Syren Shuts Out SKV
1B Per Sjors, hitting in the 8-spot, hopped on the carousel and kept things going round and round. This truly was a small-ball victory.
ITA Over BEL in 7
Hitting in the 5-spot C Mineo finished the day without a double, leaving him one hit shy of the cycle. He had 3 hits and 7 RBIs on the day.
ESP Works Quickly
Edison Valerio, hitting in the 2-spot, finished the day batting a thousand. He went 3-3, including a double, with 3 runs and an RBI.
ITA Shows GRE Mercy
Italy mercifully took out Greece in their opener of the European Championship. Italy’s 13-3 victory was a slow and steady gain to victory.
AUT v BEL Barn Burner
Behind by two heading into the bottom of the 9th Austria eked by Belgium with the bottom of their order.
CRO Topples GER
Marquez would last 6.0 innings giving up 4 earned runs off 7 hits, while flagging 6, with 67% of his 94 pitches landing in the zone.
CZE Over SWE
The Czech Republic and Sweden opened up the 2021 European Championship in a game that took all 9 to decide.
RUS & ISR Go Extra
The two pitchers were, combined, throwing an average of 26 pitches/inning.
GBR Defeats FRA
Overall the pitchers, for both teams, were responsible for a large majority of the runs in this game.
In The MLB Germany
Update on how the MiLB and MLB players from Germany are doing in their 2021 season.
In The MLB Czechs
Update on how the MiLB and MLB players from the Czech Republic are doing in their 2021 season.
Aunt Mary
Without question, one of the best baseball movies I’ve ever laid eyes on and I’ve watched more than my fair share in life.