Last night we drove 20 minutes west of Amsterdam to join one of John’s colleagues in Haarlem to watch the Netherlands play the USA in baseball. We were excited about an opportunity to see a baseball game in Europe. We normally see quite a few Rangers games every year, but the last one we had been to was almost a year ago. All those years of Rangers games were good preparation for what we witnessed last night. Although the USA got off to a respectable start, the game quickly went from bad to worse. Without going into all the painful details, we can say that the “mercy rule” was finally invoked in the seventh inning resulting in a final score of 15-3, sending the Netherlands to the final game (which they won 9-6 today against Cuba). Here is some information about the tournament.
Sunday, July 30, 2006
Mercy!
Haarlemse Honkbal Week 2006
Last night we drove 20 minutes west of Amsterdam to join one of John’s colleagues in Haarlem to watch the Netherlands play the USA in baseball. We were excited about an opportunity to see a baseball game in Europe. We normally see quite a few Rangers games every year, but the last one we had been to was almost a year ago. All those years of Rangers games were good preparation for what we witnessed last night. Although the USA got off to a respectable start, the game quickly went from bad to worse. Without going into all the painful details, we can say that the “mercy rule” was finally invoked in the seventh inning resulting in a final score of 15-3, sending the Netherlands to the final game (which they won 9-6 today against Cuba). Here is some information about the tournament.
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