Baseball Musings
Baseball Musings
March 14, 2009
If They Could Just Find Some Hitters

The Dutch pitch another good game, but lose to Venezuela 3-1 in the second round of the WBC. The Netherlands hitters are just too weak to take advantage of a pitching staff that is delivering against major league competition.

One thing that's becoming clear; Blyleven should be some team's pitching coach. I like him as an announcer, but I get the feeling I would love him instructing pitchers.


Posted by David Pinto at 04:14 PM | World Cup | TrackBack (0)
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Nerts. Yeah, the Dutch do have pitching and defense, but this shows that you have to have some hitting as well.

I wonder if any Dutch pitchers get minor league contracts out of this. IIRC, some are already in MiL systems, but I think there are others who aren't signed. Are European players subject to the MLB draft?

Posted by: rbj at March 14, 2009 06:32 PM
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