Ripken Baseball, the company run by the the Ripken Brothers Cal and Billy, is looking to sell a majority stake of the Aberdeen IronBirds (Orioles A Short Season affiliate in the New York-Penn League). The two brothers have been acting in Minor League Baseball and youth baseball for more than a decade. In previous years…
Today the Dutch Baseball Hangout reached a milestone. Today the Dutch Baseball Hangout got its 200,000th hit. I’d like to thank everyone who visited this blog for reaching the milestone. This milestone was reached a lot quicker than the previous one, the 100,000th hit. This is giving me the drive to keep on writing. Once…
A minor leaguers laden Israeli team crushed Great Britain 9-1 in the WBC Qualifier in Brooklyn’s MCU Park last night. For four innings the British could keep Israel at bay, but eventually the Isreali offense proved to strong. Thanks to this win, the team will advance to group B in Korea in next year’s World…
After beating up the Regensburg Legionaere 13-2 in game one, the Mainz Athletics won game two at their home ballpark, beating Regensburg 5-0. Next Saturday in Regensburg can be the decisive game for Mainz. If they win that game they can raise the championship banner. Despite the 5-0 win, the Athletics did not quite outhit…
As you may know, Fenway Park in Boston is located at Yawkey way, named after the former owner of the Red Sox (from 1933 until 1977). But why do the Red Sox (and the city of Boston) keep honoring an owner who was a proven bigot and racist? Before 1947, when Major League Baseball upheld…
For the biggest part today’s game was similar than yesterday’s. Curacao Neptunus leading and L&D Amsterdam Pirates not being able to close the gap. But today the outcome was different than yesterday. Where Pirates was able to close the gap yesterday, it wasn’t today. L&D Amsterdam Pirates 5 – 8 Curacao Neptunus Amsterdam L&D Pirates…
Just like in the Netherlands, the German competition is at the stage of the championship series now. Where the first game in the Netherlands was a close one (a 6-5 for L&D Amsterdam Pirates over Curacao Neptunus), it wasn’t the case in game one in Germany. The championship series between two South Division teams, the…
In a very close game in which Great Britain had the lead from the third inning , a suicidal action by Brazil’s Juan Carlos Muniz, who tried to steal third base, ended the game, leaving Brazil eliminated from the tournament. Brazil 3 – 4 Great Britain After two scoreless innings Brazil took a…
What appeared to become a game in which L&D Amsterdam Pirates did not have much of a chance to close the gap as they trailed 5-2, turned into a nail biter. The Amsterdam based team managed to tie the game in the final inning, so extra innings were needed. L&D Amsterdam Pirates 6 – 5 …
It may not have come as a surprise that Great Britain beat Pakistan in the game of the losers bracket. But that it would be in seven innings and with a fourteen run margin, may. The British slugged their way to a 14-0 victory that eliminated Pakistan from the tournament. On Saturday, Great Britain will now…
