Saturday Updates....

Japan
On Saturday, Hanshin beat the Yomiuri Giants 11-2. W.C. Lin made a pinch hit appearance, walking in his only PA. He would eventually score a run in the same inning. Box
Lin's Tigers will face the Giant's Chiang tomorrow.

Majors
Kuo's spot in the rotation may hinge on his performance tomorrow. Read more here.

Amateur
Taiwan plays long time rival South Korea in the "AAA" World Championship quarterfinals on Sunday. Let's hope the 2 game losing streak comes abruptly to an end tomorrow.

CT NT Update
The final 22 man roster has been finalized for the 2006 Asian Games. 7 cuts were made - with several players dropped due to injury. The final list:
PITCHERS
1)Hong-Chih Kuo
2)En-Yu Lin
3)Chien-Ming Chiang
4)Yueh-Ping Lin
5)Wei-Lun Pan
6)Si-Yo Wu
7)Po-Hsuan Keng
8)Sung-Wei Tseng
9)Ko-Chien Lin
CATCHERS
1)Chun-Chang Yeh
2)Feng-Min Chen
INFIELDERS
1)Chih-Sheng Lin
2)Tai-Shan Chang
3)Chuan-Chia Wang
4)Yung-Chi Chen
5)Chin-Lung Hu
6)Chung-Shou Yang
OUTFIELDERS
1)Chien-Ming Chang
2)Chin-Feng Chen
3)Wei-Chu Lin
4)Chia-Hsien Hsieh
5)Yu-Hsien Ming