Jacques Sambo, a talented RHP pitcher from Curacao is the next talened kid from Curacao that has been signed by a Major League club. The 16-year old kid signed a contract with the Houston Astros. Sambo, born on July 27 1998 has played little league on the Referina ISLA team from Curacao. It remains to…
In the Atlantic League (independent) af few remarkable promotions will take place. The first one is not really a promotion but an experiment. But it is marketed as a family friendly promotion. The Southern Maryland BlueCrabs will play a seven inning instead of nine inning game. This is quite remarkable since the Atlantic League season…
Last Friday, Alex Rodriguez hit his 660th homerun that tied him for fourth place with Willie Mays. The way he reached this goal remains questionable. Most of his career he used PEDs so his numbers are tainted for sure. Now the Yankees say that they will not pay him the agreed $6 million bonus for…
On this rainy day three of round three, the follwing games were scheduled: Mampaey the Hawks – Curacao Neptunus; Corendon Kinheim – L&D Amsterdam Pirates; UVV – HCAW; Vaessen Pioniers – Pronto DSS. Mampaey the Hawks – Curacao Neptunus 2 – 5 Neptunus starting pitcher Kenny van den Branden was perfect through the first…
Kenley Jansen is on the way back towards the Major Leagues. Last Friday he started the game for the Dodgers’ A Advanced affiliate Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. Jansen pitched only one inning. He started the game with giving up a single to the Inland Empire’s Bo Way, who hit the ball towards center field. Way promptly…
After Friday’s unexpected win (with C.C. Sabathia on the mound), the Yankees sent Nathan Eovaldi to the mound on Saturday. Besides the fourth inning, in which he gave up a lead off solo homerun to Dustin Pedroia, Eovaldi wasn’t really in trouble. In that same inning he gave up singles to David Ortiz and Pablo…
AA At AAA level two of the three Dutchies were on the DL (Roger Bernadina and Jair Jurrjens), but Roger Bernadina played his first game since his stay on the DL yesterday. Roger Bernadina went 3 for 5 with a double, two RBI, a run scored and a strikeout. So he contributed in a big…
Today the folowing games were scheduled: L&D Amsterdam PIrates – Corendon Kinheim; Pronto DSS – Vaessen Pioniers; Curacao Neptunus – Mampaey the Hakws; HCAW – UVV L&D Amsterdam Pirates – Corendon Kinheim 3 – 1 In a game where both teams got six hits, L&D Amsterdam Pirates was more effective. A three run second inning…
After a 3-2 series win vs Mobile and a 2-3 series loss vs Jackson, the Biscuits took on the Missisiippi Braves last night in Pearl MS. After Jaimie Schultz gave up three runs in the first inning, the Biscuits countered in the top of the third. A walk by Johnny Fields, consecutive singles by Daniel…
On day one of round three, the following games were scheduled: Pronto DSS – Vaessen Pioniers; HCAW – UVV; Curacao Neptunus – Mampaey The Hawks and the top series of this weekend L&D Amsterdam Pirates – Corendon Kinheim. Pronto DSS – Vaessen Pioniers 0 – 5 Pioniers got on the boards in the very first…
