The FIBS Academy in Tirrenia, Italy isn’t closed over the winter. At the moment several players are working out twice a day to stay sharp and to prepare for the upcoming 2009…
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Vince Rooi only new player for Champion L&D Amsterdam so far
The 2008 Dutch champion L&D AMSTERDAM has not yet made many changes on the roster of their successful team. The deadline on October 31st for transfers within the Hoofdklasse only revealed one…
Tampa Bay Rays Manager on Vacation in Europe next week
The manager of the American League Champion Tampa Bay Rays, Joe Maddon, is going to get married this week. His honeymoon will lead him to Italy, the Czech Republic and Germany. And…
Orkas with split in Doubleheader against Rays
ALB Orkas – Caracas 8-7 CAR 001 202 002 7 14 3 ORK 033 001 10X 8 7 2 Box score Despite being out-hit 7-14 the ORKAS defeated CARACAS 8-7 on Wednesday…
MLB.com projects American Roster for World Baseball Classic
MLB.com’s Tom Singer tries to project the roster of team USA at the World Baseball Classic 2009 next March. The Americans had a disappointing finish in the inaugural version of the tournament…
KNTU-OSHVSM also wins Ukrainian Cup
Weeks after winning the National Baseball Championship in the Ukraine, KNTU-OSHVSM also collected the trophy in the Cup tournament. The team from Kirovograd swept the best-of-three series against TNU (Simferopol) 3-0 (6-3,…
France Junior Team wins Tournament in Madrid
The French Junior National Team defeated the Under-21 squad of Navarra in the finals of the International Tournament Villa de Madrid in the Spanish capital last weekend. They scored two runs in…
Cariparma signs Venezuelan Infielder Johnny Carvajal
CARIPARMA, which ranked fifth in the 2008 Italian Baseball League season, signed infielder Johnny Carvajal. He is coming from the relegated RANGERS REDIPUGLIA, where he was the best player on the roster….
5th EBCA Convention in Vienna this December
After four great conventions, held in three different countries, Austria will be hosting the 5th European Baseball Coaches Association (EBCA) Convention and, for three days, Vienna will be the place to be…
Greg Halman struggling in Arizona Fall League
Gregory Halman’s performance in the Arizona Fall League (AFL) has hit a speed bump. In his last ten games he only is batting .179 with 20 strikeouts in 39 at bats. There…
Three Players from Rimini enjoy Australian Summer
Not only are the Caribbean Winter Leagues featuring players from European Baseball. Three members of the Italian Baseball League club TELEMARKET RIMINI are currently enjoying the weather in the West Australian State…
Orkas use two big innings to beat Aragua
Aragua – ALB Orkas 6-12 ORK 065 000 010 12 15 1 ARA 000 002 310 6 14 4 Box score The ORKAS decided the match against the ARAGUA early. They scored…
Corendon Kinheim with slow start into Offseason
The Dutch vice champion CORENDON KINHEIM finished a kind of eventful year 2008, when they lost in three games to new Hoofdklasse champion L&D AMSTERDAM in the Holland Series. They defeated MONTEPASCHI…
Czech National Youth Championships 2008
by Michal Hanus Beside the Extraleague and the Ceskomoravska Baseball League, the Czech Baseball Association also organized Youth National Championship in five categories: T-ball (U-10), Juveniles (U-12), Younger Cadets (U-14), Cadets (U-16)…
MyFieldOfDreams, a photo project, Rotterdam, Netherlands
Neptunus Familiestadion, Rotterdam, Netherlands, September 11, 2005, Baseball World Cup, NED vs. CUB 1-3. © Jan van der Sande. Ostende Piranhas, Belgium, 2008 Olympic Stadium, Barcelona, Spain, 2007 European Championships, © Thomas…
Players from European Baseball appearing in Caribbean Winter Leagues
We are mostly reporting about the ALB ORKAS in the Venezuelan Liga Paralela. However a bunch of players from around the leagues in European Baseball are currently having appearances in Caribbean Winter…
International Softball Federation wants Separation from Baseball
Mister-Baseball.com has supported the BackSoftball campaign to bring Softball back to the Olympics in the past year. However we cannot support the latest step by the International Softball Federation (ISF). In a…
Doing the pitching: Brad Lidge… – a Baseball-Blog by John Miller
John Miller, head coach of the Brussels Kangaroos and a reporter for a major American newspaper, is chronicling his team’s 2008 season in a column that will appear every Monday on mister-baseball.com….
Baseball GB talked with Brant Ust
The guys at Baseball GB made an interview with former minor leaguer and British National Team member Brant Ust. The infielder talks how he got to baseball, his experiences with Team USA…
Selsemeyer returns to Haar Disciples
Catcher David Selsemeyer leaves the TORNADOS and returns to his old club the DISCIPLES in the suburbs of Munich. During his time in MANNHEIM this season he played in a total of…
Transfers within Dutch Hoofdklasse
The deadline on October 31st at midnight is gone and the teams concluded their transfers within the Dutch Hoofdklasse. Transactions between clubs still are possible. However they are more difficult, as the…
Bravos Rally in Eighth denies ALB Orkas Victory
ALB Orkas – Bravos 4-6 BRA 100 000 050 6 10 2 ORK 101 001 001 4 8 2 Box score After winning nine straight games last week, the ORKAS now wait…
Catching Up: Polish Baseball League
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…
New Coaches for Sparta/Feyenoord Rotterdam in Hoofdklasse
The Dutch Hoofdklasse clubs had till Friday midnight to complete transfers within the league. We’ll have the complete list on Sunday on Mister-Baseball.com and are going to look at each of the…
ALB Orkas with Tie against New York Mets
New York Mets – ALB Orkas 1-1 ORK 000 000 010 0 1 5 1 NYM 000 000 001 0 1 7 2 Box score The ORKAS stopped their short losing streak…