On day three of round four, the following games were scheduled: Curacao Neptunus – Vaessen Pioniers; Pronto DSS – UVV; HCAW – Corendon Kinheim; L&D Amsterdam Pirates – Mampaey the Hawks. The weather was great for a game of baseball. Curacao Neptunus – Vaessen Pioniers 5 – 2 The game between two of the title…
On day two of round four, the following games were scheduled: Vaessen Pioniers – Curacao Neptunus; Corendon Kinheim – HCAW; UVV – Pronto DSS; Mampaey the Hawks – L&D Amsterdam Pirates. There were two expected scores but also two surprises. Vaessen Pioniers – Curacao Neptunus 2 – 15 To start with the first surprise. The…
Yesterday, the new European Association of Professional Baseball was founded as initiator of the also new Euro League Baseball. First I was very positive about the initiative but after a night of sleep a lot of questions rear up. The participating teams will continue to play in their own competiton as well. But eventually that…
Today the new European Association of Professional Baseball was founded in Amsterdam. This new EAPB will be the governing body of the new Euro League Baseball, a professional baseball league in Europe. The goal is to start this league in 2016. The inaugural meeting was attended by Co Haspels, Peter van ‘t Klooster (both Vaessen…
SInce Rob Manfred entered his office as new commish, he has talked about possible changes in the game. One of them was to play shorter seasons. He opted to play 154 game seasons instead of 162 game season. According to Manfred 162 games in 183 days is rather a brutal schedule. And don’t forget the…
On day one of round four the following games were scheduled: Mampaey the Hawks – L&D Amsterdam Pirates; Vaessen Pioniers – Curacao Neptunus; UVV – Pronto DSS and Corendon Kinheim – HCAW. A blow out score, a low scoring game and a little surprise at the start of round four. Mampaey the Hawks – L&D…
Last night the Yankees were beaten by the Blue Jays 5-1. It is not about the loss itself. You can’t win them all. It is about C.C. Sabathia. We all know that C.C. always needs a couple of games to find his groove. And indeed, on April 20 he pitched a good game: eight innings,…
After a 3-1 loss vs the Blue Jays in Toronto, the Yankees bounced back. In the previous game, knuckle ball pitcher R.A. Dickey was nearly unhittlable. Last night the Yankees did a lot better at the plate as they collected eleven basehits. Michael Pineda was masterful once again. In eight innings he gave up five…
In the Wall Street Journal there is an interesting article about the deteriorating Venezuelan Summer League. Where the Houston Astros made the first step of what would become the Venezuelan Summer League, the league had more than twenty MLB clubs with an affiliation in the late 1990s. After the Seattle Mariners left their facility near…
At AAA level no Dutchies saw action. The game in Albuquerque between the Isotopes and the Las Vegas 51s was postponed. Sharlon Schoop hasn’t played a game with the Norfolk Tides since April 30. Also at AA level no Dutchies. Some just didn’t play, others are on the DL (Shawn Zarraga and Randolph Oduber). A…
