About a year ago, I posted an article about my 10 favorite Minor League Caps. Since I have never posted something similar about MLB caps, I thought it would be time doing so. I will start this article with number 10 and count down to one. 10: Miami Marlins Road Cap I am not a…
This is my kind of thing. Another rebranding. Perhaps only for one year, but I don’t care. 🙂 For the fifth time since 1991, the Padres have changed uniforms. Yesterday they unveiled a set of new uniforms that they will wear in 2016. The new uniforms are a homage to the unis that the Padres…
According to the Boston Globe, the Red Sox have struck a deal with LHP David Price. The seven year deal is worth a sloppy $217 million, with an opt out clause in the third year of the contract. Last year the Red Sox passed on acquiring big free agents as they suggested that their rotation…
The first thing needed for a return of MLB to Montreal is there: ground. According to Canadian Broadcast Corporation, the ground of former Montreal children’s hospital has been acquired by a high profile real estate investor in Montreal, Luc Poirier. In a statement he announced that he acquired the 1.4 million square feet (about 130000…
The Adelaide Bite of the Australian Baseball League have added Dutch pitcher Loek van Mil to their roster. The 2m16 (7′ 1″) right hander will use the time in Australia to prepare himself on a new season in the minors, very likely AAA. At the end of last season, Van Mil signed a deal that…
After the 24-3 defeat vs the NPB talents, the European team did a lot better today. In another high scoring game, the Europeans took a 4-0 lead in the first inning. In the top of the second inning (yes Europe was the road team once again….), they extended their lead to six runs but the…
As manager Gilberto Gerali said: “A night to forget quickly.” It sure is after a 24-3 defeat vs the NPB’s delegation. No mercy rule was in place in this game, so the struggle lasted and lasted. In the third consecutive game in which the European team was the road team, the NPB delegation proved way…
The Border League was a Class D minor league that first saw action in 1912. It lasted only two seasons. After World War II, another Border League was created in 1946. This time the league lasted until July 16 1951, when the league disbanded. The first Border League started without the required five teams. The…
Wisconsin native Jordan Zimmermann and the Detroit Tigers agreed on a five year deal worth $110 million. With this deal the Tigers fill the void that was left when David Price was traded to Toronto. The 29 year old spent his entire MLB career with the Washington Nationals. In seven years he posted a career…
The group Caribbean Baseball Initiative, led by Lou Schwechheimer, a veteran minor league executive, has traveled around in Cuba several times now, to see if they can find people who want to step in a joint venture to bring professional baseball back to Cuba. Trips full of talking and especially full of listening. The group wants to do…
