On Thursday March 17,the second WBC Qualifier started in Mexicali Mexico. Germany took on Nicaragua and big favorite Mexico took on the Czech Republic in the night cap. Unfortunately the games could only be seen in the USA and Puerto Rico…. Apparently WBC and MLB forgot that there are also baseball fans in Central America…
On Thursday March 17, the WBC Qualifier 3 started with a matchup between Colombia and Spain. Later Panama and France would face each other in the night cap No surprises on this day as both favorites won easily. But also the games of this qualifier were restricted by black outs. How on earth does MLB want to…
After the color line was broken in 1947, almost 70 years ago, one would expect that it would be easier to accept gay players. But apparently it isn’t. Sports Illustrated reported about an openly gay player in the Cardinals organization, who decided to quit because of the homophobic remarks during his (short) career. Remarks like…
I hear you say: “Who?” Timothy Broas, the former US Ambassador to the Netherlands has accepted a role as ambassador of the KNBSB (Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Federation) and of the Curacao Baseball Development Foundation. Both institutions can benefit from his enormous resource of international contacts. You may think: “How?” Well, as an ambassador…
The other day I wrote an article about Bryce Harper and his comments about the current status of the game of baseball. I also wrote a comment on Facebook in which I expressed that I could not wait until he was retired, because of his comment about baseball being a tired sport. In the past…
If you thought that there wasn’t enough minor league news in the previous article, here is some more. The San Francisco Giants and the Richmond Flying Squirrels have extended their Player Development Contract. With the contract extended through the 2020 season, the cooperation between the two clubs will be seventeen years old then. In 2003…
The Kannapolis Intimidators, named after NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt sr, are on the verge of being sold. The Sally League (A Full Season) affiliate of the Chicago White Sox will be sold by Smith Family Baseball to a group led by Reese Smith III. The lease of the stadium has been transfered to Intimidators Baseball Club…
For the fourth time the Big League Weekend will be held in San Antonio’s Alamo Dome. The indoor facility is transformed into a baseball field complete with Astro turf and dirt areas around the bases. This year the Texas Rangers will host the reigning World Series champions, Kansas City Royals in a two game exhibition…
In a period in which the MLB Spring Training rosters are trimmed, several Dutchie non roster invitees are still with the big guys. Time for a second look to see how the players from the Kingdom of the Netherlands are doing. Ozhaino Albies: Where top prospects like Jorge Mateo and Aaron Judge (both of the…
On March 17 the third qualifier of the World Baseball Classic will start. Panama will host Columbia, France and Spain during this four day event. The stadium where this four day event will be played is Rod Carew Stadium, which served as stadium for the 2011 World Cup final which was won by the Netherlands. Also…
