In the second episode of “Belgian Division One Transactions For 2026” we pay attention to the runner up of the 2025 season: Borgerhout Squirrels. This blog post could also be an episode of “Baseball Shorts” as it will be very short. After a few short chats with Borgerhout Squirrels manager Yannick Gontier, yours truly learned…
It is time to report about the transactions for the upcoming 2026 Belgian Division One season. We tee off with the 2025 champion Brasschaat Braves. Perhaps the most important addition to the roster is the new manager Joel McKeon, who used to play for the Braves but also has MLB experience. Beside the addition of…
Yes!!! It is that time of the week again. Likely, most of you will have a day off today as a bridge to the upcoming weekend. Anyhow, let’s celebrate the upcoming weekend with another episode of Peanuts Baseball Comic on Friday with Charlie Brown and his baseball gang. Enjoy (your weekend)!!!
In today’s episode of “Baseball Shorts” we pay attention to an alternative term of doctored balls or scuffed balls. Emery is a kind of sandpaper-like tool used to smoothen wood. In the early 20th century, it was also used by pitchers to roughen up balls. When such a ball is pitched, the scuffed side will…
In today’s episode of “Ballparks Around The World” we pay attention to another little gem: Joe Campbell Memorial Stadium in Rossville KS. In April 1922, the city council of Rossville agreed on an $8,000 bond issue for a city park. Thanks to some hassle about the site and negotiations with the ground owner, it would…
Yessss!!!! It is that time of the week again. Friday. Time to celebrate the upcoming weekend with another episode of “Peanuts Baseball Comic on Friday” with Charlie Brown and his baseball gang. Enjoy (your weekend)!!!
Yup!!! It is the final Friday of the week again. Time to celebrate the upcoming weekend with another episode of “Peanuts Baseball Comic on Friday” with Charlie Brown and his baseball gang. Enjoy (your weekend)!!!
After similar news yesterday, another new sports group announced to have acquired two MiLB teams. OnDeck Partners bought the Montgomery Biscuits and the Visalia Rawhide. The group is even this new, there is not a logo online when you google for logos. The OnDeck Partners sports group was founded by the Avenue Sports Fund and…
In this episode of Baseball Shorts, we pay attention to the moose logo of the Wilmington Blue Rocks. The club is named after blue granite found along the Brandywine River in Wilmington, but yet the club has a moose as a (cap) logo. How did the club get to this? Read on and you will…
Sportsbusinessjournal.com announced that the Prospector Baseball Group, a relatively new player in the MiLB market, has acquired two MiLB teams. One at AA level, and one at AAA level. So far, the group was owner of only one independent club. The clubs that were acquired are the Akron RubberDucks (AA affiliate of the Cleveland Guardians)…
