The website of the Mariners has not put on the message yet but according to a Twitter account, former Softbank Hawks slugger/DH/1B Dae Ho Lee has signed a one year deal worth a reportedly $4 million with the team from Seattle. The Japanese baseball website yakyubaka.com announced on January 30, that Lee extended his stay…
Kalian Sams, outfielder of team Kingdom of the Netherlands will not return to the Quebec Capitales in the upcoming season. On the day of the press conference of team Netherlands in preparation on the Premier 12 tournament, he told me that he liked it in Quebec but that he was looking for something different. This…
Just days after he was voted into the Hall of Fame, the Mariners announced that they will retire Ken Griffey Jr’s number. Griffey will be the first Mariner whose number will be retired. His nr. 24 will hang next to Jackie Robinson’s 42. The event of retiring his number will take place on August 6….
Remember “Trouble with the Curve” in which Atlanta Braves’ scout Clint Eastwood’s daughter appears to have an eye and ear for talent as well? Well the next story is something similar. Ron Hopkins, assistant to GM of the Pittsburgh Pirates, was a longtime MLB scout and Director of scouting for the Texas Rangers. Well, his…
You may know by now that I am a jersey and cap nut. In previous top tens, I posted my favorite MLB, MiLB and retro caps. This time I’d like to show you my top ten of MLB jerseys. It will be a mix of current jerseys and retro jerseys. 10. Houston Astros 1975-1986 jersey…
Within 24 hours after the Dodgers decided to reject a deal with Hisashi Iwakuma, based on a failed physical. The Mariners, who claimed that signing Iwakuma was their top priority then acted quick and signed the 34-year old right hander to a one year contact of which the financial terms were not disclosed. After Iwakuma…
After the Hiroshima Toyo Carp listened to the wish of their starting pitcher, Kenta Maeda, they said that they would carefully weigh the options. In the past week they announced that they would likely post him but today the word came out. Major League Baseball on Wednesday morning that the Hiroshima Carp of the Japan Central…
Dutch national team player Kalian Sams has been named the MVP of the Quebec Capitales of the independent CanAm League. After a slow start with the team, Kalian’s batting average rose to a respectable .282. By far Kalian was the best slugger of his team with 16 homeruns. Kalian was also the swiftest player with…
Today in “Summing up the Dutchies” an organization that has had many Dutchies through the years; players like Kalian Sams, Greg Halman, Wladimir Balentien and Lars Huijer to name a few. It is time to shed some light on: Number of Dutchies: 2 Gianfranco Wawoe: Gianfranco Wawoe is a 21-year old shortstop…
After days of signing Dutchie talents, summing up Dutchies, reporting about the European Cup and the Dutch Hoofdklasse, now a more playful article. The other day I saw a nice item about baseball caps of the seventies. Those born after the seventies must know that it was an era in which baseball uniforms had the wildest…
