Halfway through the ride I realize I haven’t looked at the meter once.  I crane my neck and peer in the front of the cab.  Zero.  
The driver was  friendly enough, initially. I’d half wondered if there’d even be taxi drivers at the bus station, let alone one who’d willingly take me 20-30 minutes [...]

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The first time I broke out my digital camera for scouting purposes I slipped into the hallway that circles Mongduk Stadium in Seoul. I walked casually stopping in one of the bathrooms for no special reason. I continued down what I knew was the right field line, measuring the exact spot — pitcher’s mound, [...]

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I want to mention a few observations I had as the 42nd President’s Cup, which I was scouting through this last Monday, heads toward the final  today (1  p.m. KBS for those living in Korea). For the most part  Koreans don’t  care about  high school baseball anymore, but this wasn’t always the case. Many [...]

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Best pitching matchup of the season thus far? For my money it was today’s Dana Eveland/Shaun Marcum tilt at Rogers Centre. Both were throwing very well, but Eveland looks like a guy headed for a breakout year. For lack of a better word, he’s a gamer, and kind of flops around, looking perpetually restless. Not [...]

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Woke up at 5:15 a.m. this morning (not on purpose). Decided to get up and check the Reds, who had already lost. Ended up watching the White Sox/Twins contest mostly because I picked up the Twins Nick Blackburn in a league. He was ok, but I’m really impressed by the White Sox over the past [...]

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The timing of Opening Week, as MLB calls it,  and the blooming of the cherry blossoms around here  couldn’t have been more perfect.  Too bad these things only last a week. Here’s to the final weekend of both. It’s meant to rain Sunday.
I’m curious what was going through Marcus Giles mind as he stopped [...]

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The Korean broadcast of the Mets/Marlins was on in one room and the Yankees/Jays on MLB.com in the other. I walked back and forth, cleaned a little house and drank some coffee. Now that’s a morning.
I was already kicking around ideas in my head for a snide Josh Hamilton comment in this here space. Then [...]

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