Next to Dutchies who play in affiliated minor league baseball and in the majors, there are plenty of players from Curacao, Aruba and the Netherlands who play in independent leagues and in Japan. How are they doing so far? Rick van den Hurk is still playing with the farm team of the Softbank Hawks. Rick…
The last couple of days the Yankees showed some uninspired baseball, sloppy defense and dormant bats. A couple of times they lost with big numbers.Especially at bat they looked like Pedro Cerrano from the movie Major League. Apparently they have given up on Jobu 😉 . All of a sudden they knew how to hit…
Masahiro Tanaka took another positive step in his rehab after being put on the DL with a mild strain in his right forearm. Last night he threw a 31-pitch bullpen session in Yankee Stadium. The bullpen session served as a preparation for his scheduled start with the RailRiders in Pawtucket. If that start will go…
Thanks to the Pentecost weekend I have done a couple of other things. Yes there is more in life than baseball; even in my life. This weekend the following series were played: Pronto DSS vs L&D Amsterdam Pirates, HCAW vs Vaessen Pioniers, Curacao Neptunus vs UVV and Mampaey the Hawks vs Corendon Kinheim. The top…
Masahiro Tanaka threw his first rehab game after being put on the DL with an elbow strain. Last night he pitched three innings with the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders, the AAA team of the Yankees. Eventhough he claimed to have pitched pain free, he wasn’t really special, but good enough to keep the Durham Bulls at bay….
To the people from Curacao this may be old news in the meantime, but it just caught my eye. The website of International Baseball Partners LLC, yes those who will build the new baseball complex in Curacao, announces the establishment of a new Winter League: the Curacao Winter League. On may 4, the plans were…
On day one of round six the following games were scheduled: L&D Amsterdam Pirates – Pronto DSS; HCAW – Vaessen Pioniers; UVV – Curacao Neptunus and Corendon Kinheim – Mampaey the Hawks. L&D Amsterdam Pirates – Pronto DSS 5 – 2 After scoring a run in the second and one in the third, L&D Amsterdam…
It was one of those nights. All American League East teams lost. So that was the good news for the Yankees. The bad news is that they lost again, their third straight. In their last ten they lost seven. Even an ejection of Bryce Harper and manager Matt Williams couldn’t bring them the win. The…
Dutch baseball fans will remember Pat Murphy as manager of the Dutch national team. Pat Murphy is the current manager of the San Diego Padres’ AAA team, the El Paso Chihuahuas. Recently the Milwaukee Brewers showed interest in the AAA manager to become one of their MLB coaches. The normal procedure is that clubs will…
Rob Refsnyder earned the AAA batter of the week honor after hitting .400 with six extra basehits. Among those two homeruns on Sunday in the week of May 11 through May 17. But then again there is his defense at second base. So far he committed nine errors in the short season with Scranton/Wilkes-Barre. At…
