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…
The Yankees won their first game of the season by beating the Blue Jays 4-3 and are still on track for a 161-1 record. 😉 Michael Pineda pitched six strong innings in which he allowed two runs on six hits. He walked one and struck out six. Nevertheless he got a no-decision as the Yankees…
This just came in through Facebook. Lars Huijer has decided to turn his back from professional baseball. He says that he has decided to go back to school and to focus on a different career. Lars was signed by the Mariners in 2011. He debuted in the same year for the Arizona League Mariners for…
PawSox move may depend on voters’ vote Despite the wish of the new Pawtucket Red Sox owners to move to Rhode Island’s capital Providence, it may not be so sure if the team can make that move. A state lawmaker has proposed a vote about the landlease. According to State Representative Patricia Morgan Rhode Island…
Dutch RHP Lars Huijer was mentioned in an artcle about the Cubs farm system for 2015. The 21- year old pitcher from Hoofddorp in the Netherlands is mentioned to have the best sinker in the Cubs’ farm system. Huijer was acquired in the off season by the Cubs in a trade with the Seattle Mariners….
This morning I wrote that Jackie Robinson West might have been cheating. Chicago Little League would consider what to do. I wrote “To be continued”. Talk about continuation. Jackie Robinson West was stripped from its American title by Little League baseball. What was the reason for this decision? In December 2014 accusations were made about…
Unless you have been living underneath a rock the past 24 hours, you must have heard or read that Earnie Banks has passed away at the age of 83 at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. Earnie Banks carried the nickname Mr. Cub, for he spent all of his career with the Cubs. Not a rare…
The Chicago Cubs have sent Mike Kickham to Seattle in exchange for Dutch pitcher Lars Huijer. Lars, inhabitant of Hoofddorp in the Netherlands joined the Mariners organization in 2011. His brother Sven had a minor league career in the Red Sox organization. Lars was named Mariners pitcher of the year in 2013 when he had…
The last few weeks there have been rumours about the Yankees going after new coaches. Several names floated around. According to Jack Curry, the Yankees are close to appoint a hitting coach, an assistant hitting coach and an infield coach. Jack Curry is one of the most reliable journalist with ties in the Yankee organization….
In a blog that is (mainly) about Dutch baseball, there wasn’t much Dutch baseball news lateley. Finally there is something to mention here. Roger Bernadina during the 2013 World Baseball Classic The Colorado Rockies have signed Dutch/Netherlands Antillian player Roger Bernadina to a minor league contract, according to Baseball America. The club has not confirmed…
