The NT's New HC.....

CPBL:
Lions 6 - Bulls 4:
WP - Chih-Chiang Chang (6-5, 5 IP, 3 R - 2 ER, 7 H, 2 K's, 4 BB's)

LP - Wilton Chavez (1-5, 1.1 IP, 4 R - 3 ER, 1 H, 1 K, 4 BB's)

Lions lineup:
LF Tai-Chi Kuo 1-4, 2B, RBI
DH Lien-Hung Chen 3-5, HR #13, 2 RBI's - game MVP
3B Tilson Brito 0-5
1B KC Kao 1-3
SS Ching-He Chuang 1-1, 2B, 2 RBI's


Bulls lineup:
LF-C Da-Hung Cheng 2-4
RF Chien-Ming Chang 1-5
3B Tarzan 0-5, RBI
2B Chih-Wei Chen 4-5, 3B, RBI
SS Chung-Nan Lin 1-3, RBI



Current CPBL Standings:
1)Bears 31-15-1
2)Lions 31-16 0.5 GB
3)Elephants 26-18-1 4 GB
4)Whales 19-30 13.5 GB
5)Bulls 17-29 14 GB
6)T-Rex 16-32 16 GB



The Playoff Series (Best of 5) is scheduled to begin on October 17th, with the winner advancing to the Taiwan Series (Best of 7) - scheduled to start on October 25th. The CPBL champs will then participate in the Konami Cup - Nov.13th - 16th.




NT:

Coach Yeh

Chih-Hsien Yeh has been tabbed as the NT's HC for the next few years. He'll lead the way in next year's WBC, the World Cup in Sept. '09, and the 2010 Asian Games.



Coach Yeh was the 2007 TSEA Coach of the Year - leading the NT to Gold at the '06 Asian Games in Doha, and 3rd at the Intercontinental Cup in '06.

He was also the coach of the amateur NT that toured So Cal in '05 and almost the same roster that played in the '05 World Cup.




Like the Bulls, the La new Bears are also considering withholding their players from participating in the '09 WBC. This would have a devastating effect on the NT - Can you imagine slugger Chin-Feng Chen, IF Chih-Sheng Lin, RHP Chih-Chia Chang, RHP Wen-Hsiung Hsu, C Feng-Min Chen, & IF Chih-Wei Shih not being on the team?!

NPB:
The Tigers lost 3-1. WC Lin was 0-1. Box

No Bull(s) in the WBC...

CPBL:
Elephants 1 - Bulls 0:
WP - Chia-Rui Mai (4-6, 2 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 0 K's/BB's)
SP Yu-Cheng Liao threw 4 shutout innings, allowing 3 hits, while K'ing 3 and walking 2

RP Chun-Yang Tsao (former NPB'er) earned the save and game MVP honors

LP - Wen-Ping Yu (7-6, 6 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 1 K, 1 BB)

Elephants lineup:
LF CYC 0-1
DH Kuan-Jen Chen 2-3
1B-RF Chia Chia 2-4, RBI

Bulls lineup:
DH Chien-Ming Chang 2-4
3B Tarzan 0-2

Lions 7 - T-Rex 4:
WP - Chun-Jung Pan (3-0, 5 IP, 4 R, 7 H, 1 K, 0 BB's)

LP - Pai-Ching Chiang (3-4, 4.2 IP, 6 R, 7 H, 3 K's/BB's)

Lions lineup:
DH Lien-Hung Chen 2-5, HR #12, 3 RBI's - game MVP
3B Tilson Brito 1-4, HR #23, RBI
1B KC Kao 1-5
RF Fu-Hao Liu 1-4, HR #8, 2 RBI's
SS Ching-He Chuang 1-2, HR #2, RBI

T-Rex lineup:
3B Wei Kao 1-4, RBI
1B Chih-Hsien Chiang 1-4, 2B
2B Shih-Hao Huang 1-3, 2B, RBI
SS Ming-Jen Kuo 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI's


*Other - The Sinon Bulls will not be permitting any members from the team to participate in the 2009 WBC, citing this year's poor team performance (last in the first half, second to last in the second half of the season) - resulting from key players being overly fatigued from NT duties over the past 2 years . This means NT regulars - OF Chien-Ming Chang, C Chun-Chang Yeh, and RHP Chien-Fu Yang will not be available for the competition. Veteran star Tai-Shan Chang is already unavailable because of his banned substance suspension.


NPB:
The Dragons lost 3-0. WY Chen earned the loss after giving up 2 runs (2 solo shots) on 5 hits over 7 IP. Box

The Tigers won 8-3. WC Lin was 0-2 with a BB. Box


MILB:
Chen-Chang Lee is back in Taiwan after completing his time in the Fall IL - he fared well in limited appearances in Arizona - 3 IP, 3 K's, 1 R, 1 Save.


MLB:
Briefs on Kuo and Hu

Bears Stay Hot Behind C3's Strong Start....

CPBL:
Bears 3 - Whales 0:
WP - Chih-Chia Chang (3-4, 7 IP, 0 R, 5 H, 5 K's, 2 BB's) - game MVP

LP - Steve Watkins (6-13, 6.1 IP, 2 R, 9 H, 4 K's, 2 BB's)

Bears lineup:
DH Gary Burnham 2-5, 2 2B's, RBI
SS Chih-Sheng Lin 1-3
1B Chung-Wei Pan 2-4, RBI
C Feng-Min Chen 1-4, RBI

Whales lineup:
2B Yi-Min Wang 2-3
1B Chia-Hsien Tseng 2-3


Lions 7 - T-Rex 3:
WP - Aaron Fultz (2-1, 8 IP, 3 R, 8 H, 6 K's, 0 BB's)

LP - Cory Bailey (9-7, 7 IP, 7 R, 10 H, 3 K's, 0 BB's)

Lions lineup:
CF Sung-Hsien Yang 3-5, RBI - game MVP
DH Lien-Hung Chen 1-4, RBI
3B Tilson Brito 0-4
1B KC Kao 1-4
RF Fu-Hao Liu 2-4, RBI
2B Sen Yang 1-3, RBI
C Chih-Kang Kao 1-4, HR #2, RBI
SS Tzu-Sung Wang 1-4, RBI

T-Rex lineup:
3B Wei Kao 1-4, 2B, RBI
1B Chia-Hsien Hsieh 2-4, 2B, HR #17, RBI
DH Jose Leon 2-4, 2B, RBI
C Ko-Fan Chen 2-4


NPB:
WC Lin was 0-1 as the Tigers played to a 2-all tie. Box

Bears Win 8th in a Row (without CFC)......

CPBL:
Bears 4 - Whales 3:

WP - Mike Johnson (19-2, 7 IP, 0 R, 7 H, 4 K's, 2 BB's) - game MVP (the first to win 19 since 2001)

LP - Nerio Rodriguez (1-2, 6 IP, 3 R - 2 ER, 5 H, 8 K's, 0 BB's)

Bears lineup:

3B Chih-Wei Shih 2-4, 2B, RBI

SS Chih-Sheng Lin 2-4, RBI

DH Gary Burnham 0-4

1B Chung-Wei Pan 1-4, HR #6, RBI

Whales lineup:

3B Wilton Veras 2-4

RF Chun-Hsiung Lu 2-4

2B-SS Yi-Min Wang 2-4, 2B

C Yi-Wei Lee 1-1, HR #4, 3 RBI's - off the bench

Elephants 7 - Bulls 2:

WP - Kobayashi Ryokan (9-6, 6.2 IP, 2 R - 0 ER, 9 H, 5 K's, 0 BB's)

LP - Chien-Fu Yang (4-14, 5.1 IP, 7 R - 5 ER, 10 H, 5 K's, 1 BB) (Has lost 7 games in a row)

Elephants lineup:

DH CYC 1-5

LF Kuan-Jen Chen 1-4, RBI

1B Chia Chia 3-5, RBI - game MVP

3B Jui-Chen Chen 2-3, RBI

RF Huai-Shan Chen 1-4, RBI

CF Cheng-Wei Huang 2-4, 2B, HR #2, RBI

C Jui-Chang Chen 0-4, RBI - off the bench

Bulls lineup:

SS Chung-Nan Lin 2-4, 2B

DH Chien-Ming Chang 1-4

3B Tarzan 0-4

1B Kuo-Long Hsu 3-4

C Chun-Chang Yeh 1-2, 2B, RBI


MLB:
Yet another Kuo update - he may be ready for the NLCS, should the Dodgers advance that far.

Thursday Scores/Lin Released....

CPBL:
T-Rex 2 - Whales 1:

WP - Chih-Chung Yen (2-2, 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 0 K's, 1 BB)

SP John Webb earned a ND - (7 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 5 K's, 3 BB's)

LP - Fu-Te Ni (5-12, 8.1 IP, 2 R, 9 H, 8 K's, 1 BB)

T-Rex lineup:

1B Chia-Hsien Hsieh 1-4

DH Jose Leon 2-4, HR #4, RBI - game MVP (hit walk-off GW HR in the bottom of the 9th)

CF Yuan-Chia Chen 2-3

2B Shih-Hao Huang 1-3, RBI

RF Chia-Hui Wu 2-3

Whales lineup:

SS Chia-Yuan Chang 2-3

CF Tai-Yung Kuo 2-4

3B Wilton Veras 1-4, HR #7, RBI

Lions 8 - Elephants 3:

WP - Giancarlo Alvarado (1-0, 6 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 5 K's, 1 BB) - game MVP

LP - Chia-Min Tseng (6-5, 2 IP, 5 R, 2 H, 0 K's, 4 BB's)

Lions lineup:

CF Sung-Hsien Yang 2-3

LF Wu-Hsiung Pan 2-4, 3B, HR #13, 3 RBI's

DH Lien-Hung Chen 3-5, 2B, RBI

3B Tilson Brito 1-4, RBI

1B KC Kao 1-4

RF Fu-Hao Liu 0-2, RBI

SS Ching-He Chuang 2-4

Elephants lineup:

LF Ming-Hsien Lin 1-4, RBI

DH Kuan-Jen Chen 1-4, RBI

1B Chia Chia 0-4

RF Huai-Shan Chen 2-4

2B Hung-Sen Chu 2-4

CF Cheng-Wei Huang 1-2, RBI


NPB:
The Rakuten Eagles released lefty Ying-Chieh Lin. He will now most likely return to Taiwan and rejoin his former team - the dmedia T-Rex
*Updated

Dilemma for the Bulls/Giants Release Chiang.......

CPBL:
Bears 7 - Bulls 4:

WP - Yu-Wei Hsu (4-4, 7 IP, 4 R, 5 H, 5 K's, 2 BB's)

LP - Chih-Wei Lin (8-8, 5.1 IP, 5 R - 2 ER, 8 H, 1 K, 2 BB's)

Bears lineup:
CF Long-Yi Huang 2-5, 2B, RBI
DH Gary Burnham 2-5, 2B
LF Hao-Chu Tseng 2-4, RBI
C Feng-Min Chen 1-3, RBI
1B Hsiao-Wei Huang 0-2, RBI
1B Chung-Wei Pan 1-2, 2B, 2 RBI's - off the bench/game MVP

Bulls lineup:
DH Tarzan 3-4, RBI
RF Hsun-Wei Lin 1-4, 2B, RBI
1B Chung-Yi Huang 1-2, HR #3, 2 RBI's - off the bench

Lions 3 - Elephants 1:
WP - Luther Hackman (5-1, 7 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 5 K's, 1 BB)

LP - Dan Core (8-5, 6.2 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 3 K's, 4 BB's)

Lions lineup:
DH Lien-Hung Chen 2-4, HR #11, 2 RBI's - game MVP
3B Tilson Brito 2-4
1B KC Kao 1-3, HR #7, RBI

Elephants lineup:
DH CYC 0-3
RF Kuan-Jen Chen 2-4
1B Chia Chia 1-3
SS Sheng-Wei Wang 2-4, RBI

SEPTEMBER MVP's:

Pitcher: Mike Johnson (Bears)

Hitter: Chia Chia (Elephants)

*CPBL 2007/2008 #1 pick Yi-Chuan Lin told the media that he does not want to play for the Sinon Bulls (the team that picked him with the first overall pick in the draft). Lin is expected to finish his military service in Feb. of next year - at which time contract negotiations can begin between Lin and the Bulls. Lin's reasons for his statements are based on the fact that he doesn't feel that he'll have a good future & stability with the Sinon Bulls and the CPBL. He would rather play baseball for an amateur baseball club - Taiwan Power (the country's electricity company), which would have a lifetime guaranteed salary of at least 40,000 NT per month with possible promotions within the company after retirement from baseball.
Lin's album - with him in Bulls regalia

MLB:

Kuo Update - No blood clots in his throwing arm


NPB:
The Yomiuri Giants released RHP Chien-Ming Chiang. Per Chiang, his delivery was modified multiple times by the coaching staff - and as a result he couldn't regain his feel for pitching with the new delivery. He will likely return to Taiwan and play in the CPBL.
*Updated

9/30 Scoreboard....

CPBL:
Bears 2 - Bulls 1:

WP - Wen-Hsiung Hsu (10-3, 6.1 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 4 K's, 3 BB's) - game MVP

LP - Wilton Chavez (1-4, 6.1 IP, 2 R, 6 H, 4 K's, 0 BB's)

Bears lineup:

3B-SS Chih-Wei Shih 1-3, 2B

DH Gary Burnham 1-3

SS Chih-Sheng Lin 2-3, 2B, RBI

1B Chung-Wei Pan 1-3, RBI

Bulls lineup:

LF-C Da-Hung Cheng 0-4, RBI

DH Tarzan 1-3, 2B

Whales 10 - T-Rex 2:

WP - Wei-Ming Chu (4-4, 7 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 2 K's/BB's)

LP - Hsien-Chih Chang (5-7, 7 IP, 3 R, 5 H, 4 K's, 1 BB)

Whales lineup:

CF-LF Tai-Yung Kuo 3-5, HR #8, 4 RBI's - game MVP

3B Wilton Veras 3-5, 2B

DH Cheng-Chi Huang 1-5, RBI

1B Chia-Hsien Tseng 0-1, RBI

RF Chun-Hsiung Lu 2-4, HR #2, 4 RBI's

T-Rex lineup:

RF Ssu-Chi Chou 2-3

1B Chia-Hsien Hsieh 1-4, HR #16, RBI