A special piece of Minor League history today. Since this is a blog, mainly about Dutch baseball, the club in today's limelight is a perfect fit for this blog: the Oswego Netherlands of the Canadian-American League. The Oswego Netherlands was named after the local Netherlands Milk and Ice Cream Company. The team was one of …
The Dutch Baseball Hangout interviews Lenny Randle
Former MLB player Lenny Randle was so kind to answer several questions in an interview. Lenny Had an extensive baseball career. He had a twelve-year MLB career, spent time with the Washington Senators AAA teams and went to Italy after his MLB career. In 1967 Lenny had the option to sign with the St. Louis …
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Yogi Berra: A legend passes at 90
I have been mulling all afternoon if I should write something about Yogi Berra's passing. A bit cheap to write about it as all other baseball websites wrote about it already. But on the other hand, as a Yankee fan I should spend some words on it. Berra signed with the Yankees in 1943 while serving …
Mike Redmond’s job may be in doubt, after Loria’s genius remarks
Before the Marlins' game in Citizens Bank Park, Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria visited the office if Mike Redmond on Tuesday. Afterwards he expressed his feelings to reporters: "We've got to win games. Period." What a brilliant mind this man has.... We've got to win games..... Duh!!! Isn't that the goal of every team? But who …
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The Yankees’ season so far from a different perspective
The season is underway for two weeks now. The Yankees are 6-7 after last night's close loss vs Detroit. Disappointing? Yes and no. Disappointing because as a fan you always want your team to do well. Not disappointing because the team is rebuilding and that takes time and Sabathia did a LOT better than I …
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Could a marriage between the Yankees and Omar Minaya actually work?
I know, I know, this is not something related to Dutch baseball. But since I am a Yankee fan, I allow myself to write something other than Dutch baseball alone, once in a while. I read a post on river avenue blues, a blog about the New York Yankees, that the Bronx Bombers are mulling …
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