U21 World Cup: Final roster of the Netherlands
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2014 World Series: game 5
vs Game five was a copy of game one. Madison Bumgarner dominated the hitters of the Royals. The score was a bit different though. Bumgarner went the distance and allowed four hits and struck out eight for the win. With this outing he lowered his ERA for the World Series to a microscopic 0.56….
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2014 World Series: game 4
vs In a timespan of three innings the Giants broke the stronghold of the Royals’ bullpen. After game three, Giants’ manager Bruce Bochy said that the Royals’ bullpen was one of the best around. Yesterday they did nothing to prove his point. After the Royals had taken a 4-1 lead in the top…
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2014 Nippon Series: game 1
vs Today the Hanshin Tigers hosted the Softbank Hawks in game one of the Nippon Series. For three innings both teams did not score but in the bottom of the fourth the Tigers took a 1-0 lead when Mauro Gomez hit an RBI double. This game was the first in the history of…
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2014 World Series: game 3
vs Where game one and two were rather one sided, game three was a nailbiter from the start. Tim Hudson who started for the Giants allowed one run in the first inning when Alcides Escobar, who had hit a double and had advanced to third on a ground out by Alex Gordon…
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History of Dutch baseball: 1940-1960
After the Germans invaded Western Europe, the Netherlands surrendered after five days of fighting. During the German occupation baseball in the Netherlands went through a hard time, just like the Dutch people. Many supplies were claimed by the Germans for their army and war industry. So wood and leather were materials that were hard to…
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2014 World Series: game 2
vs In game one the Royals were no match for the San Francisco Giants. Game two was exactly the other way around. Where Madison Bumgarner was flat out dominating for the Giants in game one, rookie pitcher Yordano Ventura was masterfull for the Royals last night. Ventura pitched five full innings and was…
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2014 World Series: game 1
vs Last night, the Kansas City Royals hosted the San Francisco Giants in game one of the Fall Classic. Many hoped that it would be an exciting game with two top pitchers on the mound but soon it turned out to be a one-sided show. James Shields was hit hard in the…
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Minor League Baseball’s poverty wages
I love Minor League baseball as you may know by now. To me it is the more honest version of baseball. Sure these players hope to break into the Bigs one day but they play for the game itself. This is what I kept telling myself for years. Now it appears that this isn’t all…
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Worst World Series ever?
ESPN published this article on the upcoming World Series. According to ESPN the 2014 edition would be the worst World Series ever…. Why? Because there are two Wild Card teams in it and their win-loss record isn’t quite something to write home about. Both teams had fewer than 90 wins in the regulars season. Why…