Korea improved to 3-0 in qualifier play Sunday night in Yunlin, defeating an increasingly frustrated looking Mexico by the score of 6-1 and significantly damaging Mexico’s chances to advance to the Olympics in Beijing.  A focused and efficient looking Team Korea broke a closely contested 2-1 game open with a four-run bottom of the 8th […]

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German CF Sacha Lutz went deep in the top of the 8th inning and SP Enorbel Marquez-Ramirez pitched a 5-hit shutout, defeating the Spanish National Team 1-0 in a game attended by about 20 people, 18 of whom were working for the CTBA in some capacity.Those who stuck around were  treated to a pitchers duel the […]

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After a seething fit of jealousy at Aaron’s new gig with the vaunted Major League Baseball Trade Rumors, I decided I am not to be outdone by the indomitable force that is Shinsano, and got me a gig at the Taipei Times, where I will be working as a contributing sportswriter.   My initial project is covering the […]

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Chinese Taipei looked strong and energized today in Douliou in their second consecutive victory in the last round of Olympic qualifiers, defeating Mexico 6-1 behind a strong combined effort from pitchers Yang Chien-Fu, Cheng Kai-Wen, and Lo Chia-Jen.  Yang used his heavy slider and sinker to scatter five hits over five innings, surrendering only one […]

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