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Van ‘t Hoen European coach of the year 2015
Byyankeebiscuitfan February 13, 2016

Evert Jan ‘t Hoen, manager of current European and Dutch champion Curacao Neptunus, has been named European coach of the year during the congress of the European Baseball Confederation CEB in Hoofddorp Netherlands (near Amsterdam Airport). Last year Curacao threepeated as Dutch champion and also clinched the European title for clubs. During the season, Van…

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International Baseball

WBC Qualifier 1: South Africa moves on to final
Byyankeebiscuitfan February 13, 2016

In this game between South Africa and New Zealand it became clear that New Zealand is still quite a bit away from competing with the rest of the world. But since the New Zealand baseball federation was founded in 2002, you can say that baseball in New Zealand is pretty much in its infancy so…

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Marjor League Baseball

Player banned permanently for PED use
Byyankeebiscuitfan February 12, 2016

After being suspended two times before because of use of PEDs, Jenrry Mejia is suspended for life by MLB. His previous suspension was on July 28,2015 as he failed a second test on Stanozolol and Boldenone use, the PED that Canadian sprintaer Ben Johnson was caught with during the Olympic Games in Seoul. MLB suspended him for…

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Minor League Baseball

Minor League history: East-West League
Byyankeebiscuitfan February 12, 2016

The East-West League was the successor of various loosely organized negro leagues that operated from 1920 through 1932. In name there were leagues but next to the schedule of those leagues, the participating clubs barnstormed as well. Those barnstorming tours against white semi-pro teams were rather lucrative. From 1923 through 1928 the Eastern Colored League…

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International Baseball | Uncategorized

WBC Qualifier 1: South Africa 1 – Australia 4
Byyankeebiscuitfan February 12, 2016

Okay, Australia won the night cap of today’s double header vs South Africa. And it was in a convincing way as they never really got into trouble. But despite the loss, the South Africans kept the damage limited and can be really proud of their performance. For Australia it was a case of “Noblesse oblige”….

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International Baseball

WBC Qualifier 1: Diamondblacks keep hopes alive
Byyankeebiscuitfan February 12, 2016

In a must win situation for both New Zealand and the Philippines, the Diamondblacks stayed at the right side of the score.in an entertaining and high scoring game. The Philippines took a 1-0 lead. Eric Farris hit a lead off double off Andrew Marck and advanced on a fly out to right field hit by…

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International Baseball

WBC Qualifier 1: Australia beats Philippines in seven
Byyankeebiscuitfan February 11, 2016

In the night cap of today’s double header, Australia hosted the Philippines. For six innings the archipelago republic could keep pace rather well before its defense collapsed and it eventually became a blow out score. The Philippines surprisingly got on the board first as Eric Farris scored from second base on a line drive single…

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International Baseball

WBC Qualifier 1: New Zealand no match for South Africa
Byyankeebiscuitfan February 11, 2016

Today the World Basecall Qualifier 1 in Sydney took off. In the first game New Zealand hosted South Africa. The final score was rather lopsided as the winner only walked away in the final inning. The game was rather close until the ninth and the runs did not come cheap until then. South Africa started…

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Sharnol Adriana joins RoughRiders as coach
Byyankeebiscuitfan February 10, 2016

According to a tweet by Edson Evertz Curacao native Sharnol Adriana will be added to the coaching staff of the Frisco RoughRiders. #Curaçao native, Sharnol Adriana will be joining the Frisco RoughRiders (@RidersBaseball) as coach. #YDK #MiLB — Edson Evertsz (@EdsonEvertsz) February 9, 2016 What kind of role Adriana will get is not announced yet. It…

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Minor League Baseball

Minor League history: East Texas League
Byyankeebiscuitfan February 10, 2016

Through the decades there have been six editions of the East Texas League. The first edition was founded in 1916 and lasted only a part of the 1916 season. The second run lasted from 1923 through 1926. The 1931 edition was very short lived as it lasted only one week. The fourth edition lasted five…

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