The Yankees have leaned back most of the time during the off season. After the Beantowners signed Kung Fu Panda to a five year contract, Chase Headley is hot all of a sudden. The Giants are targeting him as well. I wonder why the Yankees should chase Headley (sorry for the pun). They still have…
The picture shown above made me realize that many Europeans are not aware of the phenomenon barnstorming tour. The two players shown are Satchel Paige (left) and Dizzy Dean. Before Jackie Robinson broke the colour barrier in 1947, black and white players never could face each during regular season games. In first half of the…
The current Japanese champion, the Softbank Hawks, are still interested in Dutch pitcher Rick van den Hurk. After the winner of the Nippon Series signed Daisuke Matsuzaka they are still looking to improve their rotation. But the team from Fukuoka aren’t the only team in Japan that want him. The Yomiuri Giants from Tokyo…
Gil Hodges, the manager that guided the Mets to their very first World Series title during their miracle run of 1969 (sorry Cubs fans), will mostly be remembered as the first baseman of the Brooklyn Dodgers. With him the Dodgers won their only World Series as Brooklyn Dodgers in 1955. …
The Bakersfield Blaze will not move to Salinas for the time being. The owners of the California League (A Advanced) club, negotiated with the owner of the site where they wanted to build a new ballpark but eventually they could not strike a deal. According to the owner of the Blaze it is all about…
Most minor league fans knew that there will be a new team in the Southern League. Maybe new is not exactly the right word; the Huntsville Stars will move to Biloxi MS next season. The question remains if the new stadium is ready in time, so the team can start the season as the Biloxi…
This off season, the Red Sox’ front office has been far more active than the front office of the Yankees. As we all know, Ben Cherington lured two of the biggest fishes of the free agent pond yesterday. The funny thing is that when the Yankees are making moves like this Boston is shouting that…
The Red Sox have signed shortstop Hanley Ramirez to a five year deal worth around $90 million. According to the reports on MLB.com they are close to sign Pablo Sandoval as well. A third baseman and a shortstop, the positions that Xander Bogaerts can play as well. The experts (which I am not. I am…
Since yesterday this blog is mentioned on the Bleeding Yankee Blue blog. Bleeding Yankee Blue is a blog about the New York Yankees and it has some very good content, not ony about the Yankees. This blog gives other blogs a chance to get more attention by showing a link. If you go to their…
The eighties and nineties will be bad decades for many baseball clubs. In 1986, Charles Urbanus jr. decided that it would be his last season. In the long run (2 years) this was a huge blow for his club, Amstel Tijgers. Urbanus was a magnet for players. It was an honour to play with him….
