A DAY OF CELEBRATION OF BRITISH BASEBALL IN HERTS
As advertised, the NBL Summer Classic turned out to be a true celebration of British Baseball. The event started at 10:00am and ended just as the sun was going down at 9:15pm. It had everything from home runs, strikeouts, spectacular plays and late inning drama, to hot dogs and the signing of “Take Me […]
AUDIO: BBC LONDON RADIO PREVIEW OF THE NBL SUMMER CLASSIC
Presenter David Croft previews this Saturday's NBL Summer Classic on BBC London Radio.
ONE VENUE, 14 TEAMS AND 10 HOURS OF NON-STOP BASEBALL
This year, British Baseball is introducing several special events as part of the league schedule, and the first of these, the NBL Summer Classic, will take place this Saturday, June 5. All eight teams from Britain’s top league will come to the same venue and each team will play one nine-inning game. Since these […]
CROYDON AND HERTS SPLIT IN NBL WEEK 7 ACTION
(this report by Simon Fitzjohn first appeared on www.britishbaseball.com) The improving Croydon Pirates and the Herts Falcons split the only doubleheader played in the National Baseball League on Sunday, May 30, a make-up from the previous weekend. Meanwhile, the rest of the league took a Bank Holiday breather. Special NBL reporter Simon Fitzjohn provides […]
RIGHT HERE RIGHT NOW
The head coach of the NFL's Buffalo Bills, Marv Levy, used to rally his team with a speech which ended like this — “Where else would you rather be, than right here, right now?” And that phrase rang though my head as the Herts Raptors' epic game against Tonbridge came to a climax on Sunday evening. […]
HAWKS SUFFER DEMOLITION
Herts Hawks v. Sidewinders, May 23rd 2010 by Hawks Beat Reporter, Simon Langton What started out looking like a nice warm summer day at Grovehill quickly became a nightmare for the Herts Hawks who found themselves on the wrong end of a 24-5 drubbing at the hands of Sidewinders. Things started reasonably well with the […]
BBC AUDIO SLIDESHOW: “SWINGING AWAY”
The Marylebone Cricket Club (MCC) at Lord's and the Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, have collaborated to produce a groundbreaking new exhibition on the connections between baseball and cricket that is now open to the public at Lord’s Cricket Ground. The MCC Museum at Lord's is trying to dispel a […]
BIG DAY IN LITTLE HEMEL
Before I post anything more considered and coherent, I just want to say two things. One, the Raptors put in a great performance in an extraordinary game yesterday. It was heart-breaking to lose but everyone there knows the team hit better than ever, fielded better than ever and — above all — competed better than ever. […]
OPENING DAY HOME RUNS, NO-HITTERS, WALK-OFF WINS…AND HOT DOGS
Herts Little League players and fans are standing for the National Anthem Report from Herts Little League Correspondent, Tracey Manning The sun is shining and the smell of hotdogs is in the air, which means that the 2010 Herts Little League season is under way at Grovehill Ballpark with eager kids and parents alike. […]
HAWKS SPLIT DOUBLE-HEADER IN CROYDON
By Herts Hawks beat reporter, Simon Langton On Sunday May 16th the Herts Hawks played out a hard fought double header with the Croydon Pirates III. The two very tight, dramatic and at times wet games ended with each team picking up their first wins of the season. Both games were played in good […]