Red Bull produced this pretty cool video clip of San Francisco Giants right-hander Tim Lincecum, which shows his throwing mechanics with 1,000 frames per second.
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Curt Smith joins Alex Maestri at Lincoln Saltdogs
Dutch national teamer Curt Smith, who recently got released by the St. Louis Cardinals organization, has found a new team according to Honkbalsite.com. He joins Italian reliever Alex Maestri at the independent…
Recaps: Therwil Flyers sweep Lucerne Eagles in Swiss NLA
Therwil Flyers – Lucerne Eagles 9-0, 13-1 by JB Tucker, Therwil Flyers Game One Game one between the Lucerne Eagles and the Therwil Flyers was a much closer game than most had…
Results Spanish Division de Honor Softball April 10
Week four in the Spanish Division de Honor Softball saw the first loss by CBS Antorcha. In a duel between champions of the last two years, CS Viladecans handed the club from…
Results Italian Softball League April 9
Week three in the Italian Softball League was played on Saturday, April 9. Only Sanotint Bollate was able to pick up a sweep over the Titano Hornets. The other four matchups ended…
Recaps South: 2,100 see Split between Buchbinder Legionaere and Tornados
Southern Division: Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg – Mannheim Tornados 4-9, 12-4 Thanks to a promotion by a local newspaper the Buchbinder Legionaere Regensburg draw a total of more than 2,100 people (611 on…
Recaps North: Pulheim Gophers remain undefeated with Sweep over Berlin Sluggers
Northern Division: Berlin Sluggers – Pulheim Gophers 3-6, 1-10 The Pulheim Gophers improved to 4-0 in the 2011 season with a sweep over the Berlin Sluggers. In game one the Gophers overcame…
WEP3: Frederic Hanvi named Player of the Week in France
Frederic Hanvi was named WEP3. Hitting a perfect 5/5 during the double header, he led his team to a sweep over the Pessac Panthers with 7 runs and 9 RBI. He added…
2011 Team by Team Preview Austrian Baseball League
The Austrian Baseball League started last weekend with a doubleheader between the Schwechat Blue Bats and the Schwaz Tigers. Defending champion SHELLAC Athletics Attnang-Puchheim is going to open the new season next…
New Players for Bonn, Pulheim and Berlin
Bonn Capitals After Nick Shay and Timor Kombarov skipped out of agreements with the Bonn Capitals due to personal and injury reasons shortly before the start of the 2011 season, the northern…
InterLeague Slovakia – Hungary started on April 9
by Pavol Mozola, Slovak Baseball Federation, www.baseballslovakia.com Countries in East Europe play in the 2011 season the InterLeague divided into North and South. Northern countries are Slovakia and Hungary, Southern countries Croatia…
Recaps: Namur Angels struggle in Opening Series
by Namur Angels, www.namur-angels.be The Namur Angels baseball team got off to a rocky start this season, dropping their first two games of the season to the Borgerhout Squirrels. Game 1 The…
Recaps: CD Pamplona stuns Tenerife Marlins with Split
Halcones de Vigo – CB Sant Boi 0-2, 3-18 Box score 1 Box score 2 CB Sant Boi extended its winning streak in the Spanish Division de Honor to four games with…
Results Belgian First Division April 9&10
The Belgian First Division opened the 2011 season this weekend with several interesting results. Defending champion Hoboken Pioneers got crushed by the Merchtem Cats on Saturday, but got payback one day later….
Recaps: Savigny sweeps Toulouse, Rouen and Montpellier split
Stade Toulousain – Savigny Lions 3-4, 11-17 The Savigny Lions won both games in the French Elite League against Stade Toulousain on Sunday. In game one a throwing error by the pitcher…
Chicago Cubs release Alex Maestri, stays in US.
The Chicago Cubs released Italian reliever Alessandro Maestri last week. However he didn’t stay unemployed for long, as he was signed by the Lincoln Saltdogs of the American Association of Independent Professional…
ADO adds LHP Nick Martin for 2011 Season in Hoofdklasse
ADO has found a replacement for the departed Bobby Carrington. On Sunday Honkbalsite.com reported that the Hoofdklasse club from The Hague has signed left-handed pitcher Nick Martin. The 31-year-old is from Houston,…
Czech Winterleague is over
by Michal Hanus On Saturday afternoon, April 2, the last game of the Czech WINTERLEAGUE 2011 between Draci Brno black and Trebic Nuclears ended. The WINTERLEAGUE 2011 after the debut season 2010…
No Surprises on Polish Softball League Opening Day
by Baseball.pl, www.baseball.pl The Polish Softball League 2011 season opened today with a double-header held in Kutno. Making their debut in the league, Warsaw Warriors were defeated twice by the more experienced…
Old World Pastime – Boy, I’ve sure been lucky
John Miller, a Belgian-American journalist, and a player/coach for the Brussels Kangaroos, is in his fourth year of writing Old World Pastime, a take on baseball as lived in 21th century Europe….
Results Spanish Division de Honor April 9&10
The Spanish Division de Honor continued this weekend and the FC Barcelona solidified first place with a pair of 15-0 shutouts over the Sevilla Red Sox. They also took advantage of a…
Results Czech Extraleague April 9&10
The new season in the Czech Extraleague is just one week old and the defending champion AVG Draci Brno is already at the top. They swept a two-game series against Technika Brno…
Results German Baseball-Bundesliga April 8 to 10
In week two in the German Baseball-Bundesliga the Pulheim Gophers improved to 4-0 for the season thanks to a sweep against the Berlin Sluggers. They lead the standings in the northern division…
Results French Elite League April 10
The French Elite League continued on Sunday with week three in the 2011 season. The Montpellier Barracudas and the Rouen Huskies split their doubleheader. Paris UC, the Savigny Lions and the Templiers…
Results Swiss Nationalliga A April 9&10
After a successful opening weekend in Zurich the Swiss Nationalliga A saw its first full game day of the 2011 season on April 9 and 10. All three teams from Zurich were…