In a recent interview with Yahoo!,  Brother Elephants lefty Yeh Ding-Jen addressed Napoleonic manager Hong Yi-Chen’s proposed rule to require a minimum $200,000 signing bonus as well as recent comments from various athletic department directors questioning how well U.S. teams take care of players from overseas.
Yeh, who signed for $80,000 out of college, was initially […]

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Just got back from scouting the latest Chinese Taipei/Brother Elephants matchup in Taichung. The Elephants beat the Olympic squad 7-6. Or something. It was an exciting 6-6 game going into the 10th, dramatic comebacks, great plays at the plate. Until the extra frames.
I could tell you about the fun atmosphere, lively crowds. […]

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I’d meant to post this when it was more current, but it got lost in the vacation shuffle. Sorry Ted.
‘Moneyball’ leading man apparently retires at 28

Soundtrack: Beach House “Gila”
(open in another window to play via Quicktime)

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