The game in the winners bracket was played in the afternoon today at MCU Park in Brooklyn. Israel and Brazil made it a promotion for baseball as this game was a real pitching duel. Eventually Israel stayed at the right side of the score with the smallest possible margin. Brazil 0 – Israel 1 …
Finally there is some news to announce about the baseball facility that is/was about to be build to house a new summer league on Curacao. Recently International Baseball Partners announced that the company will put the Curacao Project 421 on hold until after the September 30 elections. The company announced this on their website. “We remain…
The other day you could read a blog post here about the uncertain future of Wladimir Balentien with the Yakult Swallows. The Swallows made clear that they may not resign Balentien to a new contract due to concerns about his defense and erratic hitting, combined with his high salary. The Swallows have to deal with…
In the nightcap of the first day of the World Baseball Classic Qualifier in Brooklyn’s MCU Park, it was much more of a game than the previous one between Brazil and Pakistan. Both teams were pretty much each equal for the biggest part of the game until the bottom of the seventh innings when Israel…
Thursday, September 22, the fourth Qualifier of the World Baseball Classic teed off in Brooklyn. The home field of the Brooklyn Cyclones, MCU Park, serves as the arena of this four day tournament. The participants are Israel, Great Britain, Brazil and Pakistan. With Coney Island in the backdrop of the ballpark, Pakistan and Brazil played…
No, the Mariners will not become nut traders. The team has bought a majority share in the Modesto Nuts baseball club (A Advanced, California League). In the previous years, the Mariners spent time in Adelanto (High Desert Mavericks) and in Bakersfield (Blaze), the two cities that will be out of affiliated baseball next year. Both…
After you could read earlier today that the Arizona Diamondbacks had left Mobile to look for greener pastures in Jackson TN, it did not take long before the BayBears announced their new parent club. The new parent club is the Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The teams signed a two year deal that runs through the…
According to YakyuDataBase.com, Wladimir Balentien’s future with the Yakult Swallows is uncertain. The website quotes Japanese sports newspapers Sport Hochi, Nikkan Sports and Daily Sports. The newspapers are writing that “the Yakult Swallows may have to part ways with Wladimir Balentien after the current season. There are concerns about his defense and erratic hitting, combined with…
The O’s have extended their player development contract with their A Short Season affiliate, while the M’s have embraced a new AA club in the Arkansas Travelers. The Baltimore Orioles and the Aberdeen IronBirds (A Short Season, New York-Penn League) have extended their player development contract with two more years through the 2018 season. The…
On the news website of the Dutch broadcasting company NOS, the news came out that L&D Amsterdam Pirates is angry at Holland Series opponent Curacao Neptunus. According to the news website, Pirates claims that Neptunus has approached Pirates’ third base coach for a function in the coaching staff. According to the Amsterdam team, those talks…
