L&D AMSTERDAM is probably the busiest Hoofdklasse club during the off season so far. Rogier van Zon of Honkbalsite.com reports on Friday evening that they have completed their roster for the 2010 season. The last piece was the signing of 24-year-old American pitcher Ben Grover , who comes from the farm team of MEDIA MONKS RCH. He attended Cuesta College and Oral Roberts University (NCAA Division I) and moved to the Netherlands this year to live with his girlfriend. A few days ago they a
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We are still in catching-up mode for a few news in European Baseball following the Baseball World Cup. Already on September 9th Rogier van Zon reported on Honkbalsite.com that the 58-year-old Canadian Bernie Beckman will coach the Dutch Hoofdklasse club KONICA MINOLTA PIONIERS next year. He leaves league rival RCH MEDIA MONKS. He also worked as head coach for KINHEIM between 1999 and 2002 and was a pitching coach for the Toronto Blue Jays organization a few years back. Beckman succeeds Fr
Former Major Leaguer Rikkert Fanyete is no longer head coach of 2008 Dutch champion L&D AMSTERDAM PIRATES. Rogier van Zon of Honkbalsite.com reported already on September 17 that both sides decided to end the liaison after just two seasons. Apparently the coach and the team no longer were on the same page. Faneyte had succeeded Louis Hofer at the helm at the beginning of 2008 and led the PIRATES to the first championship since 1990. He later also was named coach of the year by the
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Rogier van Zon of Honkbalsite.com published the final Baseball World Cup roster of the Netherlands Antilles on his website on Friday evening. Four players from the Dutch Hoofdklasse will make the trip to Sweden among the 24 total, Ludwin Obispo (ADO), Rafael Jozefa (Kinheim), Eldrion Regina (Sparta/Feyenoord) and Andley Simmons (Pioniers). Also aboard are the Italian Baseball Leaguers Johannes Gregorius Jr., Randolph Kirindongo, Ulrich Snijders and Ardley Jansen (all San Marino).
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Rogier van Zon of the Dutch website Honkbalsite.com reported this weekend that six professional players already have committed to play for Team Netherlands in the upcoming Baseball World Cup. Former Major Leaguer Randall Simon , who played for Holland in the 2009 World Baseball Classic, will come to Europe as well as pitchers Leon Boyd, Dennis Neuman, Alexander Smit and Tom Stuifbergen , and shortstop Hainley Statia . Simon is expected to arrive this week. The other five will make the tr
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