As time rolls on in the major league season and we try and get our collective head around the bizarre happenings so far – an incredible amount of injuries to key players, Justin Verlander is pitching like an average schmo, Josh Beckett of all people threw the season’s first no-hitter, Mark Buehrle – I just […]...
With a month of baseball being played in the USA, we thought it would be a good time to catch up with how our Aussie blokes are doing so far. Kicking things off today, we take a look at those knocking on the door of the bigs – the AAA boys. The […]...
It’s almost here. Major League baseball is coming to Sydney in the form of the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Arizona Diamondbacks. Anticipation is building as this watershed event in Australian Baseball history is just around the corner. The players have landed and even taken a few licks on the hallowed SCG turf. Fans of […]...
I recently had the opportunity to sit down with Connor Whalen, the flame throwing left-handed starting pitcher for the Sydney Blue Sox, to discuss his experience pitching in the Australian Baseball League. Whalen holds the honour of being the first American starting pitcher in Blue Sox history, an honour that initially baffled the laidback Arizonan. […]...
After a ridiculous round of ABL baseball where the playoff teams weren’t decided until the last game, it has come down to this. As we already knew, the Perth Heat reign supreme like Chen Kenichi in the Iron Chef Kitchen stadium, and none of the weekend’s happenings were going to change that. The Sydney Blue […]...
It comes down to this. A full season of ABL baseball has failed to separate the contenders from the pretenders, with only the Brisbane Bandits being mathematically eliminated from competing in the playoff round. What else have we learned from the 42 games played by each team so far? Well, we know that the Perth […]...
A crazy Round 11 sees a traffic jam for ABL playoff spots while the Perth Heat put their seat back, pull their sunnies down and crank up the tunes as they cruise towards the major round. It is an amazing table right now with Perth in a class of its own with a tidy six […]...
Glorious balmy weather greeted the city of Adelaide as the reigning ABL Champions #charge Canberra Cavalry made their first visit to Norwood since snaring the Claxton silverware back in February. Not to mention winning that gig over in Asia a month ago! Still reeling from Michael Clarke’s decision to send the tourists into bat the […]...
Here at ABLBUZZ we know how busy it is this time of year trying to buy those last minute Christmas presents, sort out the lunch time spread and try to keep the extended family happy. Our virtual office is exactly the same, so like you guys and girls, right now we are as busy as […]...
Nathan Davison is a baseball guy. He played for his local club Glenelg as a teenager before rising through the ranks to top level district ball with the same Tiger team. “Davo” played over 500 games for the Tigers, before ultimately coaching them to premiership success. In a natural progression from club ball, Davison’s talent […]...
Another week, another crazy round of ABL baseball! The cellar dwelling Melbourne Aces decided they didn’t want to prop up the league any longer, smashing the Adelaide Bite which was fresh off a four-game winning streak. The Aces used solid starting pitching as a springboard for their sweep, something that had eluded them in previous […]...
The ABL had a bigger shake-up than Shakira’s shorts over round five as we had two sweeps and a split to turn the playoff race on its head. The Perth Heat rolled into Blacktown with a mission in mind and left a few days later with four wins, equal top spot in the standings and […]...
Bite v Bandits Game 2 (29/11/2013) Two days out from Summer and the devout faithful from the City of Churches braved yet another chilly evening adjacent the Canyon of Heroes out at the Parade in Norwood, as the Bandit boys dropped into the house for the middle rubber of a three-game series. Thursday night’s fixture […]...
How could we not kick off the Bullets for Round four without talking about the Asia Series Champion Canberra Cavalry?! What a ride it was for the boys in orange as they rode their semi-final momentum into an unbelievable final against the Uni-President Lions. Uncharacteristic fielding errors early looked to derail the Cavalry’s chances of […]...
After a week of record breaking rainy weather in New South Wales, I had my reservations when I heard the news that there was a press conference planned taking place on the forecourt of the Sydney Opera House to announce big news for Team Australia. When I woke on Tuesday I was met by the […]...
There can be no doubt about who is ruling the ABL these days – not only are the Canberra Cavalry sitting in first place despite being over 7,000 kms away in Taiwan, they step onto the diamond tonight Oz time in the Asia Series final against the Uni-President Lions of Tainan City in Taiwan. […]...
Round two is in the books with my series predictions only just missing the mark. I nailed the 3-1 Perth victory over the Adelaide Bite, but the plucky Canberra boys reversed my predicted 2-1 series win by the Blue Sox. The result of both series sees the Cavalry in great shape as they leave our […]...
MELBOURNE, 11 December - Two World Series rings, a silver medal, a host of Australian benchmarks in Major League Baseball, and now, Perth Heat pitching coach Graeme Lloyd can add another honour to his already impressive CV: Sport Australia Hall of Famer....
Parking at Holloway Field will be easier than ever for the upcoming Bandits season. There will be 2 designated carparks for fans a short walk from the gate....
After a long winter spending a considerable amount of time in the US summer Steve Fish the second year manager of the Alcohol. Think Again Perth Heat needs no road map to find what it will take to get his club back to the top of the Australian Baseball League. ...