by David Burns | Jul 5, 2018 | Blog, Featured Clubs, Featured members
In June 2018, Europe’s best and biggest invitational tournament, Finkstonball, featured 8 baseball teams and 6 women’s fastpitch softball teams, three nights of great open air music and 25 of our members spread out amongst various teams. 15 of these...
by David Burns | Jan 15, 2018 | Blog, Featured Clubs, Tips
If you can find your way to Austria from May 18th through May 21st, 2018, mark that weekend off as “busy” and prepare yourself for the most epic weekend of baseball, softball and party. Finkstonball is the longest standing invitational baseball tournament in Europe...
by David Burns | Nov 7, 2017 | Blog, Featured Clubs, Italy
Every year the baseball club I play for in Austria, the Attnang Athletics, holds a four day spring training near Grado, Italy. The past couple of years I decided to stay after spring training and do an Italian baseball tour. For the first tour, imports Jimmy Jensen...
by David Burns | Feb 28, 2017 | Austria, Blog, Featured Clubs
The Attnang Athletics completed the 4-3 comeback series win Boston Red Sox style in the semi finals of the 2016 Austrian Baseball League playoffs en route to winning their third championship. It was the perfect way to celebrate their 25th anniversary and was a nice...
by David Burns | Apr 9, 2015 | Blog, Featured Clubs, Spain
During a recent visit to Barcelona, I was able to catch two Spanish Division de Honor games and interview some players and coaches for this first of many European baseball video documentaries. The clubs I visited were the CB Barcelona, CB Viladecans (20 min from...
by David Burns | Mar 25, 2014 | Blog, Czech Republic, Featured Clubs, Podcasts
The International Baseball Community podcast Episode #23 features back-to-back interviews on Czech baseball. First I interview Draci Brno GM Arny Nesnal and then Lucie Cubikova, director of international affairs for Czech baseball. Between the two of them, listeners...
by David Burns | Feb 17, 2013 | Austria, Blog, Featured Clubs, Podcasts
An Interview with Rainer Krankl, President of one of the more successful European baseball clubs Rainer Krankl has been with the Attnang Athletics since 1993 and took over the role as president in 2004. Immediately after Rainer took over as president the organization...
A former import player myself, I started this website in late 2012 to help others do the same.
As a father of two, I am grounded (in Austria) and use this blog to live vicariously through our members. I hope you enjoy their adventures and stories as well. 
