by Riccardo Schiroli “Baseball is the game that accomplished one of the greatest goals in sports diplomacy. I don’t believe any other sport has seen so many games played between Team USA…
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MyFieldOfDreams, a photo project, Thessaloniki, Greece
Aris Thessaloniki Field, October 12, 2008. Thessaloniki, Greece. © Angelos Vadasis Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam, Netherlands, September 11, 2005, Baseball World Cup, NED vs. CUB 1-3. © Jan van der Sande. Ostende Piranhas,…
IBAF meets with IOC Program Commission on Friday
by IBAF, ibaf.org IBAF makes case for 2016 inclusion IBAF representatives in Lausanne for Friday’s meeting with the IOC Program Commission (LAUSANNE, Switzerland) The International Baseball Federation (IBAF) will present its case…
Official Groundbreaking for revamped Ballpark in Regensburg
This summer Regensburg, Germany received the nod to host one of the five preliminary round pools at next year’s Baseball World Cup in Europe. Today the official groundbreaking for the renovation of…
Mister Baseball introduces European Baseball Club Contacts List
We have added a new feature to Mister-Baseball.com. In the sidebar on the right side of our website, we now present you a European Baseball Club Contacts List. There you can find…
Mister Baseball is looking for a European Softball Correspondent
The Mister Baseball team has decided to extend the coverage on European Softball starting the 2008 Season. In order to have better softball coverage, Mister Baseball is looking for a “European Softball…
Final Standings of Mister Baseball’s European Top 50
The baseball seasons in Europe are over and we have updated Mister Baseball’s European Top 50. L&D AMSTERDAM not only won the national championship in the Netherlands. They also jumped into first…
Former Major Leaguer Vinny Castilla Manager of Mexico at WBC
The Mexican Baseball Federation has named Vinny Castilla as new manager of their national team at the World Baseball Classic 2009. The former Major League third baseman was introduced on a news…
Herts Falcons to compete in National Baseball League South in 2009
The British National Baseball League South might see an increased team lineup in 2009. The HERTS FALCONS, which won the AAA championship in 2008, received a spot at the top level from…
Orkas also lose to Magallanes
Magallanes BBC – ALB Orkas 6-1 ORK 000 001 000 1 4 3 MAG 002 021 01X 6 5 2 Box score The ORKAS lost for the third straight game on Tuesday,…
Catching Up: Blagoevgrad Buffaloes remain Bulgarian Champion
In the upcoming days we are trying to catch up with the leagues in European Baseball and Softball, we were not covering during the summer. We are going to give you an…
Developement Articles for Coaches on CEB Website
by Confederation of European Baseball, www.baseballeurope.com Coach Development Articles on CEB website CEB and Major League Baseball have a shared passion and commitment to grow the game of baseball. Giving coaches tools…
New Round of Austrian Baseball Rumors
Michael Vielhaber had another round of rumors from the Austrian Baseball League online at sportnet.at last week. Let’s take a look at the new stuff. The 26-year-old Hiroyuki Sakanashi is apparently thinking…
Pirates score 13 Runs in 4th to crush Orkas in Liga Paralela
ALB Orkas – Pittsburgh Pirates 4-17 PIT 101 (13)00 200 17 18 0 ORK 001 0 00 030 4 4 3 Box score The PIRATES used a whopping 13-run fourth inning to…
Jair Jurrjens finishes Third in NL Rookie of the Year Voting
Starting pitcher Jair Jurrjens of the Atlanta Braves finished third in the 2008 National League Jackie Robinson Rookie of the Year Award Voting by the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA). He…
MVP Sidney De Jong heads 2008 Honkbalsite Awards
The Dutch Honkbalsite has handed out the awards for the 2008 season in the Hoofdklasse. The readers of this website voted for the Netherlands Baseball All-Star Team and the MVP of this…
Presentation of World Cup Organizing Committee on Thursday in Rome
On Thursday, November 13th at 11am CET in the Villa Madame in Rome, the promotion and organizing committee of the Baseball World Cup 2009 in Italy will hold a press conference and…
Matos might leave Bologna, three other key players expected to stay
FORTITUDO BOLOGNA dominated the Italian Baseball League throughout the regular season and finished in first place before the semi final round. There they couldn’t continue their run for the championship and were…
Catching Up: Inter League Croatia, Hungary, Serbia
In the upcoming days we are trying to catch up with the leagues in European Baseball and Softball, we were not covering during the summer. We are going to give you an…
Orkas Rally too late in loss to La Guairá
ALB Orkas – La Guairá 3-4 LAG 102 000 100 4 9 1 ORK 010 000 002 3 7 1 Box score LA GUAIRA had one big bat working, which was all…
Elections for FIBS Presidency one week away
by Pim van Nes A former softball coach and a former baseball umpire are candidates for next week’s elections for presidency of FIBS, the Italian Baseball and Softball Federation. Don Porter, president…
Softball European Championships in Valencia next Year
The dates and occasions for several upcoming International Softball tournaments were announced this past week. It all starts with the European Cadets Championship from July 14-19 in San Sebastian, Spain. At the…
Curtis Granderson heads IBAF Delegation at IOC next Week
Detroit Tigers’ center fielder Curtis Granderson, who is travelling around the globe as a Baseball ambassador, will head a delegation by the International Baseball Federation (IBAF) next week, which will visit the…
Introducing the Speakers at the EBCA Convention in Vienna
For the upcoming European Baseball Coaches Association (EBCA) convention in Vienna, Austria, we would like to introduce the speakers today. From Europe Bill Holmberg, Steve Janssen, Karl Onzia, Tony Klarberg and Martin…
Orkas three-hit St. Louis Cardinals in Shutout
ALB Orkas – St. Louis Cardinals 9-0 STL 000 000 000 0 3 2 ORK 250 011 00X 9 13 2 Box score ORKAS’ pitchers Wilmer Alvarez (W 2-0), Yeremy Ishak and…