There was an interesting moment in tonight’s Lotte/Hanwha game. Definitely a cultural misunderstanding, but as someone who’s lived in Korea for a while, I think I’m able to see this from both sides.
Ma Hae-yeong, a longtime Lotte fan favorite at the very (very) end of his career, was walked with the bases-loaded to net his […]

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Up till now I’ve steered clear of the hysteria brought on by Korea resuming American beef imports. I’ve been following it closely in both the Korean TV news and in the expat blog circles, but haven’t asserted any opinion on here.
I saw a small and rather feeble protest this evening in front of Ulsan University, […]

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In what was his second straight subpar (by his standards) outing Yu Darvish (5-1) picked up the loss after surrendering a sacrifice fly off the bat of Hiram Bocachica with two outs in the bottom of the ninth Wednesday night at Seibu Dome. The 4-3 loss was Darvish’s first of the year.
It was also the second […]

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