Finally the Yankees got their first win of the ST season. In Bradenton, the ST home of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Apparently the MLB players are having a slow start. Brett Gardner and Jacoby Ellsbury didn’t get a hit once again (gives some hope for the upcoming season 😉 ). One of the few Major Leaguers…
Yesterday, Didi Gregorius debuted as a Yankee. Joe Girardi put him in the lead off spot to be sure he would get some at bats vs left hander Kevin Slowey. Didi’s stats of last year show that he had some trouble with hitting lefties. In his frst at bat he hit a fly out to…
The title above doesn’t refer to the team itself. The team will be a contender in the 2015 season for sure. What I am referring to is the TV blackouts that many Dodger fans in the LA area will face this season. A dispute between Time Warner Cable and several cable providers in the LA…
Today I found out that former Yankee reliever Phil Coke is still a free agent. I never understood why the Yankees traded him to Detroit in exchange for Curtis Granderson. He was a reliable arm despite his ERA of 4.50 in his first full year with the Yankees. The California native had a couple of…
Today it was announced that Andruw Jones will not join team Europe for the two game series vs Samurai Japan on the 10th and 11th of March. Jones is still trying to get a contract with a Major League club, but so far there is not much progression. There is some serious interest though from…
Yesterday the first Spring Training games were played. Two Dutchies saw action but didn’t fare quite well. Jonathan Schoop was the starting second baseman for the Orioles vs the Detroit Tigers. Schoop went 0 for 3 with a strike out and a runner left on base. He got on base once thanks to a fielding…
Loek van Mil will join the ranks Curaçao Neptunus from Rotterdam. The tall pitcher from Oss in the Netherlands signed a deal with the Rakuten Golden Eagles last year but spent most of the season at Ni-Gun level (the Japanese Minor League). He was called up at the end of the season and pitched in…
In an article at the website of FOX sports about MLB Spring Training games in Cuba, a short quote about MLB games in Europe stated that MLB has been discussing playing games in London. They think about that city because other leagues (NFL and NBA) drew large crowds when playing in England’s capital. The only…
Current single season record holder Wladimir Balentien arrived at Narita Airport with his wife and daughter today. He told the press that he is focusing on a complete recovery after he underwent surgery to his left achilles tendon. He said he will rather rehab and focus on getting healthy soon than rehab and being used…
This post isn’t about Dutch baseball, but I thought it was worth writing about it. I bumped into an article about a pitcher from New Zealand that debuted with the Pittsburgh Pirates last year. My first reaction was: Wow, I wasn’t aware that baseball in New Zealand had developed this far that a pitcher from…
