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Korean Rankings: Doosan Makes a Sweeping Statement

May 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I was set to skip these for the week. I’m pretty busy, was out of town all weekend, and want to write some other things, but in the end I felt I owed it to Doosan for its fantastic sweep over the champs to vault into second place.
As of now the standings look very similar […]

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Tags: Baseball - Korea

Mirrors on the ceiling…The Pink Champagne On Ice

May 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Strike up the band. Construction of Pyongyang’s Ryugyong Hotel has resumed. 
Famine? What famine? Who needs a famine when you’ve got the world’s greatest architect building the world’s greatest hotel that will surely contain the world’s greatest buffet.
Table for 2 million kind sir!
From Marmot’s Hole:
According to Yonhap News, multiple sources have confirmed that construction work has […]

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Tags: Travel

NPB Power Rankings 08.05.19

May 20th, 2008 · 8 Comments

By Simon Currie
Yeah, I keep on changing the title format as well, shoot me…
1. Hanshin Tigers (1) 28-13-1 .683
Very strong hold on 1st place in CL. With setup man Jeff Williams back from injury, the invincible JFK relief trio (with Kubota, and closer and fireballer Fujikawa) is back together for the first time since opening […]

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Tags: Baseball - Japan