In this episode of Baseball Related Songs, we pay attention to Hells Bells performed by AC/DC. It is the second song in this series that was used by a closer when he stepped out of the bullpen. Hells Bells is the creation of Australian Hard Rock formation AC/DC. The group was founded in 1973 in…
Another Friday, another episode of “Peanuts Baseball Comic on Friday” to celebrate the upcoming weekend. Enjoy.
In a press release, multiple Dutch champions, Curaçao Neptunus announced that it reinforced its ranks with outfielder Jiandido Tromp. The 28-year old Aruban will replace Shaldimar Daantji, who hung up his spikes after the 2021 season. Tromp will leave San Marino, with whom he won the Italian championship in the past season. He was one…
Today is Halloween. Not my cup of tea. Especially because the retail companies are trying to shove a holiday that isn’t Dutch down our throat. Everything for the buck eh? But do Halloween and baseball fit together? Absolutely. Since the expansion of the playoffs in MLB, five games have been played on Halloween: Game 4…
Yesterday, the KNBSB presented new plans for the 2022 Dutch hoofdklasse. Most of the reactions were not very positive. Sure yours truly doesn’t shy away from criticizing the KNBSB when necessary, but in this case it is too early to judge. Even though it is too early to judge, yours truly has some questions/thoughts about…
After their championship winning manger, Michael Duursma, decided to step down due to other baseball activities, the club had to look for a new manager. They found a new one in Ronald Jaarsma, who was released in the same week by Curaçao Neptunus. The acquisition of Jaarsma doesn’t really come as a surprise as he…
After months of preparations, negotiations, and surveys among hoofdklasse clubs, the KNBSB (Royal Dutch Baseball and Softball Federation) announced today in an online press conference that the Dutch hoofdklasse will become a closed circuit. The Dutch baseball Hangout also received an invitation for this press conference, but unfortunately, yours truly couldn’t get a day off…
Once again there is some controversy about a name in baseball. This time not about a club but about the area where relief pitchers “reside” during a game: the bullpen. The animal rights organization PETA seems to have some problems with the name bullpen. According to them, the name refers to the area where they…
The Coastal Plains League champions Savannah Bananas have been challenged by the Kansas City Monarchs to face them in a Banana ball showdown in Kansas City as part of the 2022 Banana World Tour. It is nothing more than a US tour but nevertheless, the Savannah Bananas will tour the United States and visit the…
After a 2020 season with a lot of hick ups (for well known reasons), the question was if the 2021 season would be better. In 2020, yours truly was able to attend only one game in Germany. In 2020, the Holland Series were canceled after two games and in 2020, Belgium didn’t have an official…
