Major League clubs sign Player Development Contracts (or PDC’s) with Minor League clubs. These contracts will link the Minor League clubs to the parent club for a period of time. The MLB teams will send players to these MiLB clubs for education. The teams are completely owned (players, managers and coaches) by the MLB club….
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…
On the sixth day of the tournament the both group A and B were split in half. The top three teams group A will take on the top three teams of group B. In the opening game of the second round of the Championship group, Italy took on Spain. It was a close game in…
In the second round of the European Cup,the numbers 1, 2 and 3 of group A will play the numbers 1, 2 and 3 of group B. The two teams that finish on top after these games, will play in the championship game on Sunday. The Dutch took on the Germans in their first game…
It appears that the Dodgers don’t want to win the NL West pennant. Last night they lost again vs the Rockies: 16-2. Roger Bernadina got a pinch hit appearance but grounded out 3-1. The Giants inched a bit closer with their 4-2 win over the Diamondbacks. Boston lost with big numbers as well. The Pirates…
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 have written this article for the Cuban Baseball Magazine Universo Beisbol, which you can find at my favorite links bottom left of this blog. In this piece, I’d like to point out why I think Jeffrey Loria is a pest for the game of baseball. I keep him responsible for the demise of the…
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…
Jonathan Schoop and the Orioles or “How the East was won.” What’s better than clinching a pennant in your own stadium. This is what the O’s did. In the second game of a three game series against runner up the Toronto Blue Jays. Toronto’s José Bautista scored the opening run on a double by Edwin…
On the fifth day of the European Cup, there was almost one surprise. Belgium came back from behind in the seventh inning after trailing 3-0 and took the lead in the eight when Sebastiaan Vandesompele scored the go ahead run. But France fought back in the ninth when they scored two runs for the 5-4 walk…
