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  • Curacao baseball | Dutch baseball | Japan Baseball

    Swallow’s interest in minor leaguer may diminish Balentien’s chances

    Byyankeebiscuitfan October 25, 2016

    Now the Yakult Swallows have announced that a new contract for Wladimir Balentien isn’t sure yet, it remains to be seen if the slugger from Curacao will sign with the club. His (according to the club) questionable defense, his injury record and weak arm may lead to both parties parting ways.  The Swallows have expressed…

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  • Baseball stadiums | Major League Baseball

    Ballparks around the World: Dodger Stadium

    Byyankeebiscuitfan October 24, 2016

    During my vacation in the US, earlier this year, my good friend Javier took me to Dodger Stadium for a tour. It is hard to believe that Dodger Stadium, erected in 1962, is the third oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball. It is a ballpark without the modern bells and whistles in which baseball fans…

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  • Curacao baseball | Dutch baseball | Major League Baseball

    The Dodgers aren’t giving Jansen the credit he deserves

    Byyankeebiscuitfan October 23, 2016

    Will the Dodgers extend the contract of their star closer Kenley Jansen? With the extension talks stalled and the interest in Aroldis Chapman that they had, it is questionable if Jansen will be with the Dodgers next year.  Even though I still think that the part of a closer is vastly overrated, he is part of…

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  • Minor League Baseball | Minor League Baseball History

    Minor League History: Florida-Alabama-Georgia League (FLAG League)

    Byyankeebiscuitfan October 22, 2016

    The Florida-Alabama-Georgia League saw the light in 1915 as the Georgia State League changed its name when the Americus team moved to Gainesville FL and a team in Dothan AL was added. This happened in June 1915. The Georgia State League had previously been known as the Empire State League. The FLAG league started the…

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  • Minor League Baseball

    Minor League club for sale

    Byyankeebiscuitfan October 20, 2016

    If you always wanted to own a minor league club, this is your chance. The city of Auburn is putting the DoubleDays into the shopping window. They are asking $6 million for it. In 1982 the city of Auburn took over the team from the owner at his request since he had substantial debts. The…

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  • Curacao baseball | Dutch baseball | International Baseball | Japanese Baseball

    Balentien and Van den Hurk won’t join KOTN in friendly vs Japan

    Byyankeebiscuitfan October 20, 2016

    The Japanese sports website hochi.jp.co announced that Curacao slugger and Dutch pitcher Rick van den Hurk will not join team Kingdom of the Netherlands in the friendly matches vs Samurai Japan in November. The article doesn’t tell why the two Dutchie stars of the NPB will not join the team but it mentioned that both…

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  • International Baseball | Major League Baseball

    MLB spends big in Chinese baseball

    Byyankeebiscuitfan October 19, 2016

    MLB is spending big to get baseball off the ground in China. The Chinese government sees baseball as a $7.4 billion industry. Within ten years the government and MLB want to build diamonds and academies in a country where baseball was banned once. With MLB spending hundreds of millions of dollars, it is proof that…

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  • Minor League ballparks | Minor League Baseball

    Positive ballpark news from Richmond

    Byyankeebiscuitfan October 18, 2016

    The city of Richmond Va, the Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) and the Richmond Flying Squirrels have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) regarding a new ballpark in Richmond. It would be a boulevard area ballpark with a price tag of $50 MM – $60 MM. This was all presented in yesterday’s press release of the…

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  • Dutch baseball | Dutch Hoofdklasse | Japan Baseball | Japanese Baseball

    Japan – KOTN friendly: (provisional) Dutch roster released

    Byyankeebiscuitfan October 18, 2016

    A few months ago, you could read here that there will be a set of friendly games between team Kingdom of the Netherlands and team Samurai Japan in November 2016. According to the website of Samurai Japan, the roster of the Dutch team has been released. According to a source within the Dutch baseball federation, there are…

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  • Japanese Baseball | Marjor League Baseball | NPB

    Hiroki Kuroda hangs up spikes

    Byyankeebiscuitfan October 18, 2016

    Former Los Angeles Dodgers and New York Yankees pitcher Hiroki Kuroda has announced his retirement. The work horse will hang up his spikes after the upcoming Nippon Series in which Kuroda’s team, the Hiroshima Toyo Carp will take on the Nippon Ham Fighters. Kuroda made the announcement during a press conference last night. Before the…

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