The 2015 season isn’t even over yet and there was a special meeting for the members of Dutch Hoofdklasse club UVV from Utrecht already. In the last couple of weeks several rumors have been swirling around: “UVV would opt out of participating in the 2016 Hoofdklasse season” or “several players, especially those from Belgium are…
Another short edition of “Summing up the Dutchies per MLB organization”. This time: Number of Dutchies: 1 Shawn Duinkerk: The 21-year old Aruban native, Shawn Duinkerk, played his first professional game in 2011 with the DSL Athletics. In that year he only played nine games in which he batted a modest .129. The A’s signed Shawn…
Last night C.C. Sabathia left the game in the third inning with one out to go. Once again he was bothered by knee problems. I guess you know that I haven’t been too high on Sabathia in the last seasons. He isn’t his old self. This showed early in the season. He tried a different…
On the final day of the second round of the Play Offs, the following games were scheduled: Curacao Neptunus @ Vaessen Pioniers and L&D Amsterdam Pirates @ Corendon Kinheim. Curacao Neptunus @ Vaessen Pioniers 7 – 3 Until the third inning neither team did score, but in the fhird Vaessen Pioniers opened the score. Glenn…
On the final day of round two of the Runner Up competition, the following games were scheduled: Pronto DSS @ Mampaey the Hawks and UVV @ HCAW. It was a surprising day to put it mildly. Pronto DSS @ Mampaey the Hawks 1 – 3 For two innings, DSS pitcher Mark van Deursen kept the…
Roger Bernadia former outfielder of the Washington Nationals and now playing for the Albuquerque Isotopes of the Colorado Rockies organization was prepared to do an interview with me for this blog. First of all I would like to thank Roger for the fact that he has taken the time to answer my questions. Because of…
After the post about the Montgomery Biscuits being on play off course, I wondered if any of the Dutchies playing in US baseball is on play off course as well. I will only write about the teams in contention. A team like Roger Bernadina’s Albuquerque Isotopes is going nowhere this season, so it doesn’t really…
In the Runner Up competition the following games were scheduled: Mampaey the Hawks @ Pronto DSS and HCAW @ UVV. One game would turn out in another pitching duel. Mampaey the Hawks @ Pronto DSS. 3 – 7 As Mampaey the Hawks took a 1-0 lead in the top of the second inning when Julian…
Today the following games were scheduled in the Play Offs: Vaessen Pioniers @ Curacao Neptunus and Corendon Kinheim @ L&D Amsterdam Pirates. Two exciting games . One in which both teams were almost each other’s match and another in which a no-hit bid was spoiled late in the game. Vaessen Pioniers @ Curacao Neptunus 1…
In “Summing up the Dutchies per MLB organization” another short one this time. I will pay attention to the: Number of Dutchies: 1 Nelmerson Angela: Nelmerson is the sole Dutchie who is playing in the Mets organization. The 17-year old is a left handed pitcher who made his first strides in professional baseball this year….
