The MLB All-Stars already lost the series, but they wanted to put something straight today. They did, and especially Justin Morneau did. In the first inning, Morneau hit a double of Samurai Japan’s starter Shintaro Fujinami (NPB sophomore for the Hanshin Tigers) and drove in Yasiel Puig who got on base on a double…
A great performance by the Samurai Japan team. Jeremy Guthrie pitched five innings for the MLB All-Stars. In those five innings he allowed four runs on five hits (two homeruns). Guthrie struck out three and walked two. After a 1-2-3 first inning, he gave up a two run homerun to Hayato Sakamoto of the Yomiuri…
The Dutch have finished in ninth place with this year’s U21 World Cup. The Italians proved to be too strong for the Orange team. Not by much: 4-3. The Italians had a 4-1 lead at the end of the fourth inning. But in the sixth and the seventh, the Dutch scored a run each…
According to John Heyman of CBS, Giancarlo and the Miami Marlins have agreed on a 13 year contract worth $325 million. Besides the fact that I think this is another ridiculous contract, I’d like to refer to a previous post about Jeffrey Loria, owner of the Marlins. Loria always claimed that he never had the…
In the Tokyo Dome the MLB All-Stars and the Samurai Japan met each other for game two of the Japan All-Star Series. You can imagine that Hisashi Iwakuma wanted to shine in his hometown Tokyo. But the pitcher of the Seattle Mariners did everything but shine. Though he got through the first inning relatively…
On the second day in the winners group, a couple of decisions fell. Japan took on Korea. In this game both teams were each other’s equals. In this nailbiter both starting pitchers dominated the opponent’s lineup. Kijun Lim of Korea lasted seven innings in which he allowed one run on five hits. He struck out…
vs In the second game of the losers bracket, the Dutch took on New Zealand, also called the Diamondblacks. It was a high scoring game in which the score went back and forth and in which both teams committed some errors. So for the neutral fan there was much to enjoy. A disastrous…
The season is really nearing its end. Only two Dutchies are active in the Arizona Fall League. And there is some news about a former pitcher of the Atlanta Braves. Jair Jurrjens It has been a while since we heard something about Jair. But the other day, the Rockies announced that they have signed Jair…
Today the teams in the winners bracket started their games. The games of today were dominated by the teams from Southeast Asia. The Czech Republic was no match for Japan, who beat them 15-0 in a five inning mercy rule game. Japanese starter Masaru Nakamura pitched four perfect innings, striking out six. Taiwan was leading…
vs In the second round, the losers group in this case, the Dutch U21 squad made a big step to avoid the final spot in the final standings of the U21 World Cup tournament. Mexico appeared to be no match for the Dutch team. Dutch starter Tom de Blok pitched five solid innings…
