Relief pitcher of Dutch Hoofdklasse team Vaessen Pioniers, Swen Hujijer announced that he has hung up his spikes. He made the announcement on his Facebook page. The reason is that it is hard to combine playing at the highest level in the Netherlands and to have a job with shifts next to it. According to…
Yesterday, the European Association of Professional Baseball announced that reigning Italian champion has joined the Euro League of Baseball. This news comes two weeks after Czech champion, Draci Brno, announced to join the league as well. Fortitudo Bologna won the qualifier tournament of the European Cup in Paris. Draci Brno was runner up in the…
Tonight one more first round game had to be played between Curacao Neptunus and L&D Amsterdam Pirates. For Pirates it was a must win situation because with a loss, Corendon Kinheim from Haarlem would clinch the second place and thus a play off spot. Neptunus already had clinched a play off spot, only the outcome…
This is some serious stuff. The FBI is investigating officials of the St. Louis Cardinals who hacked the computer system of the Astros. In this system they tried to enter a special database with player information, internal discussions about trades, proprietary statistics and scouting reports. The Feds are keeping their mouth shut about with Cardinals officials are…
Today the San Diego Padres released manager Bud Black. Why? Because of disappointing results? What is disappointing? The Friars had a 32-33 record. But according to several media, Black never could fire up and motivate the players. He shuffled the lineup almost every day. Players were not happy with his managing style and there were…
Just like Curaco, Aruba is in the picture to become a home for an MLB organization. As a result of the political and social unrest in Venezuela, Curacao was targeted aldready to become a location for a new Summer League with a new (to be built) complex as home. But now the Dodgers are also…
Today, RIck van den Hurk had his much anticipated debut with the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks.With Rick on the mound, the Hakws snapped a two-game losing streak. Vs. the Hiroshima Toyo Carp, RIck lasted six full innings in which he gave up two runs (one earned). One of the runs that he allowed was a solo shot…
As stated yesterday, Rick van den Hurk has received a call up by the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks. Rick could get his first start of the season against the Hiroshima Carp on June 14, the final day of interleague play.With a four-day break after the end of interleague play, the Hawks could temporarily remove Jason Standridge,…
In the Dutch Hoofdklasse, the follwoing games were scheduled on day one of round one in of the second half of the competition: Curacao Neptunus @ HCAW; Mampaey the Hawks @ Vaessen Pioniers; Pronto DSS @ Corendon Kinheim and L&D Amsterdam Pirates @ UVV. Curacao Neptunus @ HCAW 15 – 0 Neptunus took a 2-0…
It was a long wait, but with the numbers he put up in the Minor Leagues, the Hawks could no longer ignore him. Rick van den Hurk has been called up by the Fukuoka Softbank Hawks.!! It is expected that Van den Hurk will pitch in the three game series vs the Hiroshima Toyo…
