Author: philipp
New baseball fields in Prague
Although the season in the Czech Republic is over and winter slowly is coming. Baseball is not sleeping in Prague, because three of the four Prague baseball clubs are building new baseball…
EBCA Convention was held in Cologne
Last weekend the 4th EBCA (European Baseball Coaches Association)Convention was held in Cologne, Germany. Speakers included Jerry WEISTEIN (Colorado Rockies Organization), Ron WOLFORTH (Founder of Pitching Central) and Dutch National Team Head…
Mister Baseball cooperates with Eye of the Tiger Productions
We are proud to announce cooperation with Eye of the Tiger Productions. Ron Wickert will supply Mister-Baseball.com with photos from Netherlands baseball (exclusive) and international tournaments. Wickert is the official photograph of…
Japan wins Asian Olympic qualifier
Japan is the latest team, which qualified for the Olympic Games 2008 in Beijing. They won all three games at the Asian qualifier in Taiwan to clinch the berth. South Korea and…
New Pitcher for Stockerau Cubs
Matthias KOPPENSTEINER, a left-handed pitcher, will join the Stockerau Cubs for the 2008 season. He appeared in nine games (eight starts) for the Baseball-Bundesliga team Schremser Beers (second division in Austria) in…
Zetko Tournament 2007
MBL Brno organized the eighth edition of the international indoor juveniles baseball tournament during the weekend of November 24th to 25th 2007. There were 20 participants from the Czech Republic and Slovakia….
Austrian Baseball League set with two new teams
The Schwaz Tigers and the Linz Bandits will start next year in the Austrian Baseball League (ABL). Both had already played on the highest level in Austria in recent years. The Tigers…
Honkbalsite Awards 2007
The visitors of honknalsite.com voted for the Dutch Allstar-Team 2007. Here are the winners: MVP: Fausto ALVAREZ (Amsterdam Pirates) Best pitcher (left-handed): Diegomar MARKWELL (DOOR Neptunus) Best pitcher (right-handed): Leon BOYD (DOOR…
Italian Winter League starts this Sunday
The Italian Winter League starts this Sunday with a tournament in Bologna. It is the eleventh edition. Since 2001 it is a national event. There are several tourneys planned over the next…
Transactions in Italian Baseball League
Several Italian teams were active since the end of the season. Not all transactions are confirmed and official. But this should change in the upcoming weeks. Italeri Fortitudo Bologna: New: Cody CILLO…
Bill Holmberg at baseball clinic in Parma
The Crocetta Baseball Club and the Crocetta Kids Baseball and Softball team are the organizers for a baseball clinic in Parma on the upcoming weekend. The event is open to all players…
BBC Montepaschi Grosseto presented new team structure
BBC Grosseto announced a new team structure last Tuesday. They are creating a system with the BBC as the main team, Rosemar is going to be the under 21 squad and Junior…
New head coach for Haar Disciples
Michael ALMSTETTER leaves the Gauting Indians to take over as the new head coach of the Haar Disciples. He worked three years for the local rival. He had already worked as head…
Free Agent Yurendell De Caster signed Minor League contract with Washington Nationals
The Dutch infielder Yurendell DE CASTER signed a Minor League contract with the Washington Nationals organization and received an invitation for the Major League spring training camp. He played for the Triple…
Stefano Bazzarini could replace Chris Di Roma in Parma
The Italian Serie A1 team Cariparma is interested in pitcher Stefano BAZZARINI according to the Gazzetta di Parma and baseball.it. He should replace Chris DI ROMA on the pitching staff. DI ROMA…
Amsterdam Pirates ready for 2008 season
The L&D Amsterdam Pirates, who had reached the playoffs of the Dutch Major League, are ready for next season. They completed their transactions and are supposed to compete at the same level…
Zurich gets a new ballpark
The three baseball teams in Zurich, Switzerland will get a new ballpark. A poll for the rebuild of the complete sports complex “Heerenschuerli” received 74,8 percent of the votes. The complete costs…
Danish Baseball Softball Federation is in search for a coach for the national team
The Danish Baseball Softball Federation is searching a new head coach for the men’s national team. He would be leading them to the European Softball championships in Copenhagen. More information on the…
Players, who want to play in the Netherlands
The website honkbalsite.com published a list of foreign players, who want to play in the Netherlands. There are some interesting names on the list, which already have been on European Clubs. If…
Jimmy Strong passed away
Jimmy STRONG a former baseball player and coach in Italy and the Netherlands passed away last Wednesday at the age of 88. He was born in 1918 in Atlanta, Georgia. He studied…
Matthew Marrone lend by T&A San Marino
Pitcher Matthew MARRONE is going to play for T&A San Marino in the 2008 season. He was a starter for Avigliana in 2007. Both clubs reached an agreement over the loan for…
Belgian Baseball: Transactions of Vlaamse League
The Belgian baseball federation announced on their website transactions for the Vlaamse League: Beveren Lions: New: Pascal HOFMANS (Stars), Robin REYNS (Stars), Kevin REYNS (Stars), Hans FELIX (Sluggers), Kenny SOETENS (BSC), Riley…