The Power of Positive Thinking
For at least 5,000 years, people have run, jumped, swam, kicked things, hit each other and thrown a variety of round, oval or pointy objects, all in the name of sport. At first these games were individual affairs: one Greek against another, lobbing a stone plate into the distance. But at some point we started […]
Dodgers forge ahead in U11 series
written by hertsbaseball.com correspondent, Chris Jones Growing up on Merseyside I had only the vaguest idea about baseball. It was one of those sports that took place in other countries, like camel-wrestling or wife-carrying races. I first saw the game when working in Japan. We would take our seats in the stands at the Tokyo […]
Dodgers edge Giants in U11 Thriller
written by hertsbaseball.com correspondent, Chris Jones Saturday’s skies were clear across Southern England from Penzance to the Wash. Three days on from the summer solstice, the air was hot, heavy, humid. A dog lay on the pavement, motionless but for a pant of the tongue and a flick of the ear. Dragonflies hovered over the […]
Youth baseball league season opens this weekend at Grovehill Ballpark
The waiting is over. The boys and girls of summer will get the 2012 youth baseball league season underway this Saturday, 14 April 2012, at Grovehill Ballpark in Hemel Hempstead. Players from across Hertfordshire, London and as far as East Anglia will be putting on the Herts jerseys as the race for the championships begins. […]
Cambridge and Guildford win HSL Championships
The Cambridge Royals won the HSL AAA Championship while the Guildford Mavericks are the HSL AA Champions as spring training ended for minor league teams and they prepare for the show to begin next weekend. HSL – AAA Sunday’s HSL schedule was revised slightly due to the London Mets (U17) absence. The key clash of […]
Herts Falcons acquire Jordan Farkas
The Herts Falcons have announced the acquisition of right-handed pitcher, Jordan Farkas. The 28-year-old American from Anchorage, Alaska, comes with an impressive CV and experience at a very high level in various leagues in the US. Between 2003 and 2010 he played for the Hornets in the Anchorage Adult League. […]
Herts add two more ahead of 2012 Opening Day
With less than 48 hours before the first pitch of the 2012 National Baseball League (NBL) season there does not appear to be an end to the waves of player transactions made by the Herts Falcons this Spring. They have strengthened their NBL roster further with the addition of infielder, Dave House and left-handed pitcher, […]
Clark completes a crazy day of player transactions announced by the Falcons
The Herts Falcons have already announced three player acquisitions today and they have made one more late transaction this evening adding catcher, Phil Clark, from the London Mets, which means that he will be eligible to make his Falcons debut this Sunday against the Bracknell Blazers. Adding Phil Clark is a major coup for Herts. […]
AUDIO: BBC 3 Counties Radio talks Herts Baseball ahead of 2012 Opening Day
BBC 3 Counties Radio presenter, Roberto Perrone, caught up with Aspi Dimitrov to look ahead to the upcoming 2012 baseball season and what fans of Herts Baseball Club can look forward to as we count down to Opening Day this Sunday, 1 April. To listen to audio, press play in the video window below.
Countdown to HSL – first chance to see British baseball’s best teams ahead of the 2012 season
The biggest pre-season baseball tournament in Britain is back. Commencing on March 17, the Herts Spring League will see a record 20 teams travelling from as far afield as Torbay and Milton Keynes to compete for the title. Organised by Herts Baseball Club, it’s Britain’s very own version of MLB’s Grapefruit and Cactus Leagues currently […]