happy. In a time and in a country where old buildings are replaced in the blink of an eye, some enthousiasts that care about the history of the game of baseball are trying to raise funds to save the former ballpark of the Negro Leagues’ Detroit Stars. We are…
The Fresno Grizzlies will be in Fresno for their twentieth season this year. The team landed in Fresno in 1998 where the team played at the stadium of the University of Fresno in the first four years before they moved to Chukchansi Park. The history of the Grizzlies started in Tucson AZ. The Phoenix Firebirds…
