In 2016, during the European Championship in Hoofddorp, yours truly met Tim Collins for the first time in person. An American, who is residing in Munich. In Germany, he is well known in the baseball scene, and also in the Netherlands, several people know him because of his fine play-by-play announcing for the Munich-Haar Disciples…
Curaçao-born baseball player Wladimir Balentien has announced his retirement. Last year, you could read here that Balentien already hinted at his retirement. Now the word is out. Always known as a hitter with a powerful bat, Balentien broke into the Majors in 2007 with the Seattle Mariners. In that season, he played only three games…
A bit later than usual, but yours truly had some other things on his mind that were much more important than this blog. Anyhow, I hope you still can enjoy this episode of “Peanuts Baseball Comic on …” Have fun and enjoy your Sunday.
In this episode of “Transactions in Belgian Baseball For The 2022 Season,” we pay attention to the Merchtem Cats, which is located about five kilometers Northwest of Brussels. Even though the Merchtem Cats will have the same core as last year, there are some new additions to the team (one veteran that is returning to…
Something many Dutch baseball fans have been waiting for has been presented today by the Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Federation (KNBSB). The new schedule is not revolutionary but it is different for sure. First of all the competition will start on Thursday, April 7, 2022. In the first round, which will last nine weeks,…
Yes!!!! It is that time of the week again. The weekend awaits, so time to celebrate with another episode of “Peanuts Baseball Comic on Friday” with Charlie Brown and his baseball gang. Enjoy this long one.
According to the Czech baseball website milujeme-baseball.cz, Aruban-born Eugene Helder will return to the multiple Czech champions. Helder joined the Dragons from Brno at the end of the regular season. He played a total of seven games in which he batted .333 with a .515 OBP and a .619 slugging percentage. During the playoffs, his…
In today’s episode of “Transactions in Belgian Baseball For the 2022 Season,” we pay attention to five-time Belgium champions Koninklijke (Royal) Mortsel Stars. The Mortsel Stars, still located at the Southern end of the Antwerp Airport, where they will stay for the 2022 season before moving to their new facility (later, more about that), saw…
In this episode of Ballparks Around The World, we pay attention to Jackie Robinson Stadium, home of the baseball team of the UCLA Bruins. The ballpark is located in West Los Angeles, adjacent to Interstate 405. Compared to the college ballparks shown in the previous weeks, the ballpark isn’t as super-duper but it is a…
According to the New York Post, and if they write about it it must be true 😉 , the New York Yankees cut the ties with the Staten Island Yankees (former low A affiliate) because of the temporary moniker the farm team used. Through the years since 2018, the SI Yankees adopted a temporary moniker…
