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Here is my contribution for the May edition of Universo Beisbol.

It is a piece about George Steinbrenner III


George Michael Steinbrenner III


George Steinbrenner was one of the most controversial owners in baseball.
He tended to meddle in daily on field opereations which earned him the nickname Manager George. Next to controversy in baseball, Steinbrenner was involved in political and social controversies too.
Besides his ...

Here is my contribution to the Universo Beisbol magazine of April:

Hello baseball fans.

Thanks goodness baseball season has started again.
After a very successful World Baseball Classic tournament, the Dutch players moved home or to their minor league teams. I was fortunate enough to attend the semi final between the Netherlands and the Dominican Republic. It was a great experience, something that I didn't want to miss. Even though the Dutch squad lost 4-1, ...

Originally Posted by yankeebiscuitfan

For the fifth time in as many games, the Barons took a lead. In the first inning Marcus Siemen scored from second base on a single by Brandon Short.

In the third inning the Biscuits bounced back when Ty Morrison singled and was taken to home on a homerun by Robby Price. Mikie Mahtook also homered to make it 3-1 Biscuits.

In the fourth Riccio Torrez was hit by a pitch and scored on a triple by Robi Estrada. Montgomery scored one more time in the sixth when Todd Glaesmann

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Originally Posted by yankeebiscuitfan

After a 5-2 loss vs the Barons on Thursday, the Biscuits bounced back on Friday.

Behind some superb pitching by Albert Suarez, who made his AA debut, the Biscuits stayed in the game. Suarez pitched five innings and allowed five hits and an unearned run on a throwing error by 3B Riccio Torres in the fifth. That error didn't directly lead to a run. Torres' throw sailed into right field instead to 2B, where second baseman could have made the out. When rightfielder Mikie Mahtook missed

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Originally Posted by yankeebiscuitfan

For the fifth consecutive year, the Montgomery Biscuits lost their season opener.

Biscuits fans didn't show up in big numbers because of a drizzling rain.

A five run fourth inning by the Birmingham Barons (Chicago White Sox affiliate) killed them.

Leading off in the fourth, Barons' Trayce Thompson homered to center field. Then Matt Bushmann gave up two walks to the Barons to put runners on first and second. Michael Blanke loaded the bases on a sharp

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