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League Primer

League Primer: Korea Baseball Organization

Baseball is slowly coming back and that means it’s time to prime up the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). History The KBO first saw action in 1982. For the most part, the KBO has had an uneventful history. Teams have come and gone, superstars have been made while others haven’t panned out. Korea’s premier league has […]

Posted on April 28, 2020April 25, 2020 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
The Yakult Tokyo Swallows celebrate a victory
This Week in Baseball

This Week in Baseball: 04-27-2020

J.J. Cooper – Baseball America ($): We’ve known all along that The Houston Plan would become reality. It’s still sad to reach the point where reports are signaling that 42 Minor League Baseball teams are about to be contracted. It’s sad because baseball is part of the fabric of our lives. Not Major League Baseball […]

Posted on April 27, 2020April 25, 2020 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
An empty stadium as the backdrop for the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions versus the CTBC Brothers
Three Batter Minimum

Three Batter Minimum: Fans Need Not Apply

The crack of the bat minus the sound of the crowd. It’s something most of us have never experienced. Even in struggling leagues with franchises near death, there are some fans in attendance. They still make noise, not as much as in a packed house, but the noise is still there. We hear bat make […]

Posted on April 24, 2020April 20, 2020 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)
Pan Wei-Lun on the mound for the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions
Transaction Analysis

Transaction Analysis: The Old Guard Trudges On

The Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions signed SP-R Pan Wei-Lun to a 2 year, $404,000 contract The Transaction Analysis articles are typically reserved for new signings. Extensions don’t interest me much because it’s more of a dollars and cents situation rather than a “here’s this player who will help our team get better” sort of thing. I’ve […]

Posted on April 23, 2020April 24, 2020 Author Bill Thompson Comment(1)
Chu Yu-Hsien hits a home run during the opening week of the CPBL 2020 season
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Baseball is the Name

This site has always been very forthright in the way that it views baseball. Part of our approach to the game of baseball has been to distinguish that baseball is a sperate term from Major League Baseball. This may seem like a small nit to pick, but it really is a big deal when one […]

Posted on April 22, 2020April 20, 2020 Author Bill Thompson Comment(0)

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