In a Korea Times article entitled “Sun Setting on Baseball’s Golden Generation” Park Chan-ho, arguably the most successful Korean major leaguer ever, indicates he may be done.
The article also highlights the downward spirals of once fellow greats Lim Sun-dong of the Hyundai Unicorns, and Cho Sung-min, who had a promissing career with the Yomiuri Giants […]

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It wasn’t long ago that the very idea for this?blog was hatched in the bleachers of?Giants/Marlins game in San Francisco. Two men, talking about their lives in Asia, enjoying a beer after missing Barry Bonds’s 754th HR by seconds.
A video came up on the stadium screen concerning outfielder Dave Roberts, talking about his Japanese mother.?Neither […]

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Jackson Broder brings you an exclusive rundown of the starting lineups in a matchup between two powerhouse lineups in Asian baseball: Thailand vs. Sri Lanka. The Sri Lankan team can also be credited for inspiring the creation of a new statistical category in baseball analysis: (H + BB / # N) or (hits + walks […]

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Taichung, Taiwan
Had the pleasure of attending the 2007 International Asian Junior Championship held in Taichung, Taiwan over the weekend with a couple of scouts and writers. (Note to self: Taichung could be the most interesting city in Taiwan).
The tournament consisted of high school aged players from Japan, Chinese Taipei aka Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, […]

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The consensus among major league scouts working in Asia is that the Korean body type best fits the major league profile. Koreans are on average the tallest and largest people in Asia.

Despite the fact that Korean baseball talent is in somewhat of a lull right now–definitely behind Japan and nearly, if not already, behind Taiwan–major […]

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Daegu World Cup Stadium

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This is actually a very swift move by the Marlins. The D-backs claimed him off waivers, thereby talking on Kim’s contract. The D-backs designated him for assignment after two poor starts. Now the Marlins sign him for the minimum.

Kim pitched fairly well for the Marlins. sporting a 4.16 ERA in 13 appearances. In a July […]

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To the surprise of few Japan defeated host China 5-2 in the championship of the test tournament played at Wukesong Baseball Field in Beijing, initially covered here in this post.
This was a nice teaser for the real deal next summer. I’d be willing to bet China ends up somewhere in the Top 5.
France will head […]

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Like peanut butter-n-jelly, Leo Mazzone and the Atlanta Braves, and Woody Allen & Manhattan before them…
Xsports of Korea presents scantily clad women playing pocketball.
Competitor profile clips here

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Righty Jang Woo-ram of Jeonju High School pitched a complete game shutout against Sangwon High during the recent Bonghwang baseball championship here in Korea.
But what made this particular performance special was the fact that it was 18 innings. Story here.
The article goes on to say:
In April, 2006, right-handed Chung Young-il of Jinheung High School, who […]

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Haeundae Beach, Busan
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
Been down, isn’t it a pity
Doesn’t seem to be a shadow in the city…

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It’s nothing about the play itself–a nice tag on an attempted steal of second.

It’s the fact that the baserunner plays for the French national team. That’s right the French national baseball team has been busy in action during a four team test event at the Wukesong Baseball Field, which will be used during the 2008 […]

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It’s been a big summer for Yu Darvish, one of Japan’s most exciting prospects in the NPL. He posed nude in a magazine, got a 20-year-old celebrity pregnant, and then really shocked the world when he announced they were engaged.
On Aug. 16 the half-Iranian/half-Japanese pitcher turned 21 celebrating with a one-hitter over eight innings that […]

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Kim Byung-hyun’s 2007 MLB NL whirlwind tour came to an abrupt halt when the Diamondbacks relased the 28-year-old for what one would think might be the last time.
Yet, hope springs eternal and like the Rockies and Marlins before the D-backs, one has to think one more contending team might be willing to take a chance […]

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