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...Amsterdam-coaches Randell Hannah, Rikkert Faneyte and Tim Miner before the game...
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...In the first inning, Maikel Benner hits the first of 22 basehits...
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...A great shot of Fausto Álvarez Rizo's follow-through...
...after connecting for a 3-run homerun moments later...
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...Another great photo of Fausto Álvarez Rizo after hitting his homerun...
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...Fausto Álvarez Rizo's scores after his homerun...
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...The facial expression of Dirk van 't Klooster says enough...
...Not only was Corendon Kinheim dethroned as champion...
...Dirk's personal streak of eight consecutive titles also ended...
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...Wesley Connor slides into second base on an infield-hit by Maikel Benner...
...in the second inning, while 2B René Cremer jumps out of the way...
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...2B Zaïr Koeiman makes (another) great play on a pop-fly by Tjerk Smeets in 4th inning...
...Behind him RF Bas de Jong covers, SS Marvin Bleij is on the left...
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...Winning pitcher Ryan Murphy...
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...In the 5th inning, Zaïr Koeiman doubles...
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...Amsterdam's Maikel Benner avoids a tag by Tjerk Smeets in the 7th inning...
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...but misses the plate in doing so...
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...Moments later, Benner will be tagged out by catcher Tjerk Smeets...
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...Pim Walsma closes the game in the seventh inning...
...In the back the scoreboad says it all: 12 Runs, 21 Hits...
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...A lot of Amsterdam-fans followed the action...
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...Zaïr Koeiman hugs winning pitcher and Series MVP Ryan Murphy...
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...Brothers Jos (left) and Bas de Jong point at the scoreboard...
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...Dethroned champion Corendon Kinheim congratulates new champion L&D Amsterdam...
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...L&D Amsterdam Pirates celebrates its first Dutch title in 18 years...
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...Another photo of the celebration...
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...Disappointment for the Kinheim-players...
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...Kinheim's catcher Tjerk Smeets looks to the Amsterdam celebrations...
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...Head Coach Rikkert Faneyte is congratulated by KNBSB-Chairman Ruud van Zetten...
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...3B Coach Randell Hannah with the Cup...
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...Fausto Álvarez Rizo admires the Cup...
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...Relief picher Mark Kan appears to wonder...
...if all is really true...
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...Bat Boy Mathijs Corengel joins in the celebration...
...and also gets a Championship Medal...
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...Wesley Connor jumps in the air after receiving his Championship Medal...
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...Marvin Bleij shows his excitement...
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...Winning Coach Rikkert Faneyte hugs his mother and the team's dug-out scorer Annechien...
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...One of the great and emotional moments of the evening...
...Co-founder and 'Mr. Pirates' Loek Loevendie with the Cup...
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...The team celebrates the conquering of Championship Cups...
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...This season, the Championship Cups are for L&D Amsterdam...
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...After celebrating after the game, the team went back to its Clubhouse in...
...Amsterdam to continue the celebration...
...Here, players, family, friends and fans watch the TV-registration...
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...Fausto Álvarez Rizo and Loek Loevendie continue the celebrations...
...in the Pirates Clubhouse back in Amsterdam after the game...
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...1B Coach Tim Miner enjoys himself...
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...And so does Chairman and Sponsor John Witte...
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...L&D Amsterdam - Champion of 2008...
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