I think anyone who’s read EWC for any length of time knows we’re usually good for a post or two per day most of the time. However, that just hasn’t been the case during the past 3 or 4 months. The readership has declined somewhat, and I think the quality has suffered at times, but [...]

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This is just a fantastic story.  I’m really not a fan of Japanese (or Korean or Taiwanese) pop music, but I really enjoy enka quite a bit.  Enka is a postwar form of Japanese music in ballad style that has a very traditional and soulful feel to it, and is at times associated with Japanese [...]

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According to Taiwan Baseball, The Chicago Cubs have signed their third player in Taiwan this year, inking 6′5 Sanhsin HS righty Wang Tsu-an to a minor league deal with a signing bonus reportedly exceeding 300,000.
Wang could be considered a high-risk/high-reward type sign, with a fastball that sits in the high eighties.  He has a very [...]

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One of the great joys when the international scouting directors come into town are the inevitable trips to TGI Fridays–the scouting mecca in Asia–for some shop talk over a three-for-all and a mocha mud pie. And as a recent “article” in Korea’s Naver shows us, Friday’s mania has now extended into Korea.
Looks like our [...]

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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 [...]

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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”
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