Not even half of the games were played on the opening weekend of the Baseball-Bundesliga due to the bad weather and field conditions. All participants are hoping for the better this time….
Author: philipp
Marlins Puerto Cruz awaits FC Barcelona this week
On the third game day the last year’s 1-2 finisher in the Spanish Honor Division face each other this weekend. The MARLINS PUERTO CRUZ and the FC BARCELONA open their two-game series…
Preview Czech Baseball Extraleague Part Two
Check part one for a more general look at the new Extraleague season. by Michal Hanus For the 2008 season we can’t expect any big changes in the final standings. AVG DRACI…
Preview Czech Baseball Extraleague Part One
by Michal Hanus On Friday evening April 11th the defending champions AVG DRACI BRNO welcome vice-champions MZLU EXPRESS BRNO in Brno to the opener of the Czech Baseball Extraleague. The other six…
A Report from the CEB Congress 2008
by Confederation of European Baseball (CEB) The CEB Congress 2008 in Malta was a very well organized conference. Unfortunately some of the Delegates had to stay in another hotel due to over…
DOOR Neptunus sign Derick Francisca
Shortly before the opening weekend, DOOR NEPTUNUS acquired utility man Derick Francisca from the L&D AMSTERDAM PIRATES. He played for ALMERE’90 in 2007, but returned to his club of 2006 this winter….
European Under 21 Championship Launches Website
by Confederation of European Baseball The European Under 21 Championship in Navarra, Spain, has launched a new website featuring player and team profiles, the schedule of the tournament and other important information….
Preview Swiss Baseball
The idea was great to start the Swiss Baseball and Softball season with a special opening weekend. However the weather last Sunday was against it and the National League A (NLA) opens…
IBAF Baseball World Cup 2009 in Europe
The 2009 IBAF Baseball World Cup (BWC) will be held in Europe. This was confirmed by several press releases of the participating federations. More details will be known after a press conference…
European pitchers struggling in USA pro baseball
by Pim van Nes Whilst infielder Alex Liddi’s second Single A home game with his TIMBLER RATTLERS was postponed due snow in Wisconsin yesterday, European pitchers have been struggling during the first…
Willy van der Lee takes over Euro Stars
The EURO STARS have found a replacement for the departing Glyniss Kenepa, who left the club after a few weeks ago for unknown reasons. Willy van der Lee takes over and tries…
Barracudas sign Charles Brown
A few days before the season start in Switzerland, the ZURICH BARRACUDAS introduced a new infielder. Charles Brown from Pasadena, California joins the club for 2008. He is 22 years old and…
Mike Schulz new head coach of Athletics
The ATTNANG-PUCHHEIM MOSQUITO ATHLETICS of the Austrian Baseball League have signed a new head coach. The American Mike Schulz takes over for the upcoming season. He is 57 years old and was…
Weekend’s tournaments unmask Extraleague cards
by Michal Hanus This weekend five of the eight Extraleague teams played preseason games in Prague and Olomouc. In Prague in the Eltodo Cup started with KRC ALTRON and TEGOLA TITANS, both…
Still nine days till opening day in Italy
With the opening game between MONTEPASCHI GROSSETO and RANGERS REDIPUGLIA sill nine days away, the preseason in Italy continued. GROSSETO beat FORTITUDO BOLOGNA 7-4 and 4-3. Jorge Nunez with a triple and…
Savigny only club with four wins after two weeks
Rouen Huskies – La Guerche Hawks 17-1, 10-1 LAG 000 100 0 1 2 6 ROU 720 206 X 17 12 0 LAG 100 000 0 1 6 3 ROU 340 300…
Turning Little League into a Major League Event
[youtube _Nbkbss7i5s] The people of “improv everywhere” turned a Little League game into a Major League event, by bringing in screaming fans, commentators, a jumbotron live coverage and many other things. Check…
Tornados with sweep in rain-filled Bundesliga opening weekend
Northern Conference: Bonn Capitals – Solingen Alligators 0-13 SOL 412 002 4 13 13 1 BON 000 000 0 0 3 5 The ALLIGATORS blew by the CAPITALS in the first game…
Olympic candidates take off at bat in Minor Leagues
by Pim van Nes A few days after their colleagues in the Major Leagues, also the Dutch players in the Minor Leagues opened the 2008 season in their Leagues varying from Single…
Baseball Navarra upsets Marlins Puerto Cruz in 17 Innings
Baseball Navarra – Marlins Puerto Cruz 5-4 (17), 1-7 MAR 100 010 000 000 002 00 4 9 4 NAV 000 002 000 000 002 01 5 13 6 MAR 021 111…
KNTU wins Koloditsky Cup 2008
The Koloditsky Cup in the Ukraine went underway the past few days. Teams from the host country, Belarus, Pridnestrovie and Lithuania participated since last Thursday. KNTU won the tournament, beating Brest Region…
Can I see your license!? – 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….
Neptunus and Pioniers win preseason tournaments in the Netherlands
The last weekend of preseason games in the Netherlands went underway. The DOOR NEPTUNUS and the KONICA MINOLTA PINOIERS each won a tournament. Both events had to reschedule games due to rain,…
Italian Softball: Bollate loses both as season gets underway
The 2007 champion LEGNANO got off to a perfect start on Saturday, winning both games against NUORE. In difference the regular season winner of 2007. BOLLATE lost two on the road against…
Results of April 5th and 6th 2008
The 2008 season kicked off this weekend in Germany and Belgium. At least some of the teams opened their season, as several games had to be postponed due the bad weather. In…