On March 17 the second qualifier of the World Baseball Classic will start. Mexico will host the Czech Republic, Germany and Nicaragua during this four day event. The stadium where the tournament will be played is generally known as Estadio Nido de los Aguilas but it goes by the name of its sponsor Estadio B-Air….
Bryce Harper. You love him or you hate him. But since I think that hate is a very strong word, I rather say that you like him or dislike him. I tend to dislike him. I do not vent my opinion too much, but in this case I had to write something about it. I…
Today the Yomiuri Giants organized a press conference. It was all about a betting scandal in which their pitcher Kyosuke Takagi was involved. Takagi admitted that he bet on NPB games. Last year the club did terminate the contracts of three pitchers that were involved in gambling already. Then pitchers Kasahara, Satoshi Fukuda and Tatsuya Matsumoto were banned from baseball…
No, no, it is not as shocking as the head tells you. But the head of this blog post is true nevertheless. Tom Dickson, owner of the Montgomery Biscuits is also owner of PCL, a professional catering company specialized in catering and concessions at minor league ballparks. In this case PCL has struck a deal…
Today it was announced that the Sacramento RiverCats (AAA Pacific Coast League) and the San Francisco Giants extended their Player Development Contract with 4 years through the 2020 season. River Cats General Manager Chip Maxson will make the official announcement at today’s Preseason Party at 12:30 p.m.(Pacific Time Zone) in front of loyal fans at…
With Spring Training in full swing it is time to see how the players from the Kingdom of the Netherlands will do in the upcoming season. Of course there is no crystal ball and it is still up in the air, but in general you can make a decent prediction based on the performance of previous…
Oosterhout Twins that won the promotion/relegation series by sweeping Mampaey the Hawks from Dordrecht last season, has attracted two new sponsors for a necessary financial impulse. The club from Oosterhout signed a sponsor deal with main sponsor De Glas Koning BV (The Glass King ltd). This company is relatively new on the Dutch market, but…
With Sprng Training almost a week old, several players from the Kingdom of the Netherlands have played their Spring Training games. How did they do so far? In general we can say that the regular roster players aren’t doing so well yet. Some have played more game than others. Andrelton Simmons appeared in just two…
Recently you could read a blog post about silly jerseys that will be worn in the Minors throughout 2016. Recently two clubs came up with more jerseys which are designed around a theme night. First of all the New Hampshire FisherCats use the upcoming presidential elections for a themed night. Of course New Hampshire is…
With Spring Training in full swing it is time to see how the players from the Kingdom of the Netherlands will do in the upcoming season. Of course there is no crystal ball and it is still up in the air, but in general you can make a decent prediction based on the performance of previous…
