After a few short episodes, this time a rather long one. In this epidose of “Summing up the Dutchies per MLB organization”: Number of Dutchies: 7 Kenley Jansen: Kenley was signed by the Dodgers in 2005 as an undrafted free agent. In the first two years of his career he played for the Gulf Coast…
City officials in Fayetteville NC have announced that they want to build a ballpark to house an A or AA baseball team. The ballpark should be part of a mixed use development in a rather criminal area near downtown and Fayetteville State University. Fayetteville is a large market (200,439 inhabitants in 2014) and has a…
On day two of round one of the play offs, the followng games were schedulded: The remaining innings of Corendon Kinheim @ Curacao Neptunus and Vaessen Pioniers @ L&D Amsterdam and the full scheduled games of Saturday: Corendon Kinheim @ Curacao Neptunus and Vaessen Pioniers @ L&D Amsterdam. The first game of which the remaining…
On the second game of the first round of the Runner up competion (previously simply called play downs), the following games were scheduled: HCAW @ Pronto DSS and Mampaey the Hawks @ UVV. HCAW @ Pronto DSS 0 – 6 In the second game between Pronto DSS and HCAW, HCAW never really got into the…
Several baseball websites state that the Yankees have shown interest for shortstop Jose Reyes, who was recently acquired by the Rockies in the Troy Tulowitzky trade. The other day it was announced that Reyes cleared waivers, so he can be traded to any team. And when news like that is vented, any newspaper and new…
Another short episode of “Summing up the Dutchies per MLB organization. Not many Dutchies are playing in the following organization to put it mildly: Number of Dutchies: 1 Juan Carlos Sulbaran: Juan Carlos recently was promoted from the AA Nortwest Arkansas Naturals to the AAA Omaha StormChasers. Against the odds…
In “Summing up the Dutchies per MLB organization, a short one again. This time I will pay attention to: Number of Dutchies: 1 Jacques Sambo: Jacques is another player from the talent pool called Curacao. The 17-year old right handed pitcher signed a contract with the Astros in May…
The play offs of the Dutch Hoofdklasse are played in the following format. The overall nr. 1 of the regular competition (L&D Amsterdam Pirates) will get six points to start with. The runner up (Curacao Neptunus) will get four, Corendon Kinheim that finished in third place will get two and Vaessen Pioniers that finished fourth…
The Runner up competiton is played in a similar format as the play offs. UVV will get six points because they finished in fifth place, so on top of the lower four in the standings. Pronto DSS will get four points, HCAW two and Mampaey the Hawks zero. The same thing with the home advantage. The…
This moring I read an article of the New York Post about the Yankees and their new policy regarding trading for players. Now the Yankees have lost six in a row, many fans hit the panic button and shout for Cashman’s release. The New York Post on the other hand has a different opinion. Of…
