In the championship game Korea took on the USA. With solid pitching and defense the Korean kept the Americans in check. The Koreans took a 1-0 lead in the top of the first inning and extended their lead with another run in the top of the third. Keun-Woo Jeong led off the first with a…
The Tampa Bay Rays have claimed relief pitcher Chase Whitley on waivers from the New York Yankees., at least according to the following tweet: #Rays claiming of RHP Chase Whitley is confirmed and has been announced by #Yankees — Marc Topkin (@TBTimes_Rays) November 20, 2015 RHP Chase Whitley claimed off waivers by Rays. — New…
Spencer Kieboom, the US born catcher with a Dutch father has been added to the 40-man roster of the Washington Nationals. This will prevent him from being drafted in the rule 5 draft. As a result of this, he will receive an invitation to the Nats’ Spring Training camp next year. Throughout his short career,…
In the second semi-final, the USA took on Mexico. It was a miracle itself that Mexico got this far. The Mexican baseball federation had a feud with the several Mexican winter leagues, who did not want to lend their players. For a long time it looked like that Panama would take the place of the…
In this edition the Arkansas State League is placed in the foot light. The Arkansas State League had several runs. The first Arkansas State League operated just one season in 1894 followed by a second edition in 1897. The league that started in 1908 was a Class D league and lasted two seasons before it dissolved. The…
The independent American Association will have a competition of twelve teams next year. Last season the league had thirteen clubs but that wasn’t really a problem as the league had an interleague competition with the CanAm League. But next season, the interleague competition with the CanAm League will not take place and thus the AA…
In the Premier 12 first semi-final an unexpected score could be seen on the scoreboards. The huge favorite team Samurai Japan had a hard time against the final Olympic champion Korea. For three innings both teams did not score but in the fourth, Japan stepped on it and scored three times. Sho Nakata drew a…
Yesterday MLB.com published an article written by Richard Justice, about the New York Yankees and their willingness to go on with developing farmhands rather than to spend on big name and big money free agents. I realize that this is news that many Yankee fans do not like. But to me it is the best…
The last few days there have been a couple of PDC extensions between MLB clubs and their affiiates. Yesterday the news was announced that the Omaha Storm Chasers and the Kansas City Royals have extended their Player Development Contract with two more years through the 2018 season. It doesn’t come as a surprise because both…
Today team Kingdom of the Netherlands took on the USA in the quarter-finals. After dealing with quite some bad luck (family matters for Andruw Jones, injuries of several players), the team was hit by bad luck again. Proposed starting pitcher Jair Jurrjens had to return home due to family matters. He was replaced by Tom…
