Photo courtesy of Taiwan Baseball
The Tainan Uni-President Lions took a commanding 3-1 lead in the 2007 Taiwan Series Wednesday night, pushing the La New Bears of Kaoshiung to the brink of elminiation. Here’s a summary of the series thus far, courtesy of Baseball Reference and Wikipedia:

October 20: Lions CF Sung-Hsien Yang went 3 for 4 [...]

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My Korean friend Do Man-su doesn’t like baseball, so I thought it would be fun to watch a game with him and record his observations for a  post. Man-su is admittedly extremely competitive and  vowed to keep a rooting interest in the game.
Unfortunately Man-su is an engineer and works some 10-12 hours a day, so [...]

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Five essentials for your next Korean  Baseball game.  Why do they all begin with B? Baseball.  We’re  fun that way.  
1. Beer (Soju, Makgeolli, Bek Se Ju,  Wine, Whiskey):
There are no container (or food)  prohibition laws in Korean baseball stadiums. Cans, bottles, alcohol stills…it’s all nice and legal.
Granted, the alcohol inside the stadium is not [...]

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