The Central International League started in 1912 as a four team league. The league would finish the season without any problems, which is rather remarkable for those days. The league was graded as a class C league The league contained teams in Duluth (White Sox), Grand Forks (Flickertails), Superior (Red Sox) and Winnipeg (Maroons). The…
The Adelaide Bite trailed most of the game vs the Canberra Cavalry but got their groove right in time. At the end of the fifth inning, the Bite trailed 4-1 but they came back in the game in the bottom of the sixth when they scored two runs on a solo homerun by David Page…
Through the last couple of years it has become clear that the city of Las Vegas and the owners of the Las Vegas Convention Center (which is adjacent to Cashman Field) do not want to keep the 51s at Cashman Field. Since the Convention Center eyes an expansion, they want to sacrifice the stadium for…
Two games today in the Australlian Baseball League. The Brisbane Bandits (with Donald Lutz from Germany in their ranks) hosted the Sydney Blue Sox in game one of a four game series. The Blue Sox took an early 2-0 lead in the first inning, but after the Bandits were kept from scoring in the first…
Recently you could read that Jason Standridge was drawing the attention of the Chiba Lotte Marines. The American starting pitcher wasn’t given a contract extension by the Softbank Hawks as they are rather thick in their starting pitchers. This move may mean that Dutch starter Rick van den Hurk will have a spot in the…
The Australian Baseball League will skip the regular schedule of playing games on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday because of Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. The games will now be played from Saturday,December 26, through Tuesday, December 29. On Wednesday the teams will have a day off or travel day but the next day, the teams…
Dear followers and readers, It has been a turbulent baseball year. A World Series with at least one unexpected participant, an inaugural Premier 12 Tournament that had some hickups, a Dutch season in which Curacao Neptunus threepeated and a New York Yankees team that did far better than most expected. Be honest, who thought that…
Remember “Trouble with the Curve” in which Atlanta Braves’ scout Clint Eastwood’s daughter appears to have an eye and ear for talent as well? Well the next story is something similar. Ron Hopkins, assistant to GM of the Pittsburgh Pirates, was a longtime MLB scout and Director of scouting for the Texas Rangers. Well, his…
You may know by now that I am a jersey and cap nut. In previous top tens, I posted my favorite MLB, MiLB and retro caps. This time I’d like to show you my top ten of MLB jerseys. It will be a mix of current jerseys and retro jerseys. 10. Houston Astros 1975-1986 jersey…
In this year’s International Power Showcase Homrun Derby, Europe will be represented by two Dutchmen and a Frenchman. The overseas part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands will be represented by Curacao. With the graduates group the following players will participate: Jowenrick Daantji, who is attending Trinity Christian Academy, will represent Curacao. The 5’10 infielder/outfielder…
