In a crazy game, the Cubs beat the Pirates in twelve innings. After leading the Bucs 7-1 in fifth, the Cubs blew it and allowed the Pirates to come back and tie it at ten. Eventually the Cubbies scored the much needed eleventh run in the twelfth inning. Pedro Strop entered in the top of…
After a month and a half, it catches my eye that things are slowly getting back to normal in Major League Baseball. Back to normal? Yes back to normal. What I mean to say is that the teams with a flying start are slowly cooling off and geting more down to earth again. So far…
After a 3-1 loss vs the Blue Jays in Toronto, the Yankees bounced back. In the previous game, knuckle ball pitcher R.A. Dickey was nearly unhittlable. Last night the Yankees did a lot better at the plate as they collected eleven basehits. Michael Pineda was masterful once again. In eight innings he gave up five…
After Friday’s unexpected win (with C.C. Sabathia on the mound), the Yankees sent Nathan Eovaldi to the mound on Saturday. Besides the fourth inning, in which he gave up a lead off solo homerun to Dustin Pedroia, Eovaldi wasn’t really in trouble. In that same inning he gave up singles to David Ortiz and Pablo…
After the Yankees clinched the home series vs the Mets (not always with the best baseball), they hosted the Tampa Bay Rays for game one of a three game series. Adam Warren started the game and lasted 5.2 innings. He allowed one run on five hit and struck out six. Warren cruised through the first…
The year started with not much faith in this Yankee team from my side. Still I don’t think that they will be a contender but after the series vs the Tigers, there is some belief coming. First the close loss with a very good outing by C.C. Sabathia. Then the 5-2 win on Tuesday and…
Didi Gregorius had a good game despite leaving five runners at base. He went 2 for 4 as he legged out an infield hit and singled to right field. Michael Pineda earned the win even though he didn’t have his best stuff yesterday. In 5.2 innings he allowed three runs on seven hits. He also…
Once again the Yankees trailed most of the game but a four run seventh inning (thanks to a grand slam homerun hit by Stephen Drew), saved the game for them as they beat the Orioles 6-5. Didi Gregorius left three runners on base as he went 0 for 4 with a strikeout. Despite striking out…
Yesterday, the Dutch baseball and sofball federation (KNBSB) kicked off the new baseball season with a presentation of the Dutch national team. A few new faces could be recognized next to the similar ones. The plans for the future were also presented. The training program of the Dutch national team will be expanded from two…
Another game, another loss for the Yankees. With C.C. Sabathia on the mound the Blue Jays scored five runs (one earned). In fact it was the famous disastrous inning early in the game that cost the Yankees the game. The Blue Jays did not really outhit the Yankees; Toronto collected only one hit more than…
