We (as in the Cubs, not EWC) signed a couple of Korean players recently. I didn’t want to write about them until the contracts had been approved by MLB.  Writing a post referencing something about a Korean signing with another team, and reported in the  the Korean media is a bit different from writing about [...]

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There was a great article on pitching in The Hardball Times a few days ago. Don’t miss it. Called A mechanical model of pitching, it’s pretty basic physics if you know your pitching mechanics, but if you don’t, or have been afraid to ask, this will help get you up to speed.
The ideas are based [...]

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I have to admit I kind of love this “new proof” of Kim Jong-il’s continued existence. It reminds me of days of yore, when communist propagandists would issue statements (or photos) that packed the subtlety of a sledgehammer on a mirror. Say what you will about irony, post-irony and it’s resulting cynicism, but this photo [...]

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Note: This article originally ran in the Taipei Times on November 3rd, 2008.
For the second year in a row, the Uni-President Lions were crowned CPBL champions yesterday. Starting pitcher Luther Hackman threw a dominating four-hit complete game shutout, stifling a hapless Brother Elephants lineup 4-0 in last night’s decisive game seven in Tainan.
Hackman took [...]

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