British Baseball Beat: London Mets remain the team to beat
Mets beat Mustangs to go 8-0
The number of unbeaten teams comes down to three
Plus London Mets face Herts Falcons this Sunday in the NBL
Last Sunday was the first day of the 2013 British baseball season in which teams from all divisions took to the field. It was a day on which Peralta pitched a second no-no and a Hull legend came home
A Call for Papers has just been published for This Diamond Isle, a new biannual journal of British baseball (to be published online only as the periodical for the Project COBB Chartered Community of the Society for American Baseball Research). You can see the Call for Papers by clicking here. Pieces may focus on anything [...]
Double-header sweeps, postponements and a no-hitter
In baseball, as in other team games, stronger sides generally comprise stronger players, and weaker sides weaker players. All but the very strongest nines ever assembled, though, have had at least one sub-par member, and many poorly performing ensembles have boasted individual stars. This article is about celebrating the latter.
Blazers, Falcons and Mets start with 2-0 sweeps
Recently, I wrote about the history of British clubs in European competitions sanctioned by the continent’s baseball confederation. Of course, there are many other tournaments held in Europe that bring together teams from different countries, including Britain. For instance, several British teams have forged links with clubs on the Continent, particularly in The Netherlands, and made [...]