25 Mar 2030 -Our man in Havana While attending my literary duties I observed a change in the name plate on the locker of Juan Lopez. Whereas it had previously only borne the simple declaration of hi first and last name there was a third name wedged ‘tween the pair. It now read ‘Juan “Pez” […]
With PEBA’s announcement of the Intercontinental Baseball Coalition, New Zealand has thrown its baseball cap in the ring. This new rookie baseball league will feature divisions spanning the globe. Kiwis will be take their place in the Tasman League. The league will feature clubs from across PEBA divisions playing in Australia and New Zealand. Here’s […]
Baseball was always a little different in Havana. Winter sea breezes have cooled the fever of playoff baseball down to a frosty 70 degrees in Havana. The Leones home park, Campos Peloteros, has been crowned with a ring of construction cranes. Four consecutive years of near sellout seasons have prompted the club to add 10,000 […]
This is why sharpies are not allowed in the dugout anymore. It was batting practice. Ricardo ‘Ogre’ Mateo turned to Ira Murdoch and said “Me.” “Yeah fine, you’re faster but I still picked up 15 doubles. I still got speed. If I was 22 again I’d have twice your numbers.” “What!? You’re nuts. If age […]
Thanks ‘Santo’! It became a thing on a January morning, by the gentle waves of the sea. It was found on page three of the local paper. It was horrifying at first glance. A full page photo of children. Some wore bandages and others were on crutches. Most had abrasions. They were all covered in […]
June 8 , 2020 Ernesto de la Torriente, La Bola Rápida On the face of it had to be a blunder. Why else would a team with only $4.5 million blow the second pick of the draft on a guy they knew was not signing for anything less than $5 million? Well that’s exactly what […]
Dec 8, 2019 Ernesto de la Torriente, La Bola Rápida “Cuban?” “Absolutely!”, the gifted cigar hung in the air ever so briefly before the smoky envelope of cocoa and aged chestnut scents yielded to my grasp and I claimed the magnificent prize. It was a Diplomático, a rare treat indeed. Direct from Havana, or […]
By Saruwatari Tsuyoshi, Kyoto Shimbun News November 5, 2013: Kyoto, Japan – Most fans didn’t even realize what had just happened. Edo RF Shimpei Adachi was streaking into deep center like a gazelle and then was down writhing on the field on the warning track. It was surreal and cast a long shadow over the team’s […]
