A team of players from the Netherlands, Curacao and from American colleges and high schools will play in the first U21 World Cup in Taiwan. It is the first time that a U21 world cup will be organized. The participating teams are paired as follows: Presumably, Panama will be the team to fill the void…
This is the translation of a weekly column that I write for the website of the Dutch Baseball and Softball Federation (KNBSB). In fact it is a summary of the play off games in which the players from the Kingdom of the Netherlands were/are playing. For the first time since 1997 the Orioles clinched a…
Since 2004 I am addicted to Minor League baseball. Not that it is easy to attend a game when you live in the Netherlands, but I love the way those clubs are more focused on families, children and the related entertainment. In 2008 I attended my first Minor League game at Adelanto, CA. The High…
I wrote the following piece for my monthly colum in the Cuban baseball magazine Universo Beisbol. In this piece I want to share my point of view on the move of the Dodgers to Los Angeles. Over the years, the LA press and especially the O’Malley family have re-written history in favour of Walter O’Malley….
S Sacramento RiverCats: The word River refers to the Sacramento river. It isn’t the first ball club where a characteristic of the area and the word “cat” are put together to create a name for the club. Salem Red Sox: Another fine example of a club run and owned by the parent club with the…
vs With DSS leading the play down series 2-1, Mampaey the Hawks stretched it to a decisive fifth game. In Haarlem, DSS took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning but The Hawks countered with two runs in the top of the second. The third inning was a very productive…
vs Where L&D Amsterdam Pirates managed to win Saturday’s game in a comeback fashion, they couldn’t on Sunday. DOOR Neptunus took a 1-0 lead in the second inning. Gianison Boekhoudt led off the inning with a doube and advanced to third on a 4-3 groundout hit by Kalian Sams. Dwayne Kemp drove in…
vs The Giants took on the Washington Nationals yesterday. I can hear you think: “Dutchies in that game?” Not players but San Francisco’s hitting coach Hensley Meulens is a Dutchy as well. Meulens was the first player from Curacao that made it to the bigs. He is also responsible…
vs The series between Mampaey The Hawks and DSS was tied at one. Yesterday DSS headed to Dordrecht to take on the Hawks. In the first five innings neither team did score. Mampaey The Hawks had the best opportunity to score with runners in scoring position twice, but the team failed to cash…
vs Despite my fear that Rob Cordemans wouldn’t pitch, he was sent to the mound by manager Charles Urbanus. But even with Rob Cordemans on the mound, L&D Amsterdam Pirates trailed after one inning. With runners on first and second and two outs, Kalian Sams proved his value for DOOR Neptunus. When he…
