Where you at in '08 - US Minor Leagues:
I'll keep updating this as information becomes available.
*Projection
1)P Chin-Hui Tsao (Royals) - Omaha Royals (AAA)
2)IF Yung-Chi Chen (Mariners) - Tacoma Rainiers (AAA)
3)P Ching-Lung Lo (Rockies) - Tulsa Drillers (AA)
4)P Sung-Wei Tseng (Indians) - Akron Aeros (AA)
5)IF Chih-Hsien Chiang (Red Sox) - Lancaster JetHawks (High A)
6)OF Kuo-Hui Lo (Mariners) - High Desert Mavericks (High A)
7)P Po-Hsuan Keng (Blue Jays) - Dunedin Blue Jays (High A) *
8)P Chi-Hung Cheng (Blue Jays) - Lansing Lugnuts (A)
9)OF Che-Hsuan Lin (Red Sox) - Greenville Drive (A)
10)P Sheng-An Kuo (Rockies) - Asheville Tourists (A)
11)P Yin-Feng Lin (Phillies) - Lakewood BlueClaws (A)
12)P Hong-Wen Chen (Cubs) - Peoria Chiefs (A)
OF Wang-Wei Lin (Twins) - ?
P Wang-Yi Lin (Red Sox) - ?
IF Chih-Hsiang Huang (Red Sox) - ?
OF Chih-Hsiang Wen (Cubs) - X - released by Cubs
P Po-Yu Lin (White Sox) - ?
P Tzu-Kai Chiu (Reds) - ?
P Chen-En Hung (Braves) - ?
P Chia-An Huang (Mariners) - ?
P Yao-Wen Chang (Mariners) - XST
IF Yen-Wen Kuo (Reds) - GCL Reds (R)*
C Chia-Chu Chen (Red Sox) - GCL Red Sox (R)*
C Chun-Hsiu Chen (Indians) - GCL Indians (R)*
Speaking of CH Chen, here's a recent vid of him taking BP:
Monday, March 31, 2008
Opening Day 2008....
MLB:
CMW's game against the Blue Jays was rained out earlier today. He is scheduled to pitch tomorrow against Roy Halladay.
Hu was 1-1 after replacing Jeff Kent in the later innings. He singled against Keiichi Yabu in the 7th inning. The Dodgers won their opener against the Giants 5-0.
CMW's game against the Blue Jays was rained out earlier today. He is scheduled to pitch tomorrow against Roy Halladay.
Hu was 1-1 after replacing Jeff Kent in the later innings. He singled against Keiichi Yabu in the 7th inning. The Dodgers won their opener against the Giants 5-0.
Sunday, March 30, 2008
3/30 Scores...
CPBL:
Lions 6 - Elephants 3: Lions SP Chih-Chiang Chang picked up his first W of the year and game MVP honors against the pachyderms. Chang allowed 3 runs (1 earned) on 7 hits over 5.1 IP (4 K's, 2 BB's). Offensively for the Lions: 2B Sen Yang was 3-4/ CF Wu-Hsiung Pan was 1-4 with a double and 3 RBI's/ 3B Tilson Brito was 0-4/ 1B KC Kao was 1-4/ DH Po-Chao Yang was 1-4 with a double and a RBI/ LF Tai-Chi Kuo was 2-4 with a RBI/SS/2B Tzu-Sung Wang was 1-3 with a double and a RBI.
For the Elephants: SS Sheng-Wei Wang was 2-5/ DH CYC was 0-5/ OF Chia-Chia was 2-4 with a double and a RBI/ OF Kuan-Jen Chen 1-4 with a RBI.
Bulls 5 - Whales 3: Bulls SP Iba Tomokazu and reliever Chih-Wei Lin combined to limit the Whales to 3 runs on 7 hits. IT picked up the W after allowing 3 runs (1 earned) on 5 hits over 5 IP (5 K's, 3 BB's). CW Lin was impressive, allowing only 2 hits over 4 scoreless innings while K'ing 8 and walking none. After picking up his 3rd save of the season, Lin was selected as the game MVP. The Bulls scored 5 runs on 17 hits: RF Chien-Ming Chang was 4-5/ CF Hua-Wei Tseng was 2-5 with a RBI/ LF Da-Hung Cheng was 1-4 with a RBI/ 3B Tarzan was 3-5/ DH Chung-Yi Huang was 3-5 with a RBI/ 1B Kuo-Lung Hsu was 1-5 with a RBI/ 2B Chih-Wei Chen was 1-4 with a RBI.
Whales slugger Carlos Villalobos collected 2 of his team's 7 hits (in 3 AB's).
MLB ST:
Hu was 0-3 with a RBI as the Dodgers beat the Red Sox 8-0 in their final ST game.
With Wang, Kuo and Hu all on their respective teams' opening day 25-man roster, that marks the first time that three Taiwanese players have been on a ML club's active roster during the season opener. Last year, Wang and Kuo both began the year on the DL; while in 2006 - Kuo and Wang were on their team's 25-man roster when the season began.*Updated
Lions 6 - Elephants 3: Lions SP Chih-Chiang Chang picked up his first W of the year and game MVP honors against the pachyderms. Chang allowed 3 runs (1 earned) on 7 hits over 5.1 IP (4 K's, 2 BB's). Offensively for the Lions: 2B Sen Yang was 3-4/ CF Wu-Hsiung Pan was 1-4 with a double and 3 RBI's/ 3B Tilson Brito was 0-4/ 1B KC Kao was 1-4/ DH Po-Chao Yang was 1-4 with a double and a RBI/ LF Tai-Chi Kuo was 2-4 with a RBI/SS/2B Tzu-Sung Wang was 1-3 with a double and a RBI.
For the Elephants: SS Sheng-Wei Wang was 2-5/ DH CYC was 0-5/ OF Chia-Chia was 2-4 with a double and a RBI/ OF Kuan-Jen Chen 1-4 with a RBI.
Bulls 5 - Whales 3: Bulls SP Iba Tomokazu and reliever Chih-Wei Lin combined to limit the Whales to 3 runs on 7 hits. IT picked up the W after allowing 3 runs (1 earned) on 5 hits over 5 IP (5 K's, 3 BB's). CW Lin was impressive, allowing only 2 hits over 4 scoreless innings while K'ing 8 and walking none. After picking up his 3rd save of the season, Lin was selected as the game MVP. The Bulls scored 5 runs on 17 hits: RF Chien-Ming Chang was 4-5/ CF Hua-Wei Tseng was 2-5 with a RBI/ LF Da-Hung Cheng was 1-4 with a RBI/ 3B Tarzan was 3-5/ DH Chung-Yi Huang was 3-5 with a RBI/ 1B Kuo-Lung Hsu was 1-5 with a RBI/ 2B Chih-Wei Chen was 1-4 with a RBI.
Whales slugger Carlos Villalobos collected 2 of his team's 7 hits (in 3 AB's).
MLB ST:
Hu was 0-3 with a RBI as the Dodgers beat the Red Sox 8-0 in their final ST game.
With Wang, Kuo and Hu all on their respective teams' opening day 25-man roster, that marks the first time that three Taiwanese players have been on a ML club's active roster during the season opener. Last year, Wang and Kuo both began the year on the DL; while in 2006 - Kuo and Wang were on their team's 25-man roster when the season began.*Updated
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Shen-Fu Tsai Sighting...
Remember Shen-Fu Tsai - who played Robin to Chih-Hsien Chiang's Batman on the '03 youth NT? Well, there's been a SF Tsai sighting in Japan. Tsai, playing for the Taiwan Cooperative Bank amateur baseball team faced off against the Honda Suzuka Industrial League Japanese team recently. For more pics, go here. Check out YouTube footage of Tsai at the plate:
3/29 Scoreboard...
CPBL:
Bears 11 - T-Rex 6: With a 7 run outburst in the top of the 7th inning, the Bears would give starter Mike Johnson all the run support he needed to win his second game of the season. MJ would allow 3 runs on 8 hits over 8 IP (3 K's, 2 BB's). He also received plenty of run support from: game MVP CF Long-Yi Huang who was 3-5 with a double and 2 RBI's/ 3B Chih-Wei Shih was 1-4 with a double and a RBI/ 2B Chih-Tsung Chiang was 2-4 with a double and 2 RBI's/ 1B Chung-Wei Pan was 3-5 with 2 RBI's/ PH RF's Hsiao-Wei Huang was 1-1 with a RBI while Chien-Wei Tsai hit his first HR of the season - he was 1-1 with 2 RBI's.
Earning a ND for the T-Rex was starter Chien-Fu Chen - he allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on 7 hits over 6.1 IP (4K's, 1BB). Two players provided all of the offensive output for the Rex: LF Chuan-Chia Wang was 2-5 with a HR and 3 RBI's while CF Yuan-Chia Chen was 2-4 with a double and 3 RBI's. Slugger CH Hsieh was 1-3 with 2 walks.
Former Cobras/T-Rex pitcher Travis Minix is back in US minors (with the Phillies org.) this year.
Whales 7 - Bulls 4: Whales rookie SP Min-Ching Kao picked up win #2 with a strong performance against the Bulls. He allowed 2 runs on 5 hits over 7 IP (2K's, 2BB's). Backing up Kao's start was game MVP 1B Carlos Villalobos who was 3-4 with 2 doubles and 3 RBI's/ CF Abraham Nunez who was 2-4 with a HR and 2 RBI's/ C Hsin-Min Wang was 2-4 with a RBI/ & reserve LF Kuan-Chung Lin who was 1-2 with a RBI.
Earning the loss for the Bulls was NT ace Chien-Fu Yang (1W-1L on the season). Yang allowed 5 runs on 10 hits over 6 IP (2K's, 2BB's). Collecting multiple hits for the Bulls were: DH Chung-Yi Huang was 2-3 with a RBI/ 1B Kuo-Lung Hsu was 2-4 with a double. 3B Tarzan was 1-3 with a RBI and a walk.
MLB ST:
Filling in for Furcal in the later innings, Hu was o-2 as the Dodgers fell to the Red Sox 7-4 at the LA Coliseum; Kuo pitched a scoreless 9th.
*Updated
Bears 11 - T-Rex 6: With a 7 run outburst in the top of the 7th inning, the Bears would give starter Mike Johnson all the run support he needed to win his second game of the season. MJ would allow 3 runs on 8 hits over 8 IP (3 K's, 2 BB's). He also received plenty of run support from: game MVP CF Long-Yi Huang who was 3-5 with a double and 2 RBI's/ 3B Chih-Wei Shih was 1-4 with a double and a RBI/ 2B Chih-Tsung Chiang was 2-4 with a double and 2 RBI's/ 1B Chung-Wei Pan was 3-5 with 2 RBI's/ PH RF's Hsiao-Wei Huang was 1-1 with a RBI while Chien-Wei Tsai hit his first HR of the season - he was 1-1 with 2 RBI's.
Earning a ND for the T-Rex was starter Chien-Fu Chen - he allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on 7 hits over 6.1 IP (4K's, 1BB). Two players provided all of the offensive output for the Rex: LF Chuan-Chia Wang was 2-5 with a HR and 3 RBI's while CF Yuan-Chia Chen was 2-4 with a double and 3 RBI's. Slugger CH Hsieh was 1-3 with 2 walks.
Former Cobras/T-Rex pitcher Travis Minix is back in US minors (with the Phillies org.) this year.
Whales 7 - Bulls 4: Whales rookie SP Min-Ching Kao picked up win #2 with a strong performance against the Bulls. He allowed 2 runs on 5 hits over 7 IP (2K's, 2BB's). Backing up Kao's start was game MVP 1B Carlos Villalobos who was 3-4 with 2 doubles and 3 RBI's/ CF Abraham Nunez who was 2-4 with a HR and 2 RBI's/ C Hsin-Min Wang was 2-4 with a RBI/ & reserve LF Kuan-Chung Lin who was 1-2 with a RBI.
Earning the loss for the Bulls was NT ace Chien-Fu Yang (1W-1L on the season). Yang allowed 5 runs on 10 hits over 6 IP (2K's, 2BB's). Collecting multiple hits for the Bulls were: DH Chung-Yi Huang was 2-3 with a RBI/ 1B Kuo-Lung Hsu was 2-4 with a double. 3B Tarzan was 1-3 with a RBI and a walk.
MLB ST:
Filling in for Furcal in the later innings, Hu was o-2 as the Dodgers fell to the Red Sox 7-4 at the LA Coliseum; Kuo pitched a scoreless 9th.
*Updated
Friday, March 28, 2008
Friday Night Lights...
CPBL:
Bears 7 - T-Rex 6: Feng-Hua Lee picked up game MVP honors and his 2nd win of the season in relief of Bears starter Wen-Hsiung Hsu. Throwing the last 3 innings for the T-Rex, rookie Chun-Nan Lai earned the L.
The Bears rapped out 15 hits including 2 long balls by 1B Chung-Wei Pan who was 2-4 with a HR (2nd of the season) and 4 RBI's and DH Gary Burnham whose lone hit in 4 AB's was a solo HR (#2 on the year). Other Bears with multiple hits included: SS Chih-Sheng Lin who was 2-5 with a RBI/ 3B Chih-Wei Shih was 2-5 with a double/ 2B Chih-Tsung Chiang was 3-5/ LF Hao-Chu Tseng was 2-4 with a double.
For the Rex, 3B Napoleon Calzado was 2-3 with a RBI/ DH Hung-Yuan Lin was 2-4 with a RBI/ 1B CH Hsieh was 0-5.
Elephants 13 - Lions 3: Inspired by the return of star Cheng-Min Peng, the Elephants put a hurting on the defending champs with a 17-hit attack. Peng garnered game MVP honors after a 3-5, double, 2 RBI night. Supporting Peng was DH Chih-Yuan Chen who was 2-4, hit his first HR of the season, and had 4 RBI's/ C Rui-Chang Chen who was a triple short of the cycle - he was 3-4 with a HR, double, and 3 RBI's/ SS Sheng-Wei Wang was 3-5 with a double and a RBI/ 1B Chin-Yong Wang was 2-4 with a RBI. Elephants top pick Chia-Rui Mai earned the W after allowing 2 runs on 4 hits over 6 IP - to go along with 2 K's and 4 BB's.
For the Lions, only two players collected multiple hits: reigning league MVP KC Kao was 3-5 with a RBI while reserve C Chuang-Hsun Tu was 2-2. Slugger Tilson Brito was 1-4 with a RBI.
MLB ST:
Hu was 0-2 as the Dodgers beat the Red Sox 3-1. The Dodgers home opener (Monday) will be broadcast on ESPN following CMW's start against the Blue Jays at 1:10 PM Pacific.
Kuo is expected to be the long reliever out of the bullpen.
Bears 7 - T-Rex 6: Feng-Hua Lee picked up game MVP honors and his 2nd win of the season in relief of Bears starter Wen-Hsiung Hsu. Throwing the last 3 innings for the T-Rex, rookie Chun-Nan Lai earned the L.
The Bears rapped out 15 hits including 2 long balls by 1B Chung-Wei Pan who was 2-4 with a HR (2nd of the season) and 4 RBI's and DH Gary Burnham whose lone hit in 4 AB's was a solo HR (#2 on the year). Other Bears with multiple hits included: SS Chih-Sheng Lin who was 2-5 with a RBI/ 3B Chih-Wei Shih was 2-5 with a double/ 2B Chih-Tsung Chiang was 3-5/ LF Hao-Chu Tseng was 2-4 with a double.
For the Rex, 3B Napoleon Calzado was 2-3 with a RBI/ DH Hung-Yuan Lin was 2-4 with a RBI/ 1B CH Hsieh was 0-5.
Elephants 13 - Lions 3: Inspired by the return of star Cheng-Min Peng, the Elephants put a hurting on the defending champs with a 17-hit attack. Peng garnered game MVP honors after a 3-5, double, 2 RBI night. Supporting Peng was DH Chih-Yuan Chen who was 2-4, hit his first HR of the season, and had 4 RBI's/ C Rui-Chang Chen who was a triple short of the cycle - he was 3-4 with a HR, double, and 3 RBI's/ SS Sheng-Wei Wang was 3-5 with a double and a RBI/ 1B Chin-Yong Wang was 2-4 with a RBI. Elephants top pick Chia-Rui Mai earned the W after allowing 2 runs on 4 hits over 6 IP - to go along with 2 K's and 4 BB's.
For the Lions, only two players collected multiple hits: reigning league MVP KC Kao was 3-5 with a RBI while reserve C Chuang-Hsun Tu was 2-2. Slugger Tilson Brito was 1-4 with a RBI.
MLB ST:
Hu was 0-2 as the Dodgers beat the Red Sox 3-1. The Dodgers home opener (Monday) will be broadcast on ESPN following CMW's start against the Blue Jays at 1:10 PM Pacific.
Kuo is expected to be the long reliever out of the bullpen.
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Thursday Scores....
CPBL:
Bears 8 - Bulls 0: Bears SP Andrew Lorraine was impressive, throwing a shutout for 7 innings in picking up game MVP honors. He allowed 6 hits, had 5 K's and 2 walks. Supporting AL on the offensive end of things were: SS Chih-Sheng Lin who was 3-5 with 2 RBI's/ LF Hao-Chu Tseng was 3-4 with a RBI/ 2B Chih-Tsung Chiang was 1-3 with a RBI/ CF Long-Yi Huang was 1-4 with 2 RBI's/ RF Chin-De Yu was 2-4 with a RBI/ C Feng-Min Chen was 0-2 with a RBI.
Bulls 1B Kuo-Lung Hsu collected 1/3 of his team's 6 hits as he was 2-4. Tarzan was 0-4.
Lions 2 - Whales 1: In a pitcher's duel, both starters earned ND's despite strong performances from each of them. Lions' OF Fu-Hao Liu's (0-3) sac-fly in the 9th broke a 1-1 tie and plated the winning run for his team. Teammate C Chih-Kang Kao was 2-3 with a RBI and collected game MVP honors.
Whales SP Steve Watkins allowed 1 run on 4 hits over 8 IP - he also had 4 K's and 3 BB's. For the Lions, SP Greg Wiltshire gave up 1 run on 5 hits over 6 IP while K'ing 6 and walking 3.
Other Lions of note: KC Kao was 2-4, Tilson Brito was 0-2, Sen Yang was 0-4, Lien-Hung Chen was 1-4.
For the Whales: Yi-Min Wang was 2-4 with a double/ Abraham Nunez was 0-3/ Carlos Villalobos was 0-1/ Tai-Chi Kuo was 1-2 with a RBI.
MLB ST:
The Dodgers and Angels played to a 2 all tie through 10 innings. Hu was 2-2 with a RBI. Kuo threw 2 scoreless innings, giving up 1 hit and K'ing 3. Hu's chances of making the team on opening day improved with Abreu going on the DL.
MILB ST:
Update on Sung-Wei Tseng.
*Updated
Bears 8 - Bulls 0: Bears SP Andrew Lorraine was impressive, throwing a shutout for 7 innings in picking up game MVP honors. He allowed 6 hits, had 5 K's and 2 walks. Supporting AL on the offensive end of things were: SS Chih-Sheng Lin who was 3-5 with 2 RBI's/ LF Hao-Chu Tseng was 3-4 with a RBI/ 2B Chih-Tsung Chiang was 1-3 with a RBI/ CF Long-Yi Huang was 1-4 with 2 RBI's/ RF Chin-De Yu was 2-4 with a RBI/ C Feng-Min Chen was 0-2 with a RBI.
Bulls 1B Kuo-Lung Hsu collected 1/3 of his team's 6 hits as he was 2-4. Tarzan was 0-4.
Lions 2 - Whales 1: In a pitcher's duel, both starters earned ND's despite strong performances from each of them. Lions' OF Fu-Hao Liu's (0-3) sac-fly in the 9th broke a 1-1 tie and plated the winning run for his team. Teammate C Chih-Kang Kao was 2-3 with a RBI and collected game MVP honors.
Whales SP Steve Watkins allowed 1 run on 4 hits over 8 IP - he also had 4 K's and 3 BB's. For the Lions, SP Greg Wiltshire gave up 1 run on 5 hits over 6 IP while K'ing 6 and walking 3.
Other Lions of note: KC Kao was 2-4, Tilson Brito was 0-2, Sen Yang was 0-4, Lien-Hung Chen was 1-4.
For the Whales: Yi-Min Wang was 2-4 with a double/ Abraham Nunez was 0-3/ Carlos Villalobos was 0-1/ Tai-Chi Kuo was 1-2 with a RBI.
MLB ST:
The Dodgers and Angels played to a 2 all tie through 10 innings. Hu was 2-2 with a RBI. Kuo threw 2 scoreless innings, giving up 1 hit and K'ing 3. Hu's chances of making the team on opening day improved with Abreu going on the DL.
MILB ST:
Update on Sung-Wei Tseng.
*Updated
Wednesday, March 26, 2008
Wed. Scoreboard...
CPBL:
T-Rex 8 - Elephants 2: T-Rex starter Hsien-Chih Chang picked up game MVP honors after holding the Elephants to 2 runs on 6 hits over 6.1 innings (4 K's, 2 BB's). On the losing end for the Elephants was SP Steve Kent (5 IP, 6 R/5 ER, 8 H, 2 K's, 2 BB's).
Offensively for both clubs:
T-Rex: Backup 2B Hung-Yuan Lin was 1-1 with a HR and 2 RBI's/ C Ko-Fan Chen was 2-3 with a double and 2 RBI's/ CF Yuan-Chia Chen was 2-4/ 1B Wei Kao was 2-5/ DH Chia-Hsien Hsieh was 1-5/ 3B Shih-Hao Huang was 1-5 with a double.
Elephants: SS Sheng-Wei Wang was 1-4 with a double/ LF Ming-Hsien Lin was 2-5/ 3B Jui-Chen Chen was 1-3 with a RBI/ DH Kuan-Jen Chen was 1-3 with a RBI/ 1B Chin-Yong Wang was 2-4.
Lions 8 - Whales 3: CFC's older bro - Lions slugger Lien-Hung Chen (1-4) earned game MVP honors after hitting his 4th HR of the season - a grand slam in the 7th inning. Picking up the W for the Lions was SP Brian Adams. He allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on 5 hits over 5 IP to go along with 3 K's and 2 walks allowed in handing the Whales their first loss on the season.
Other key contributors:
Lions: CF Wu-Hsiung Pan was 1-5 with a double/ 3B Tilson Brito was 1-4 with a RBI/ 1B KC Kao was 2-5 with a double and 2 RBI's/ RF Fu-Hao Liu was 3-5 with a double and a RBI/ C Cheng-Hua Kao was 2-4.
Whales: RF Abraham Nunez was 2-5 with a double and 2 RBI's/ 1B Carlos Villalobos was 1-4 with a RBI/ DH Chia-Hung Chen was 3-4 with 2 doubles.
MLB ST:
Wang took a loss in his final spring outing. Wang allowed 4 runs on 6 hits over 5 IP to the Phillies. The Phillies won 4-0.
ESPN will broadcast the Yankees home opener against the Blue Jays on 3/31 at 1:05 ET.
Tsao will begin the year in AAA.
*Updated
T-Rex 8 - Elephants 2: T-Rex starter Hsien-Chih Chang picked up game MVP honors after holding the Elephants to 2 runs on 6 hits over 6.1 innings (4 K's, 2 BB's). On the losing end for the Elephants was SP Steve Kent (5 IP, 6 R/5 ER, 8 H, 2 K's, 2 BB's).
Offensively for both clubs:
T-Rex: Backup 2B Hung-Yuan Lin was 1-1 with a HR and 2 RBI's/ C Ko-Fan Chen was 2-3 with a double and 2 RBI's/ CF Yuan-Chia Chen was 2-4/ 1B Wei Kao was 2-5/ DH Chia-Hsien Hsieh was 1-5/ 3B Shih-Hao Huang was 1-5 with a double.
Elephants: SS Sheng-Wei Wang was 1-4 with a double/ LF Ming-Hsien Lin was 2-5/ 3B Jui-Chen Chen was 1-3 with a RBI/ DH Kuan-Jen Chen was 1-3 with a RBI/ 1B Chin-Yong Wang was 2-4.
Lions 8 - Whales 3: CFC's older bro - Lions slugger Lien-Hung Chen (1-4) earned game MVP honors after hitting his 4th HR of the season - a grand slam in the 7th inning. Picking up the W for the Lions was SP Brian Adams. He allowed 3 runs (2 earned) on 5 hits over 5 IP to go along with 3 K's and 2 walks allowed in handing the Whales their first loss on the season.
Other key contributors:
Lions: CF Wu-Hsiung Pan was 1-5 with a double/ 3B Tilson Brito was 1-4 with a RBI/ 1B KC Kao was 2-5 with a double and 2 RBI's/ RF Fu-Hao Liu was 3-5 with a double and a RBI/ C Cheng-Hua Kao was 2-4.
Whales: RF Abraham Nunez was 2-5 with a double and 2 RBI's/ 1B Carlos Villalobos was 1-4 with a RBI/ DH Chia-Hung Chen was 3-4 with 2 doubles.
MLB ST:
Wang took a loss in his final spring outing. Wang allowed 4 runs on 6 hits over 5 IP to the Phillies. The Phillies won 4-0.
ESPN will broadcast the Yankees home opener against the Blue Jays on 3/31 at 1:05 ET.
Tsao will begin the year in AAA.
*Updated
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
3/25 Scores...
CPBL:
Elephants 9 - T-Rex 3: Submariner Yu-Cheng Liao picked up his 2nd W of the season as his counterpart - rookie Chun-Nan Lai did not fare as well in his 2nd outing, earning the loss. Liao allowed 3 runs on 8 hits over 5 IP - he also allowed 6 walks to go along with 3 K's. Lai lasted only 2 innings, giving up 7 runs (0f which 5 were earned). Elephants rookie SS Sheng-Wei Wang picked up game MVP honors after his 3-5, 2 double, 1 RBI night. Other Elephants (Chen's) in the lineup: 3B Jui-Chen Chen was 2-5/ RF Kuan-Jen Chen was 1-4 with a RBI/ DH Rui-Chang Chen was 0-3 with 2 RBI's/ 2B Chiang-Ho Chen was 1-1 with 2 RBI's/ C Yi-Feng Kuo was 1-4 with a RBI.
For the T-Rex, RF Su-Chi Chou led the way offensively, with a 3-5, double, RBI night. SS Ming-Jen Kuo was 2-3 with a double/ 1B Chia-Hsien Hsieh was 0-4 with a RBI/ DH Ivanon Coffie was 1-3 with a double/ C Ko-Fan Chen was 2-4 with a RBI.
Bulls 7 - Bears 6: Down 6-3 heading into the bottom of the 9th, the Sinon Bulls would rally for 4 runs in the last frame for the come-from-behind victory. The win would spoil a big night from Bears SS Chih-Sheng Lin who hit his 2nd HR of the season and was 2-4 with a double and 4 RBI's.
Game MVP honors went to Bulls veteran star Tai-Shan Chang. The 3B was 2-4 with 3 RBI's. Both starters would earn ND's as their bullpens would falter. Bears SP Kevin Huang threw 5 innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits (he had 1 K and 2 BB's allowed). For the Bulls, Jose Espinal gave up 2 runs on 9 hits over 5.2 innings - he had 7 K's and 4 BB's allowed.
Other key contributors from both sides:
Bulls - RF Chien-Ming Chang was 2-4 with a triple and 2 RBI's/ LF Da-Hung Cheng was 2-4 with a RBI/ 2B Chih-Wei Chen was 2-4 with a RBI.
Bears - CF Long-Yi Huang was 3-5 with a RBI and missed hitting for the cycle by a HR/ 3B Chih-Wei Shih was 3-5/ 2B Chih-Tsung Chiang was 3-5 with a double and a RBI.
MLB ST:
Hu was 0-1 as the Dodgers and Brewers ended in a 3 all tie through 9.
Tsao threw 1 scoreless inning in relief, picking up the W for the Royals as his club beat the Padres 8-4.
*Updated
Elephants 9 - T-Rex 3: Submariner Yu-Cheng Liao picked up his 2nd W of the season as his counterpart - rookie Chun-Nan Lai did not fare as well in his 2nd outing, earning the loss. Liao allowed 3 runs on 8 hits over 5 IP - he also allowed 6 walks to go along with 3 K's. Lai lasted only 2 innings, giving up 7 runs (0f which 5 were earned). Elephants rookie SS Sheng-Wei Wang picked up game MVP honors after his 3-5, 2 double, 1 RBI night. Other Elephants (Chen's) in the lineup: 3B Jui-Chen Chen was 2-5/ RF Kuan-Jen Chen was 1-4 with a RBI/ DH Rui-Chang Chen was 0-3 with 2 RBI's/ 2B Chiang-Ho Chen was 1-1 with 2 RBI's/ C Yi-Feng Kuo was 1-4 with a RBI.
For the T-Rex, RF Su-Chi Chou led the way offensively, with a 3-5, double, RBI night. SS Ming-Jen Kuo was 2-3 with a double/ 1B Chia-Hsien Hsieh was 0-4 with a RBI/ DH Ivanon Coffie was 1-3 with a double/ C Ko-Fan Chen was 2-4 with a RBI.
Bulls 7 - Bears 6: Down 6-3 heading into the bottom of the 9th, the Sinon Bulls would rally for 4 runs in the last frame for the come-from-behind victory. The win would spoil a big night from Bears SS Chih-Sheng Lin who hit his 2nd HR of the season and was 2-4 with a double and 4 RBI's.
Game MVP honors went to Bulls veteran star Tai-Shan Chang. The 3B was 2-4 with 3 RBI's. Both starters would earn ND's as their bullpens would falter. Bears SP Kevin Huang threw 5 innings, allowing 3 runs on 6 hits (he had 1 K and 2 BB's allowed). For the Bulls, Jose Espinal gave up 2 runs on 9 hits over 5.2 innings - he had 7 K's and 4 BB's allowed.
Other key contributors from both sides:
Bulls - RF Chien-Ming Chang was 2-4 with a triple and 2 RBI's/ LF Da-Hung Cheng was 2-4 with a RBI/ 2B Chih-Wei Chen was 2-4 with a RBI.
Bears - CF Long-Yi Huang was 3-5 with a RBI and missed hitting for the cycle by a HR/ 3B Chih-Wei Shih was 3-5/ 2B Chih-Tsung Chiang was 3-5 with a double and a RBI.
MLB ST:
Hu was 0-1 as the Dodgers and Brewers ended in a 3 all tie through 9.
Tsao threw 1 scoreless inning in relief, picking up the W for the Royals as his club beat the Padres 8-4.
*Updated
Monday, March 24, 2008
Multi-Hit Game for Hu...
MLB ST:
Hu was 3-5 with another triple as the Dodgers lost to the Royals 10-9.
Nice article on Chin-Hui Tsao
Other:
Former Seibu Lion Chih-Chia Chang is in negotiations with the La new Bears, potentially adding more star power to the already talented squad.
Hu was 3-5 with another triple as the Dodgers lost to the Royals 10-9.
Nice article on Chin-Hui Tsao
Other:
Former Seibu Lion Chih-Chia Chang is in negotiations with the La new Bears, potentially adding more star power to the already talented squad.
Sunday, March 23, 2008
Sunday Scores.....
CPBL:
Whales 5 - Elephants 2: The Whales remained undefeated in the early season (4-0) behind a strong start from rookie hurler Min-Ching Kao. Kao picked up the W and game MVP honors after allowing 2 runs on 5 hits over 6 IP (to go along with 2 K's and 2 walks). Offensively the Whales had 12 hits with: CF Chin-Chang Lin hitting his 1st HR of the season (1-4 with a RBI)/ 2B Lin was 3-5 with a double/ SS Che-Wei Kang was 2-4 with a RBI/ RF Abraham Nunez was 2-4/ 1B Carlos Villalobos was 2-4 with a double/ 3B Chun-Chiang Kao was 1-4 with a double and 2 RBI's/ DH Chia-Hung Chen was 1-4 with a double and a RBI.
DH Kuan-Jen Chen was the lone bright spot for the Elephants as he collected nearly half of his team's 7 hits with a 3-4, double, 1 RBI night.
Bears 9 - Lions 3: Game MVP - Bears DH Gary Burnham hit his 1st HR of the season and was 2-3 with 2 RBI's and a walk to back up a good performance from starter Mike Johnson. MJ picked up the W after allowing 2 runs on 7 hits over 6 IP - he also had 5 K's and 3 BB's. Other Bears with big nights at the plate included: CF Long-Yi Huang was 2-5 with a RBI/ SS Chih-Sheng Lin was 2-5/ 1B Chung-Wei Pan was 3-4 with a RBI/ 3B Chih-Wei Shih was 2-4/ 2B Chih-Tsung Chiang was 1-4 with a RBI/ C Feng-Min Chen was 2-4 with a double and a RBI.
DH Lien-Hung Chen hit his 3rd HR of the season for the Lions (2-3 with a RBI) while KC Kao was 1-5 with a RBI.
MLB:
There's a good chance both Kuo and Hu may make the Dodgers' opening season roster. More on Kuo being almost a sure thing to make the club out of ST.
Chia-Chu Chen has a ton of new pics up regarding how his MILB ST with the Red Sox is going.
WBC news
ST SCORES:
CL Hu was 1-4 with a triple and a RBI as the Rockies beat the Dodgers 8-2.
Tsao did not help his own cause with making the team out of ST after allowing 2 runs on 3 hits over an inning of relief. The Royals beat the White Sox 6-5.
*Updated
Whales 5 - Elephants 2: The Whales remained undefeated in the early season (4-0) behind a strong start from rookie hurler Min-Ching Kao. Kao picked up the W and game MVP honors after allowing 2 runs on 5 hits over 6 IP (to go along with 2 K's and 2 walks). Offensively the Whales had 12 hits with: CF Chin-Chang Lin hitting his 1st HR of the season (1-4 with a RBI)/ 2B Lin was 3-5 with a double/ SS Che-Wei Kang was 2-4 with a RBI/ RF Abraham Nunez was 2-4/ 1B Carlos Villalobos was 2-4 with a double/ 3B Chun-Chiang Kao was 1-4 with a double and 2 RBI's/ DH Chia-Hung Chen was 1-4 with a double and a RBI.
DH Kuan-Jen Chen was the lone bright spot for the Elephants as he collected nearly half of his team's 7 hits with a 3-4, double, 1 RBI night.
Bears 9 - Lions 3: Game MVP - Bears DH Gary Burnham hit his 1st HR of the season and was 2-3 with 2 RBI's and a walk to back up a good performance from starter Mike Johnson. MJ picked up the W after allowing 2 runs on 7 hits over 6 IP - he also had 5 K's and 3 BB's. Other Bears with big nights at the plate included: CF Long-Yi Huang was 2-5 with a RBI/ SS Chih-Sheng Lin was 2-5/ 1B Chung-Wei Pan was 3-4 with a RBI/ 3B Chih-Wei Shih was 2-4/ 2B Chih-Tsung Chiang was 1-4 with a RBI/ C Feng-Min Chen was 2-4 with a double and a RBI.
DH Lien-Hung Chen hit his 3rd HR of the season for the Lions (2-3 with a RBI) while KC Kao was 1-5 with a RBI.
MLB:
There's a good chance both Kuo and Hu may make the Dodgers' opening season roster. More on Kuo being almost a sure thing to make the club out of ST.
Chia-Chu Chen has a ton of new pics up regarding how his MILB ST with the Red Sox is going.
WBC news
ST SCORES:
CL Hu was 1-4 with a triple and a RBI as the Rockies beat the Dodgers 8-2.
Tsao did not help his own cause with making the team out of ST after allowing 2 runs on 3 hits over an inning of relief. The Royals beat the White Sox 6-5.
*Updated
Saturday, March 22, 2008
3/22 Scoreboard....
CPBL:
Bulls 4 - T-Rex 1: Repping the Bulls, Japanese pitchers Iba Tomokazu and Katayama Fumio would combine on a shutout for the first 6.1 innings, allowing only 6 hits. Fumio would pick up the W for the Bulls. Leading the way on offense for the Bulls were: NT star RF Chien-Ming Chang who was 2-4 with a double and a RBI/ 2B Chih-Wei Chen was 1-3 with 2 RBI's. For the T-Rex, Chia-Hsien Hsieh was 0-4 while SS Shih-Hao Wang provided the only offense for his team by hitting a solo shot in the 7th inning. He was 1-3.
Lions 5 - Bears 4: Down 4-1 in the bottom of the 9th, the Lions would win in dramatic fashion with a 4 run rally in the inning. Game MVP - Lions 2B Sen Yang (1-4) hit a 3-run triple to propel his team to a come-from-behind win. Other Lions in the lineup: 1B KC Kao was 0-4/ 3B Chin-Tien Shih was 2-3 with a double and a RBI/ reserve C Cheng-Hua Kao was 1-1 with a double and a RBI.
Earning a tough ND was Bears starter Wen-Hsiung Hsu, who allowed only 1 run on 3 hits to go along with 4 K's and walks. Bears NT members: SS Chih-Sheng Lin was 2-4 with a HR and 2 RBI's, whild C Feng-Min Chen was 2-4 with a HR and a RBI. Bears DH Gary Burnham was 1-3 with a RBI.
MLB ST:
Hu was 1-2 while filling in at 3B as the Dodgers lost to the Angels 4-2.
Bulls 4 - T-Rex 1: Repping the Bulls, Japanese pitchers Iba Tomokazu and Katayama Fumio would combine on a shutout for the first 6.1 innings, allowing only 6 hits. Fumio would pick up the W for the Bulls. Leading the way on offense for the Bulls were: NT star RF Chien-Ming Chang who was 2-4 with a double and a RBI/ 2B Chih-Wei Chen was 1-3 with 2 RBI's. For the T-Rex, Chia-Hsien Hsieh was 0-4 while SS Shih-Hao Wang provided the only offense for his team by hitting a solo shot in the 7th inning. He was 1-3.
Lions 5 - Bears 4: Down 4-1 in the bottom of the 9th, the Lions would win in dramatic fashion with a 4 run rally in the inning. Game MVP - Lions 2B Sen Yang (1-4) hit a 3-run triple to propel his team to a come-from-behind win. Other Lions in the lineup: 1B KC Kao was 0-4/ 3B Chin-Tien Shih was 2-3 with a double and a RBI/ reserve C Cheng-Hua Kao was 1-1 with a double and a RBI.
Earning a tough ND was Bears starter Wen-Hsiung Hsu, who allowed only 1 run on 3 hits to go along with 4 K's and walks. Bears NT members: SS Chih-Sheng Lin was 2-4 with a HR and 2 RBI's, whild C Feng-Min Chen was 2-4 with a HR and a RBI. Bears DH Gary Burnham was 1-3 with a RBI.
MLB ST:
Hu was 1-2 while filling in at 3B as the Dodgers lost to the Angels 4-2.
Friday, March 21, 2008
One-Run Affairs.....
CPBL:
Bulls 9 - T-Rex 8: NT hero Chien-Fu Yang picked up his first win of the CPBL season for the Bulls after allowing 5 runs (3 earned) over 5.2 innings. He had 5 K's, 1 walk, and 9 hits allowed. Game MVP - Bulls 2B Chih-Wei Chen hit a key grand slam in the first inning and was 2-4 with a double and 6 RBI's. Other key Bulls contributors: DH Chung-Yi Huang was 2-4 with a double and a RBI/ Tarzan was 1-3.
For the T-Rex, 2B Shih-Yang Deng was 2-4 with a HR and 2 RBI's/ RF Su-Chi Chou was 2-3 with a double/ LF Chuan-Chia Wang was 2-4 with a RBI/ 1B Chia-Hsien Hsieh was 2-5 with a RBI/3B Ivanon Coffie was 1-1 with a double and a RBI.
Whales 7 - Elephants 6: Whales DH Chia-Hung Chen picked up game MVP honors after hitting his first HR of the season. He was 2-4 with a double and 2 RBI's. Other Whales in the lineup: 2B Lin was 2-4 with a double/ SS Che-Wei Kang was 2-5 with 2 RBI's/1B C. Villalobos was 0-5/ 3B Chun-Chiang Kao was 2-4 with a double/ LF Chun-Hsiung Lu was 1-3 with a RBI/ C Hsin-Min Wang was 3-3 with a RBI.
For the Elephants, C Rui-Chang Chen hit his 1st HR and was 2-5 with a double and a RBI. Other Elephants on the rampage: 2B Chiang-Ho Chen was 3-5 with a double and a RBI/ rookie CF Cheng-Wei Huang was 2-5 with a double and a RBI/ Chia-Chia DNP while the 3 Chen's in the middle of the lineup combined to go 3-11 with no extra base hits and 1 RBI.
MLB ST:
Wang has been chosen to start the Yankees season opener against the Blue Jays, despite allowing 4 runs on 6 hits in 5.2 innings to D-Rays' minor leaguers today.
The Dodgers lost 9-8 to the D-Backs. Hu was 1-4 with a walk, a RBI, and was CS. Kuo allowed 2 runs on 1 hit over 1.2 innings.
Bulls 9 - T-Rex 8: NT hero Chien-Fu Yang picked up his first win of the CPBL season for the Bulls after allowing 5 runs (3 earned) over 5.2 innings. He had 5 K's, 1 walk, and 9 hits allowed. Game MVP - Bulls 2B Chih-Wei Chen hit a key grand slam in the first inning and was 2-4 with a double and 6 RBI's. Other key Bulls contributors: DH Chung-Yi Huang was 2-4 with a double and a RBI/ Tarzan was 1-3.
For the T-Rex, 2B Shih-Yang Deng was 2-4 with a HR and 2 RBI's/ RF Su-Chi Chou was 2-3 with a double/ LF Chuan-Chia Wang was 2-4 with a RBI/ 1B Chia-Hsien Hsieh was 2-5 with a RBI/3B Ivanon Coffie was 1-1 with a double and a RBI.
Whales 7 - Elephants 6: Whales DH Chia-Hung Chen picked up game MVP honors after hitting his first HR of the season. He was 2-4 with a double and 2 RBI's. Other Whales in the lineup: 2B Lin was 2-4 with a double/ SS Che-Wei Kang was 2-5 with 2 RBI's/1B C. Villalobos was 0-5/ 3B Chun-Chiang Kao was 2-4 with a double/ LF Chun-Hsiung Lu was 1-3 with a RBI/ C Hsin-Min Wang was 3-3 with a RBI.
For the Elephants, C Rui-Chang Chen hit his 1st HR and was 2-5 with a double and a RBI. Other Elephants on the rampage: 2B Chiang-Ho Chen was 3-5 with a double and a RBI/ rookie CF Cheng-Wei Huang was 2-5 with a double and a RBI/ Chia-Chia DNP while the 3 Chen's in the middle of the lineup combined to go 3-11 with no extra base hits and 1 RBI.
MLB ST:
Wang has been chosen to start the Yankees season opener against the Blue Jays, despite allowing 4 runs on 6 hits in 5.2 innings to D-Rays' minor leaguers today.
The Dodgers lost 9-8 to the D-Backs. Hu was 1-4 with a walk, a RBI, and was CS. Kuo allowed 2 runs on 1 hit over 1.2 innings.
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Extra Innings....
CPBL:
Whales 4 - Bulls 2 (12 innings): Whales 1B Carlos Villalobos was clutch for his team, driving in the GW runs on a double in the top of the 12th. A pitcher's duel for most of the game, Villalobos was the difference-maker, going 4-6 with 2 doubles, a triple, and 2 RBI's to earn game MVP honors. For the Bulls, 3B Tarzan was 3-6 with a double/ LF Da-Hung Chen was 2-6 with a RBI/ SS Tsung-Nan Lin was 2-4 with a RBI. Whales SP Fu-Te Ni earned a ND despite allowing only 1 run on 9 hits over 6 IP to go along with 6 K's and 2 walks.
Lions 7 - Elephants 6 (11 innings): The Lions would rally to tie things up in the bottom of the 7th with a 3 run outburst and then win the game in the bottom of the 11th on a RBI single by game MVP Chih-Kao Kao. That was Kao's only hit of the game (1-5 with a RBI). The Lions hit two key HR's that accounted for 5 of their runs. RF Fu-Hao Liu (1-4) hit a 3 run shot in the 3rd inning. LF Tai-Chi Kuo (1-2) hit a 2 run HR in the 7th. Lions 1B Kuo-Ching Kao was 1-5 while 2B Sen Yang was 2-2 with a double.
For the Elephants, the 3 Chen's in the middle of their lineup (3-5) drove in all 6 runs. LF Chih-Yuan Chen was 3-5 with 2 RBI's; DH Kuan-Jen Chen was 3-6 with 2 RBI's; 3B Jui-Chen Chen was 4-6 with 2 RBI's.
MLB ST:
Hu was 1-4 with a triple and 2 RBI's as the Dodgers beat the White Sox 8-2.
Whales 4 - Bulls 2 (12 innings): Whales 1B Carlos Villalobos was clutch for his team, driving in the GW runs on a double in the top of the 12th. A pitcher's duel for most of the game, Villalobos was the difference-maker, going 4-6 with 2 doubles, a triple, and 2 RBI's to earn game MVP honors. For the Bulls, 3B Tarzan was 3-6 with a double/ LF Da-Hung Chen was 2-6 with a RBI/ SS Tsung-Nan Lin was 2-4 with a RBI. Whales SP Fu-Te Ni earned a ND despite allowing only 1 run on 9 hits over 6 IP to go along with 6 K's and 2 walks.
Lions 7 - Elephants 6 (11 innings): The Lions would rally to tie things up in the bottom of the 7th with a 3 run outburst and then win the game in the bottom of the 11th on a RBI single by game MVP Chih-Kao Kao. That was Kao's only hit of the game (1-5 with a RBI). The Lions hit two key HR's that accounted for 5 of their runs. RF Fu-Hao Liu (1-4) hit a 3 run shot in the 3rd inning. LF Tai-Chi Kuo (1-2) hit a 2 run HR in the 7th. Lions 1B Kuo-Ching Kao was 1-5 while 2B Sen Yang was 2-2 with a double.
For the Elephants, the 3 Chen's in the middle of their lineup (3-5) drove in all 6 runs. LF Chih-Yuan Chen was 3-5 with 2 RBI's; DH Kuan-Jen Chen was 3-6 with 2 RBI's; 3B Jui-Chen Chen was 4-6 with 2 RBI's.
MLB ST:
Hu was 1-4 with a triple and 2 RBI's as the Dodgers beat the White Sox 8-2.
Wednesday, March 19, 2008
Chia-Jen Lo Update...
Taiwanese news reports are stating that amateur pitcher Chia-Jen Lo has received quite a bit of interest from three MLB clubs: the Texas Rangers, the Oakland A's, and the Boston Red Sox. The Red Sox reportedly offered Lo ~ a $200 K signing bonus, an amount Lo considered too low.
The 21 year old (about to turn 22 next month), who was the hardest throwing NT member at the Final OQT, has been listed anywhere from 5'10" to 6'1" (as listed on his web profile). If he doesn't sign a pro contract, Lo hopes to make the NT and participate in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
The 21 year old (about to turn 22 next month), who was the hardest throwing NT member at the Final OQT, has been listed anywhere from 5'10" to 6'1" (as listed on his web profile). If he doesn't sign a pro contract, Lo hopes to make the NT and participate in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Wed. Scoreboard...
CPBL:
Bears 6 - T-Rex 4: Pitching in relief of starter Andrew Lorraine, Feng-Hua Lee picked up game MVP honors and the win. Lee threw 4 scoreless innings, giving up only 1 hit while K'ing 6 and walking 1. Bears CF Long-Yi Huang continued his torrid start with his 2nd HR of the year. He was 3-5 with a RBI. Other Bears of note: SS Chih-Sheng Lin was 1-4/ DH Gary Burnham was 2-4/ 1B Chung-Wei Pan was 2-3/ 3B Chih-Wei Shih was 1-4 with a RBI/ LF Hao-Chu Cheng was 3-4 with 2 doubles and a RBI/ C Feng-Min Chen was 2-4 with a double and 2 RBI's.
Offensively for the T-Rex, 1B Chia-Hsien Hsieh was 1-4/ LF Chuan-Chia Wang was 2-5/ DH Ivanon Coffie was 1-4/ CF Yuan-Chia Chen was 2-3 with a RBI/ 3B Wei Kao was 1-3 with a RBI.
Elephants 8 - Lions 0: Elephants SP Yu-Cheng Liao threw a CG 2-hit shutout. He also had 11 K's and 6 walks allowed in picking up game MVP honors. Elephants DH Chih-Yuan Chen was 2-4 with a double and a RBI. Other contributing Elephants in the lineup: LF Ming-Hsien Lin was 2-5/ RF Kuan-Jen Chen was 1-3 with 2 RBI's/ 3B Jui-Chen Chen was 1-4 with a RBI/ rookie SS Sheng-Wei Wang was 1-4 with a RBI/ RF Huai-Shan Chen(off the bench) was 1-1 with a double and 2 RBI's.
Sluggers CM Peng and Tilson Brito DNP. Reigning league MVP KC Kao was 0-2 for the Lions.
OTHER:
I missed this from a while back, but it's a good read on Po-Yu Lin's translator from last year.
Bears 6 - T-Rex 4: Pitching in relief of starter Andrew Lorraine, Feng-Hua Lee picked up game MVP honors and the win. Lee threw 4 scoreless innings, giving up only 1 hit while K'ing 6 and walking 1. Bears CF Long-Yi Huang continued his torrid start with his 2nd HR of the year. He was 3-5 with a RBI. Other Bears of note: SS Chih-Sheng Lin was 1-4/ DH Gary Burnham was 2-4/ 1B Chung-Wei Pan was 2-3/ 3B Chih-Wei Shih was 1-4 with a RBI/ LF Hao-Chu Cheng was 3-4 with 2 doubles and a RBI/ C Feng-Min Chen was 2-4 with a double and 2 RBI's.
Offensively for the T-Rex, 1B Chia-Hsien Hsieh was 1-4/ LF Chuan-Chia Wang was 2-5/ DH Ivanon Coffie was 1-4/ CF Yuan-Chia Chen was 2-3 with a RBI/ 3B Wei Kao was 1-3 with a RBI.
Elephants 8 - Lions 0: Elephants SP Yu-Cheng Liao threw a CG 2-hit shutout. He also had 11 K's and 6 walks allowed in picking up game MVP honors. Elephants DH Chih-Yuan Chen was 2-4 with a double and a RBI. Other contributing Elephants in the lineup: LF Ming-Hsien Lin was 2-5/ RF Kuan-Jen Chen was 1-3 with 2 RBI's/ 3B Jui-Chen Chen was 1-4 with a RBI/ rookie SS Sheng-Wei Wang was 1-4 with a RBI/ RF Huai-Shan Chen(off the bench) was 1-1 with a double and 2 RBI's.
Sluggers CM Peng and Tilson Brito DNP. Reigning league MVP KC Kao was 0-2 for the Lions.
OTHER:
I missed this from a while back, but it's a good read on Po-Yu Lin's translator from last year.
Tuesday, March 18, 2008
3/18/08 Scoreboard...
CPBL:
dmedia T-Rex 6 - La new Bears 1: Rookie pitcher Chun-Nan Lai was terrific in his CPBL debut as he allowed only 1 run on 2 hits over 7 IP. He also K'd 7 with 1 BB in picking up the W and game MVP honors. The only mistake Lai would make was a solo HR allowed to Bears CF Long-Yi Huang (2-4) in the 3rd inning. On the losing end for the Bears was starter Kevin Huang, who got shelled for 6 runs in 5 innings of work. Offensively for the T-Rex (who cranked out 12 hits), CF Yuan-Chia Chen was 2-3 with a double and 3 RBI's/1B Chia-Hsien Hsieh was 3-4 with a RBI/DH Ivanon Coffie was 2-4 with a double/3B Shih-Hao Huang was 1-3 with a RBI/LF Chuan-Chia Wang was 2-5/& RF Su-Chi Chou was 1-3 with a HR and a RBI.
Chinatrust Whales 7 - Sinon Bulls 0: The Whales were led by their import players as SP Steve Watkins threw 7 shutout innings (5 H, 4 K's, 2 BB), earned the win and gathered game MVP honors. Whales 1B Carlos Villalobos was 3-5 with a double and 2 RBI's. Other Whales of note: RF Chun-Hsiung Lu was 3-4 with a double and a RBI/C Chin-Shou Shih was 3-4/3B Chun-Chiang Kao was 1-5 with a HR and 2 RBI's/CF Chin-Chang Lin was 1-4 with a double and a RBI.
For the Bulls, SP Jose Espinal was the losing pitcher of note. He allowed 4 runs (2 earned) on 7 hits over 7 IP to go along with 10 K's and 0 walks allowed. OF Da-Hung Chen was the lone bright spot on offense for the Bulls as he was 3-4 with a double. Tarzan was 0-3.*edited
MLB ST:
Tsao pitched 1/3 of an inning. The Royals lost to the Cubs 6-5.*updated
dmedia T-Rex 6 - La new Bears 1: Rookie pitcher Chun-Nan Lai was terrific in his CPBL debut as he allowed only 1 run on 2 hits over 7 IP. He also K'd 7 with 1 BB in picking up the W and game MVP honors. The only mistake Lai would make was a solo HR allowed to Bears CF Long-Yi Huang (2-4) in the 3rd inning. On the losing end for the Bears was starter Kevin Huang, who got shelled for 6 runs in 5 innings of work. Offensively for the T-Rex (who cranked out 12 hits), CF Yuan-Chia Chen was 2-3 with a double and 3 RBI's/1B Chia-Hsien Hsieh was 3-4 with a RBI/DH Ivanon Coffie was 2-4 with a double/3B Shih-Hao Huang was 1-3 with a RBI/LF Chuan-Chia Wang was 2-5/& RF Su-Chi Chou was 1-3 with a HR and a RBI.
Chinatrust Whales 7 - Sinon Bulls 0: The Whales were led by their import players as SP Steve Watkins threw 7 shutout innings (5 H, 4 K's, 2 BB), earned the win and gathered game MVP honors. Whales 1B Carlos Villalobos was 3-5 with a double and 2 RBI's. Other Whales of note: RF Chun-Hsiung Lu was 3-4 with a double and a RBI/C Chin-Shou Shih was 3-4/3B Chun-Chiang Kao was 1-5 with a HR and 2 RBI's/CF Chin-Chang Lin was 1-4 with a double and a RBI.
For the Bulls, SP Jose Espinal was the losing pitcher of note. He allowed 4 runs (2 earned) on 7 hits over 7 IP to go along with 10 K's and 0 walks allowed. OF Da-Hung Chen was the lone bright spot on offense for the Bulls as he was 3-4 with a double. Tarzan was 0-3.*edited
MLB ST:
Tsao pitched 1/3 of an inning. The Royals lost to the Cubs 6-5.*updated
Monday, March 17, 2008
3 Year Deal for Chia-Hsien Hsieh...
Hsieh (far L)pic from the CPBL website
The dmedia T-Rex signed veteran star Chia-Hsien Hsieh to a 3 year deal worth 12 million NT ( ~ $397,000 USD). This makes Hsieh one of the four highest paid players in the CPBL (~$10,900 USD/month).
Sunday, March 16, 2008
Sunday Scores....
MLB in China:
The Dodgers fell to the Padres 6-3 in the final game of their two game exhibition set in China. CL Hu was 1-3.
Recap/Boxscore
In front of 6000+ fans, the Uni-7 Eleven Lions defeated the La new Bears 14-9 in the league's opening game. The Lions slugged 3 HR's led by last year's league MVP Kuo-Ching Kao (who hit a grand slam in the 4th inning) and teammate DH Lien-Hung Chen (who hit 2 HR's: a grand slam in the first and a 3-run shot in the 8th inning). Game MVP honors went to 1B KC Kao who was 1-3 with 5 RBI's while teammate LH Chen was 2-5 with 7 RBI's!*edited
Other Lions with multiple hits included: CF Sung-Hsien Yang 3-5/LF Wu-Hsiung Pan 2-5 with a RBI/SS Sheng-Chieh Hsu 3-3 with a double. Tilson Brito was 1-2 with 3 walks.
The Bears who were without CFC, were led by 1B Chung-Wei Pan who was 4-5 with a HR and a RBI. His battery mates with multiple hits included: CF Long-Yi Huang 2-4/SS Chih-Sheng Lin 2-3 with a double and 3 RBI's/C Feng-Min Chen 2-5 with a double and 2 RBI's. Cleanup hitter Gary Burnham was 1-3 with 2 RBI's and 2 walks.
The SP's from both sides got hammered as Bears starter Mike Johnson allowed 9 runs on 8 hits over 4 IP. Lions starter Greg Wiltshire gave up 7 runs on 9 hits over 3.2 innings.
MLB ST:
CMW had 7 K's in 4.1 innings of work, but he also allowed 4 runs on 6 hits (including a solo HR to Sizemore). The Yankees beat the Indians 7-6.
Recap
Boxscore
*Updated
The Dodgers fell to the Padres 6-3 in the final game of their two game exhibition set in China. CL Hu was 1-3.
Recap/Boxscore
CPBL Opener:
Game MVP # 68: KC Kao
Game MVP # 68: KC KaoIn front of 6000+ fans, the Uni-7 Eleven Lions defeated the La new Bears 14-9 in the league's opening game. The Lions slugged 3 HR's led by last year's league MVP Kuo-Ching Kao (who hit a grand slam in the 4th inning) and teammate DH Lien-Hung Chen (who hit 2 HR's: a grand slam in the first and a 3-run shot in the 8th inning). Game MVP honors went to 1B KC Kao who was 1-3 with 5 RBI's while teammate LH Chen was 2-5 with 7 RBI's!*edited
Other Lions with multiple hits included: CF Sung-Hsien Yang 3-5/LF Wu-Hsiung Pan 2-5 with a RBI/SS Sheng-Chieh Hsu 3-3 with a double. Tilson Brito was 1-2 with 3 walks.
The Bears who were without CFC, were led by 1B Chung-Wei Pan who was 4-5 with a HR and a RBI. His battery mates with multiple hits included: CF Long-Yi Huang 2-4/SS Chih-Sheng Lin 2-3 with a double and 3 RBI's/C Feng-Min Chen 2-5 with a double and 2 RBI's. Cleanup hitter Gary Burnham was 1-3 with 2 RBI's and 2 walks.
The SP's from both sides got hammered as Bears starter Mike Johnson allowed 9 runs on 8 hits over 4 IP. Lions starter Greg Wiltshire gave up 7 runs on 9 hits over 3.2 innings.
MLB ST:
CMW had 7 K's in 4.1 innings of work, but he also allowed 4 runs on 6 hits (including a solo HR to Sizemore). The Yankees beat the Indians 7-6.
Recap
Boxscore
*Updated
Saturday, March 15, 2008
News and Notes.....
The 2008 CPBL season kicks off tomorrow with a matchup between the league's top two teams: the Uni-Lions and the La New Bears. The league will take a 2-week hiatus in August during the Olympic Games.
Sinon Bulls pitcher Chien-Fu Yang has garnered a lot of attention from NPB and MLB teams for his performances at the OQT. The 28 year old comes from a baseball-rich family background. Chien-Fu Yang is related to NPB players Yao-Hsun Yang and Chung-Shou Yang, and CPBL stars Sen Yang, Tai-Shan Chang, and Chih-Yuan Chen. All of these great players are of aboriginal descent from the Amis tribe.
Rumors from Taiwanese news sources that 21 year old NT/CCU pitcher Chia-Jen Lo was offered a 6 figure signing bonus by a certain MLB club (the A's) are NOT true according to one well-placed source.*Edited 3/16
Sinon Bulls pitcher Chien-Fu Yang has garnered a lot of attention from NPB and MLB teams for his performances at the OQT. The 28 year old comes from a baseball-rich family background. Chien-Fu Yang is related to NPB players Yao-Hsun Yang and Chung-Shou Yang, and CPBL stars Sen Yang, Tai-Shan Chang, and Chih-Yuan Chen. All of these great players are of aboriginal descent from the Amis tribe.
Rumors from Taiwanese news sources that 21 year old NT/CCU pitcher Chia-Jen Lo was offered a 6 figure signing bonus by a certain MLB club (the A's) are NOT true according to one well-placed source.*Edited 3/16
MLB in China....
The Dodgers and Padres played to a 3 all tie in their first exhibition game on Saturday. Hu was 0-4, while Kuo threw 2 scoreless innings. Dodgers SP Chan Ho Park was sharp again - throwing 5 scoreless innings.
Game Recap/Boxscore
Friday, March 14, 2008
4-3 Loss to South Korea....
Taiwan lost its final game to South Korea and finished the tourney with a 5-2 record, placing third behind Canada and South Korea. Amateur SP Chen-Chang Lee (hyped by Keith Law as the top Taiwanese collegiate pitcher last year) allowed 4 runs (although only 2 were earned) over the first 2.1 innings. It didn't help that his defense behind him committed 2 errors that led to two costly unearned runs. Chih-Chia Chang would relieve Lee and hold South Korea scoreless over the last 6.2 innings. Chang's reemergence as a reliable starter has to be encouraging to Taiwanese baseball fans.
Boxscore
Game Recap 1
Game Recap 2
NT Final Stats
A lot of the team's success has to be attributed to Coach Hong. He did a lot more with less - meaning that this team relied on some young inexperienced talent and did not have a lot of the name players that were in last year's World Cup debacle. The NT's OF seems set for the next few years with youngsters Che-Hsuan Lin and Kuo-Hui Lo manning 2 of the 3 spots. Lin's ability to make tough plays in the OF look routine is breathtaking. Lo did his best CFC impression in this tourney.
Other winners on the day in tightly contested games included Canada, Australia, and Mexico
Congrats to South Korea, Canada, and Taiwan on making it to Beijing! They will now join host nation China, the US, Cuba, Japan, and the Netherlands in the 8 team field.
The CTBA received praise from the IBAF for its efforts in organizing the tourney.
Boxscore
Game Recap 1
Game Recap 2
NT Final Stats
A lot of the team's success has to be attributed to Coach Hong. He did a lot more with less - meaning that this team relied on some young inexperienced talent and did not have a lot of the name players that were in last year's World Cup debacle. The NT's OF seems set for the next few years with youngsters Che-Hsuan Lin and Kuo-Hui Lo manning 2 of the 3 spots. Lin's ability to make tough plays in the OF look routine is breathtaking. Lo did his best CFC impression in this tourney.
Other winners on the day in tightly contested games included Canada, Australia, and Mexico
Congrats to South Korea, Canada, and Taiwan on making it to Beijing! They will now join host nation China, the US, Cuba, Japan, and the Netherlands in the 8 team field.
The CTBA received praise from the IBAF for its efforts in organizing the tourney.
Thursday, March 13, 2008
4-0 Win Vs South Africa.....
The winless South African squad gave the NT a run for its money as the S.A. pitching staff limited the NT's offense to only 5 hits. Thankfully for the NT, a few of those knocks were extra-base hits as Chih-Hsien Chiang hit his first HR of the tourney, and Kuo-Hui Lo tripled in another run. SP Chien-Ming Chiang threw 6 scoreless innings, allowing only 3 hits to go along with 6 K's and 2 BB's.
Boxscore
With the win, the NT has officially secured a berth alongside South Korea and Canada. Canada beat SK today, giving SK its first blemish on a previously undefeated record. Other winners on the day included Australia and Mexico.
Chih-Chia Chang is a possible starter for tomorrow's final game against South Korea. The game has no implications on qualifying for the Olympics, but national pride is at stake here.
Conspiracy Theory? - Jon Deeble, the HC of the Australian squad, insists that there was a conspiracy by the "Asian" countries to ensure that Australia did not qualify.
Other:
Yung-Chi Chen was assigned by the Mariners to the AAA Tacoma Rainiers team.
Boxscore
With the win, the NT has officially secured a berth alongside South Korea and Canada. Canada beat SK today, giving SK its first blemish on a previously undefeated record. Other winners on the day included Australia and Mexico.
Chih-Chia Chang is a possible starter for tomorrow's final game against South Korea. The game has no implications on qualifying for the Olympics, but national pride is at stake here.
Conspiracy Theory? - Jon Deeble, the HC of the Australian squad, insists that there was a conspiracy by the "Asian" countries to ensure that Australia did not qualify.
Other:
Yung-Chi Chen was assigned by the Mariners to the AAA Tacoma Rainiers team.
Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Coming to America?
It's only a matter of time before we can expect to see some more amateur signings from Taiwan.
A couple of the more well-known HS senior (& recent grad.) pitchers have been showcasing their wares to MLB scouts in Taiwan. Kupao SR RHP Rong-Hao Hsieh (CSMG client) and former Kupao ace RHP Chih-Lung Huang (Jerry Sung client) each had an individual bullpen showcase yesterday. Nan-Ying SR RHP Wei-Chen Huang (Bros Sports client) had his bullpen showcase ~ a month ago. If the interest is there, it'll all come down to the kid's signability.
A couple of the more well-known HS senior (& recent grad.) pitchers have been showcasing their wares to MLB scouts in Taiwan. Kupao SR RHP Rong-Hao Hsieh (CSMG client) and former Kupao ace RHP Chih-Lung Huang (Jerry Sung client) each had an individual bullpen showcase yesterday. Nan-Ying SR RHP Wei-Chen Huang (Bros Sports client) had his bullpen showcase ~ a month ago. If the interest is there, it'll all come down to the kid's signability.
On to Beijing!
Well, assuming Taiwan takes care of business against last-place South Africa tomorrow, the NT has pretty much secured a ticket to Beijing along with South Korea and Canada.
Taiwan defeated a young but talented Australian squad 5-0 behind a gem from Chien-Fu Yang. Proving his worthiness of staff ace, Yang threw a CG shutout, allowing only 4 hits to go along with 6 K's. On offense, Taiwan did most of its damage in the 2nd inning on the strength of 5 hits and an error. After Kuo-Hui Lo and Chih-Sheng Lin led off the inning with back-to-back singles, Yi-Chuan Lin would advance both runners 90 feet with a sacrifice bunt. Catcher Chun-Chang Yeh then singled in Kuo-Hui Lo. The next batter, Yen-Wen Kuo would reach on a FC with Yeh being forced out at second. A botched throw from the Australian SS would allow Chih-Sheng Lin to score on the same play. Back-to-back doubles by OF's Chien-Ming Chang and Che-Hsuan Lin would complete the scoring in the inning.
The NT would score its final run in the 7th on a WP.
Box Score/Play-By-Play
Other winners on the day included South Korea, Canada, and Mexico.
Following tomorrow's game with S.A., Taiwan will then play for national pride against regional power and currently undefeated South Korea on Friday. South Korea will be matched up against Canada in the marquee game of tomorrow.
Taiwan defeated a young but talented Australian squad 5-0 behind a gem from Chien-Fu Yang. Proving his worthiness of staff ace, Yang threw a CG shutout, allowing only 4 hits to go along with 6 K's. On offense, Taiwan did most of its damage in the 2nd inning on the strength of 5 hits and an error. After Kuo-Hui Lo and Chih-Sheng Lin led off the inning with back-to-back singles, Yi-Chuan Lin would advance both runners 90 feet with a sacrifice bunt. Catcher Chun-Chang Yeh then singled in Kuo-Hui Lo. The next batter, Yen-Wen Kuo would reach on a FC with Yeh being forced out at second. A botched throw from the Australian SS would allow Chih-Sheng Lin to score on the same play. Back-to-back doubles by OF's Chien-Ming Chang and Che-Hsuan Lin would complete the scoring in the inning.
The NT would score its final run in the 7th on a WP.
Box Score/Play-By-Play
Other winners on the day included South Korea, Canada, and Mexico.
Following tomorrow's game with S.A., Taiwan will then play for national pride against regional power and currently undefeated South Korea on Friday. South Korea will be matched up against Canada in the marquee game of tomorrow.
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Back on Track....
MLB ST:
The trio of Wang, Tsao, and Kuo were all in action today:
-CMW threw 3.2 shutout innings, picked up the W, and allowed only 2 hits as the Yankees beat the Jays 6-1.
-Pitching in relief, Tsao picked up a W for his team as he threw 1 shutout inning in the 7th as the Royals beat the D-Backs 8-7.
-Kuo threw a scoreless inning, K'ing 2. The Dodgers lost to the Marlins 7-6.
-The Rockies beat the Mariners 4-1. YC Chen was 0-1 with a walk.
OQT:
Chien-Fu Yang will most likely get the start tomorrow as Taiwan will look to clinch a spot in Beijing with a win against Australia. Che-Hsuan Lin & Chih-Hsien Chiang are no strangers to Australian head coach Jon Deeble, the Red Sox Pac-Rim Scouting Director.*updated
The trio of Wang, Tsao, and Kuo were all in action today:
-CMW threw 3.2 shutout innings, picked up the W, and allowed only 2 hits as the Yankees beat the Jays 6-1.
-Pitching in relief, Tsao picked up a W for his team as he threw 1 shutout inning in the 7th as the Royals beat the D-Backs 8-7.
-Kuo threw a scoreless inning, K'ing 2. The Dodgers lost to the Marlins 7-6.
-The Rockies beat the Mariners 4-1. YC Chen was 0-1 with a walk.
OQT:
Chien-Fu Yang will most likely get the start tomorrow as Taiwan will look to clinch a spot in Beijing with a win against Australia. Che-Hsuan Lin & Chih-Hsien Chiang are no strangers to Australian head coach Jon Deeble, the Red Sox Pac-Rim Scouting Director.*updated
Monday, March 10, 2008
KH Lo's 3-Run Jack....
Vs. Canada 3/10/08:
MLB ST:
CL Hu was 2-3 with a run scored as the Dodgers beat the Orioles 7-4.
YC Chen walked in his only PA as the Mariners fell to the White Sox 9-8.
MLB ST:
CL Hu was 2-3 with a run scored as the Dodgers beat the Orioles 7-4.
YC Chen walked in his only PA as the Mariners fell to the White Sox 9-8.
Extra Innings Loss to Canada....
The NT lost in 10 innings to Canada 6-5 on Monday. After falling behind 4-2 through 5 1/2 innings, the NT would respond with a 3-run HR from Kuo-Hui Lo to take the lead. Relievers Chia-Jen Lo, Chien-Ming Chiang, and Kevin Huang were unable to hold the lead for starter Fu-Te Ni (7.2 IP, 3 ER, 9 Hits) as Canada would score once in the 9th to tie the game and then take the lead for good in the top of the 10th.
Game Recap
Box Score
Other winners on the day included South Korea, Germany, and Mexico. The NT gets an off-day tomorrow before taking on Australia on Wednesday in what will be a must-win game if it wants to control its own destiny. Remaining on the NT's schedule after the game with Australia is South Africa on Thursday and then South Korea on Friday.
Other:
A mention of the Twins' Wang-Wei Lin
Game Recap
Box Score
Other winners on the day included South Korea, Germany, and Mexico. The NT gets an off-day tomorrow before taking on Australia on Wednesday in what will be a must-win game if it wants to control its own destiny. Remaining on the NT's schedule after the game with Australia is South Africa on Thursday and then South Korea on Friday.
Other:
A mention of the Twins' Wang-Wei Lin
Sunday, March 09, 2008
7th Inning Offensive Highlights vs. Germany....
Part I (Chih-Sheng Lin's double):
Part II (Kuo-Hui Lo's double/Chih-Kang Kao's single):
Kuo-Hui Lo has been tearing the cover off of the ball so far in the tourney. He looks a lot bigger than when I last saw him in 2005. He was listed at 6'2" 182 back then. The 2008 Mariners media guide has him currently listed at 6'2" 188 now. If that's accurate, he's been packing on some lean muscle. I expect his power numbers to increase this year, especially if he starts the year in California.
Lo - Then (2005)
Lo - Now
(photo Apple Daily)
Part II (Kuo-Hui Lo's double/Chih-Kang Kao's single):
Kuo-Hui Lo has been tearing the cover off of the ball so far in the tourney. He looks a lot bigger than when I last saw him in 2005. He was listed at 6'2" 182 back then. The 2008 Mariners media guide has him currently listed at 6'2" 188 now. If that's accurate, he's been packing on some lean muscle. I expect his power numbers to increase this year, especially if he starts the year in California.
Lo - Then (2005)
Lo - Now(photo Apple Daily)
Taiwan Vid. Highlights vs. Mexico....
Kai-Wen Cheng has been representing his country for quite some time now. A teammate of Che-Hsuan Lin since his younger formative years (2000 Bronco League WS, Nan-Ying HS, junior national team) and now the national team, Cheng although a star player in his own right, has been in CH Lin's shadow for quite some time now. On Saturday, Cheng had a chance to show off his repertoire to the scouts in attendance of Taiwan vs. Mexico's game. Here's a vid. highlight of KW Cheng from Saturday:
Here's another vid of some defensive gems from the same game (Yi-Chuan Lin at 3B, Kuo-Hui Lo in LF, and Che-Hsuan Lin in CF):
Here's another vid of some defensive gems from the same game (Yi-Chuan Lin at 3B, Kuo-Hui Lo in LF, and Che-Hsuan Lin in CF):
Close Win Against Germany....
Flustered by the "soft-tossing" German pitching staff, the NT managed to break a scoreless tie in the 7th inning thanks to clutch hitting from Kuo-Hui Lo and Chih-Kang Kao. SP Chih-Chia Chang picked up the W with 5 shutout innings, while relievers Ko-Chien Lin, Kevin Huang, and Chia-Jen Lo preserved the shutout.
Game Recap 1
Game Recap 2
Box Score
With the win, Taiwan and South Korea are atop the standings with 3 wins a-piece. Other winners on Sunday included Australia, Spain, and South Korea. Taiwan plays another experienced squad - Canada tomorrow. Lefty Fu-Te Ni may get the start in the important match up.
MLB ST:
Hu had a single against Dice-K on Sunday. He was 1-3 as his team won 4-0 against Boston despite collecting only 3 hits. Story on Hu's willingness to play 2nd or 3rd.
A Seattle ss is losing 2-0 to the Brewers. YC Chen is in the game at 2nd.
Game Recap 1
Game Recap 2
Box Score
With the win, Taiwan and South Korea are atop the standings with 3 wins a-piece. Other winners on Sunday included Australia, Spain, and South Korea. Taiwan plays another experienced squad - Canada tomorrow. Lefty Fu-Te Ni may get the start in the important match up.
MLB ST:
Hu had a single against Dice-K on Sunday. He was 1-3 as his team won 4-0 against Boston despite collecting only 3 hits. Story on Hu's willingness to play 2nd or 3rd.
A Seattle ss is losing 2-0 to the Brewers. YC Chen is in the game at 2nd.
Saturday, March 08, 2008
Bottom of the 7th Against Spain....
To the anonymous poster regarding what happened in the 7th inning of the NT vs. Spain game:
Here's the vid:
Here's the vid:
MLB ST 3/8....
-CH Tsao didn't fare so well in his 2nd spring outing. Tsao allowed 3 runs on 2 hits (including a HR) in 2/3 of an inning. The Royals lost to the Brewers 8-2.
-The Mariners lost to the A's 5-2. YC Chen got in the game as a PR and scored a run.
-The Dodgers annihilated the Red-Birds 20-6. CL Hu was 1-3 with a RBI. Hong-Chih Kuo was back in action - throwing 1 scoreless inning.
-The Mariners lost to the A's 5-2. YC Chen got in the game as a PR and scored a run.
-The Dodgers annihilated the Red-Birds 20-6. CL Hu was 1-3 with a RBI. Hong-Chih Kuo was back in action - throwing 1 scoreless inning.
Huge Win Against Mexico!
The NT defeated Mexico 6-1 on Saturday. This was an impressive victory considering who was on the Mexican NT. The Mexican NT had several players with AAA or MLB experience including positional players Karim Garcia, Jesus Cota, & Miguel Ojeda, and pitchers Roberto Ramirez, Jose Silva, & David Cortes.
SP Chien-Fu Yang and amateur relievers Kai-Wen Cheng (clocked at a high of 94 mph!) & Chia-Jen Lo (clocked at a high of 95 mph!) limited the potent lineup to only 1 run on 7 hits combined. On offense, Cheng-Min Peng led the way with 3 hits and 2 RBI's. The NT collected 13 hits against the Mexican pitchers.
Game Recap
Box Score
Other winners on the day included South Korea, Canada, and Germany.
Taiwan plays Germany tomorrow.
*Here's a look at the personal sites/albums of Kai-Wen Cheng and Chia-Jen Lo.
SP Chien-Fu Yang and amateur relievers Kai-Wen Cheng (clocked at a high of 94 mph!) & Chia-Jen Lo (clocked at a high of 95 mph!) limited the potent lineup to only 1 run on 7 hits combined. On offense, Cheng-Min Peng led the way with 3 hits and 2 RBI's. The NT collected 13 hits against the Mexican pitchers.
Game Recap
Box Score
Other winners on the day included South Korea, Canada, and Germany.
Taiwan plays Germany tomorrow.
*Here's a look at the personal sites/albums of Kai-Wen Cheng and Chia-Jen Lo.
Friday, March 07, 2008
MLB ST 3/7....
-Hu was 0-1 as the Dodgers lost to the Cardinals 6-4.
-Chen was 0-1 as the Mariners lost to the Cubs 6-4.
OQ News:
Chien-Fu Yang is expected to get the start tomorrow in a very important match-up against Mexico.
-Chen was 0-1 as the Mariners lost to the Cubs 6-4.
OQ News:
Chien-Fu Yang is expected to get the start tomorrow in a very important match-up against Mexico.
Opening Win Against Spain.....
The NT defeated Spain 13-3 in a 7-inning mercy-rule shortened game on day 1 at the OQ Tourney. SP Chien-Ming Chiang picked up the W after allowing 2 runs over 5 IP. The NT's offense came to life as Cheng-Min Peng and Kuo-Hui Lo both slugged HR's, while the team rapped out 12 hits. Also the outfield trio of Chien-Ming Chang, Che-Hsuan Lin, and Kuo-Hui Lo each swiped a base, flashing some of the speed and aggressive base running that has been missing from the NT in recent years.
Game Recap
Box Score
Play-by-Play
South Korea, Canada, and Australia all won their opening games as well.
Taiwan's next game is tomorrow against Mexico.
Game Recap
Box Score
Play-by-Play
South Korea, Canada, and Australia all won their opening games as well.
Taiwan's next game is tomorrow against Mexico.
Thursday, March 06, 2008
3/6 Scoreboard...
MLB ST:
Wang was roughed up against the Reds, as he allowed 6 ER in only 2/3 of an inning. The Yanks lost 12-8.
The Mariners beat the Brewers 5-2. YC Chen was 0-2 with a run scored.
Wang was roughed up against the Reds, as he allowed 6 ER in only 2/3 of an inning. The Yanks lost 12-8.
The Mariners beat the Brewers 5-2. YC Chen was 0-2 with a run scored.
OQ NT Roster Changes.....
After failing a random drug test, NT pitchers Po-Yu Lin and recent addition Yu-Chieh Shen were removed from the roster. Taking their places are LHP Wei-Hua Lee (Lions) and RHP Chen-Chang Lee.
Wednesday, March 05, 2008
3/5 Updates...
MLB ST:
-Hu was 0-3 as the Dodgers lost to the Mets 3-2.
-Tsao pitched 1 scoreless inning as the Royals beat the Giants 3-1.
OTHER:
South Korea has selected its final 24.
Alex Speier from Baseball America has a nice article on CH Lin and CH Chiang in the Red Sox system (Requires a subcription - or check out the print edition (March 10th-23rd, page 34) on news stands now.*Updated
-Hu was 0-3 as the Dodgers lost to the Mets 3-2.
-Tsao pitched 1 scoreless inning as the Royals beat the Giants 3-1.
OTHER:
South Korea has selected its final 24.
Alex Speier from Baseball America has a nice article on CH Lin and CH Chiang in the Red Sox system (Requires a subcription - or check out the print edition (March 10th-23rd, page 34) on news stands now.*Updated
Tuesday, March 04, 2008
OQ NT FINAL ROSTER....
Here's who Coach Hong is going with for the upcoming tourney:
(Compare with the Prelim. Roster)
PITCHERS (10):
1)Chien-Fu Yang (Bulls)
2)Chien-Ming Chiang (Giants)
3)Chih-Chia Chang
4)Kevin Huang (Bears)
5)Fu-Te Ni (Whales)
6)Yu-Chieh Shen (Whales)
7)Po-Yu Lin (White Sox)
8)Ko-Chien Lin
9)Kai-Wen Cheng
10)Chia-Jen Lo
CATCHERS (2):
1)Chih-Kang Kao (Lions)
2)Chun-Chang Yeh (Bulls)
INFIELDERS (7):
1)Tai-Shan Chang (Bulls)
2)Chih-Sheng Lin (Bears)
3)Kuo-Ching Kao (Lions)
4)Sheng-Wei Wang (Elephants)
5)Yi-Chuan Lin (Bulls)
6)Chih-Hsien Chiang (Red Sox)
7)Yen-Wen Kuo (Reds)
OUTFIELDERS (5):
1)Cheng-Min Peng (Elephants)
2)Chien-Ming Chang (Bulls)
3)Kuo-Hui Lo (Mariners)
4)Che-Hsuan Lin (Red Sox)
5)Chen-Yu Chung (Bears)
As you can see the roster is heavy-laden with CPBL talent. Most of the kids playing in the US have only rookie-level or low-A game experience. Based on who they're bringing to Taiwan, South Korea/Canada/& Mexico have to be the 3 early favorites in the OQ Tourney.
MLB ST:
-Yung-Chi Chen blasted his first HR of the spring as his team lost 9-6 to the A's. He was 1-3 with a walk and a RBI.
-A (ss) Dodger squad lost to the Nats (ss) 4-3. Hu was 1-4 with a double.
-Bad News for Kuo - Not a good sign....read more here.
(Compare with the Prelim. Roster)
PITCHERS (10):
1)Chien-Fu Yang (Bulls)
2)Chien-Ming Chiang (Giants)
3)Chih-Chia Chang
4)Kevin Huang (Bears)
5)Fu-Te Ni (Whales)
6)Yu-Chieh Shen (Whales)
7)Po-Yu Lin (White Sox)
8)Ko-Chien Lin
9)Kai-Wen Cheng
10)Chia-Jen Lo
CATCHERS (2):
1)Chih-Kang Kao (Lions)
2)Chun-Chang Yeh (Bulls)
INFIELDERS (7):
1)Tai-Shan Chang (Bulls)
2)Chih-Sheng Lin (Bears)
3)Kuo-Ching Kao (Lions)
4)Sheng-Wei Wang (Elephants)
5)Yi-Chuan Lin (Bulls)
6)Chih-Hsien Chiang (Red Sox)
7)Yen-Wen Kuo (Reds)
OUTFIELDERS (5):
1)Cheng-Min Peng (Elephants)
2)Chien-Ming Chang (Bulls)
3)Kuo-Hui Lo (Mariners)
4)Che-Hsuan Lin (Red Sox)
5)Chen-Yu Chung (Bears)
As you can see the roster is heavy-laden with CPBL talent. Most of the kids playing in the US have only rookie-level or low-A game experience. Based on who they're bringing to Taiwan, South Korea/Canada/& Mexico have to be the 3 early favorites in the OQ Tourney.
MLB ST:
-Yung-Chi Chen blasted his first HR of the spring as his team lost 9-6 to the A's. He was 1-3 with a walk and a RBI.
-A (ss) Dodger squad lost to the Nats (ss) 4-3. Hu was 1-4 with a double.
-Bad News for Kuo - Not a good sign....read more here.
Tues. Wrap Up.....
The Korean NT beat the Sinon Bulls 3-0 on Tues. The game was a scoreless deadlock until the Korean NT rallied for 3 runs in the top of the 9th, led by slugger 3B Dong-Joo Kim who doubled in two runs in the last frame. A moral victory for the Bulls? Perhaps, when three of your top offensive players are on the NT (TS Chang, CM Chang, and CC Yeh). Bulls RF Da-Hung Cheng collected 2 hits while SP Iba Tomokazu, Fu-Jen Shen, and Kuo-? Wang combined to shutout the Korean NT on 4 hits over 7 innings.
The NT played its last warm up match against an amateur team and won 15-4. Kun-Sheng Lin and Kuo-Ching Kao both collected 3 hits while Chih-Hsien Chiang hit a HR. *Edited/Updated
Next up for the Korean and Taiwanese NT is Friday's opening games in the OQ Tourney.
Here's a look at the other top 3 teams in the tourney:
The Australian 24-man roster has been announced.
Here's Mexico's final roster.
The Canadian NT roster.
OTHER:
Hu and Kuo are headed to China to face the Padres in a 2-game exhibition series.
The NT played its last warm up match against an amateur team and won 15-4. Kun-Sheng Lin and Kuo-Ching Kao both collected 3 hits while Chih-Hsien Chiang hit a HR. *Edited/Updated
Next up for the Korean and Taiwanese NT is Friday's opening games in the OQ Tourney.
Here's a look at the other top 3 teams in the tourney:
The Australian 24-man roster has been announced.
Here's Mexico's final roster.
The Canadian NT roster.
OTHER:
Hu and Kuo are headed to China to face the Padres in a 2-game exhibition series.
Monday, March 03, 2008
NT 10 - Bulls 0.....
The NT's offense finally came around and the pitching staff looked sharp as the team shut out the Sinon Bulls 10-0 on Monday. The NT outhit the Bulls 13-5. Leading the charge on offense was reserve OF Chih-Yao Chan who was 2-2 with a double, a triple and 3 RBI's. SP Chien-Fu Yang was solid, giving up 2 hits and K'ing 3 over 3 scoreless innings.
Starting Lineup:
1)Chien-Ming Chang (LF) 1-3 with a RBI
2)Che-Hsuan Lin (CF) 0-2 with a walk
3)Cheng-Min Peng (RF) 0-2 with a walk
4)Tai-Shan Chang (3B) 1-5 with a RBI
5)Yi-Chuan Lin (DH) 2-5 with a double and a RBI
6)Kuo-Ching Kao (1B) 2-4 with a double and a RBI
7)Chih-Hsien Chiang (2B) 1-4 with a walk
8)Chih-Kang Kao (C) 2-3 with a RBI
9)Yen-Wen Kuo (SS) 0-2
Off the Bench:
-Sheng-Wei Wang (SS) 1-1 with a walk
-Chih-Yao Chan (OF) 2-2 with a 2B, 3B, and 3 RBI's
-Chen-Yu Chung (OF) 1-2 with a 2B and 2 RBI's
-Feng-Min Chen (C) 0-2
-Kuo-Hui Lo (CF) 0-1 with a walk
Hurlers:
1)SP Chien-Fu Yang: 3 IP/ 0 ER/ 2 H/ 3 K's/ 0 BB
2)Chih-Chia Chang: 2 IP/ 0 ER/ 0 H/ 1 K/ 1 BB
3)Yu-Chieh Shen: 2 IP/ 0 ER/ 1 H/ 1 K/ 1 BB
4)Po-Yu Lin: 1 IP/ 0 ER/ 1 H/ 0 K/ 0 BB
5)Chia-Jen Lo: 1 IP/ 0 ER/ 1 H/ 0 K/ 0 BB
OTHER:
-Taiwanese-Americans playing college baseball in the US? Check out Marco Chen at UMass Lowell - an NCAA Div. II program.
-CMW working on the changeup.
-ST: Hu was 0-1 with a walk and a run scored as the Dodgers tied the Mets 4-4 in 10.
-An update on Nelson Figueroa, ex-Lions star pitcher
*Updated
Starting Lineup:
1)Chien-Ming Chang (LF) 1-3 with a RBI
2)Che-Hsuan Lin (CF) 0-2 with a walk
3)Cheng-Min Peng (RF) 0-2 with a walk
4)Tai-Shan Chang (3B) 1-5 with a RBI
5)Yi-Chuan Lin (DH) 2-5 with a double and a RBI
6)Kuo-Ching Kao (1B) 2-4 with a double and a RBI
7)Chih-Hsien Chiang (2B) 1-4 with a walk
8)Chih-Kang Kao (C) 2-3 with a RBI
9)Yen-Wen Kuo (SS) 0-2
Off the Bench:
-Sheng-Wei Wang (SS) 1-1 with a walk
-Chih-Yao Chan (OF) 2-2 with a 2B, 3B, and 3 RBI's
-Chen-Yu Chung (OF) 1-2 with a 2B and 2 RBI's
-Feng-Min Chen (C) 0-2
-Kuo-Hui Lo (CF) 0-1 with a walk
Hurlers:
1)SP Chien-Fu Yang: 3 IP/ 0 ER/ 2 H/ 3 K's/ 0 BB
2)Chih-Chia Chang: 2 IP/ 0 ER/ 0 H/ 1 K/ 1 BB
3)Yu-Chieh Shen: 2 IP/ 0 ER/ 1 H/ 1 K/ 1 BB
4)Po-Yu Lin: 1 IP/ 0 ER/ 1 H/ 0 K/ 0 BB
5)Chia-Jen Lo: 1 IP/ 0 ER/ 1 H/ 0 K/ 0 BB
OTHER:
-Taiwanese-Americans playing college baseball in the US? Check out Marco Chen at UMass Lowell - an NCAA Div. II program.
-CMW working on the changeup.
-ST: Hu was 0-1 with a walk and a run scored as the Dodgers tied the Mets 4-4 in 10.
-An update on Nelson Figueroa, ex-Lions star pitcher
*Updated
Sunday, March 02, 2008
More Bad News for the NT....
Casualties to the DL: two of the top pitchers from Taiwan - En-Yu Lin & Wei-Lun Pan........you can now also add Chin-Feng Chen to that list. Due to a slow-healing back injury, CFC has withdrawn himself from the NT. Who'll replace Chen's big bat in the lineup? Coach Hong will probably have to choose between a few CPBL veterans: KC Kao, CM Peng, or TS Chang to bat 4th in the lineup. Getting to Beijing this summer just got a whole lot tougher.
Another Close Call....
The NT defeated the La New Bears 2-1 on Sunday; its third straight one-run win over a CPBL team. Again, the NT was outhit 8-6 by the Bears (keep in mind that CFC, CS Lin, and FM Chen are on the NT). Thankfully SP Chien-Ming Chiang and his relievers pitched well enough to pick up the W for the NT.
Starting Lineup:
1)Chien-Ming Chang (RF) 0-4
2)Che-Hsuan Lin (CF) 0-3 with a walk and 2 SB's
3)Cheng-Min Peng (1B) 0-2 with 2 walks
4)Tai-Shan Chang (DH) 2-4
5)Yi-Chuan Lin (3B) 1-4
6)Chin-Sheng Lin (SS) 2-2 with a double and a SB
7)Chih-Hsien Chiang (2B) 0-1
8)Chun-Chang Yeh (C) 0-2 with a sac-fly RBI
9)Kuo-Hui Lo (LF) 1-4 with a SB
Off the Bench Contributors:
-Yen-Wen Kuo (2B) was 0-2 with a sac-fly RBI
-Sheng-Wei Wang (SS) was 0-1 with a walk and a SB, scored the GW run
NT Hurlers:
-SP Chien-Ming Chiang: 5 IP/ 4 Hits/ 1 ER/ 1 K/ 0 BB
-Ko-Chien Lin: 2 scoreless innings - 1 hit allowed
-Chu-Kuan Lee: .2 scoreless innings - 2 hits allowed/ 1 K
-Kevin Huang: 1.1 scoreless innings - 1 hit allowed/ 2 K's
Bears RF Chien-Wei Tsai was 2-4 with 2 doubles and scored his team's only run in the first inning.
The NT plays the Sinon Bulls tomorrow while the SK NT will play the Bulls on Tuesday.
Speaking of the SK NT, the dmedia T-Rex lost 3-1 to the South Korean NT on Sunday. Despite the loss, the T-Rex pitching staff held the powerful SK NT lineup to only 4 hits. T-Rex pitcher Ching-Min Lin came on in relief of starter Hsien-Chih Chang and proceeded to throw 2.2 shutout innings, K'ing 4, and allowing only 1 hit. T-Rex 1B Wei Kao was 3-4 with a run scored. His teammates Ming-Jen Kuo (SS) and Chuan-Chia Wang (LF) collected 2 hits a-piece. DH Chia-Hsien Hsieh, a perennial CPBL all-star, was 1-4 with a double and a RBI.
MLB ST:
YC Chen was 1-2 with a run scored as the Mariners beat the Padres 6-2.
*Updated
Starting Lineup:
1)Chien-Ming Chang (RF) 0-4
2)Che-Hsuan Lin (CF) 0-3 with a walk and 2 SB's
3)Cheng-Min Peng (1B) 0-2 with 2 walks
4)Tai-Shan Chang (DH) 2-4
5)Yi-Chuan Lin (3B) 1-4
6)Chin-Sheng Lin (SS) 2-2 with a double and a SB
7)Chih-Hsien Chiang (2B) 0-1
8)Chun-Chang Yeh (C) 0-2 with a sac-fly RBI
9)Kuo-Hui Lo (LF) 1-4 with a SB
Off the Bench Contributors:
-Yen-Wen Kuo (2B) was 0-2 with a sac-fly RBI
-Sheng-Wei Wang (SS) was 0-1 with a walk and a SB, scored the GW run
NT Hurlers:
-SP Chien-Ming Chiang: 5 IP/ 4 Hits/ 1 ER/ 1 K/ 0 BB
-Ko-Chien Lin: 2 scoreless innings - 1 hit allowed
-Chu-Kuan Lee: .2 scoreless innings - 2 hits allowed/ 1 K
-Kevin Huang: 1.1 scoreless innings - 1 hit allowed/ 2 K's
Bears RF Chien-Wei Tsai was 2-4 with 2 doubles and scored his team's only run in the first inning.
The NT plays the Sinon Bulls tomorrow while the SK NT will play the Bulls on Tuesday.
Speaking of the SK NT, the dmedia T-Rex lost 3-1 to the South Korean NT on Sunday. Despite the loss, the T-Rex pitching staff held the powerful SK NT lineup to only 4 hits. T-Rex pitcher Ching-Min Lin came on in relief of starter Hsien-Chih Chang and proceeded to throw 2.2 shutout innings, K'ing 4, and allowing only 1 hit. T-Rex 1B Wei Kao was 3-4 with a run scored. His teammates Ming-Jen Kuo (SS) and Chuan-Chia Wang (LF) collected 2 hits a-piece. DH Chia-Hsien Hsieh, a perennial CPBL all-star, was 1-4 with a double and a RBI.
MLB ST:
YC Chen was 1-2 with a run scored as the Mariners beat the Padres 6-2.
*Updated
Saturday, March 01, 2008
TSU Takes Collegiate Title....
Tourney MVP: TSU's Wei-Chien Chen
TSU & NT C Kun-Sheng LinTaiwan Sports University (TSU) defeated an undermanned Chinese Culture University 5-0 in the championship game of the recently completed college league baseball tourney. CCU was missing the services of two of its top pitchers in Kai-Wen Cheng and Chia-Jen Lo, both of whom pitched for the NT on Friday against the Uni-Lions. TSU was led by tourney MVP Wei-Chien Chen. The LHP threw 6 shutout innings in the championship game and picked up the all-important W to help his school win only its second title in the event. TSU reliever Ying-Shan Wang helped Chen preserve the shutout victory. TSU's efforts were also bolstered by the presence of NT catcher Kun-Sheng Lin calling the shots from behind the plate.
Rounding out the top 4 (teams) were: 3)Chiayi University & 4)Fu Jen University.
Sat. Scoreboard...
Scores from around ST (3/1):
Yankees 9 - Phillies 3: Wang earns a W after starting and throwing 2 scoreless innings.
Mets 1 - Dodgers 0: Hu was 0-3; Kuo threw 2 shutout innings.
Yankees 9 - Phillies 3: Wang earns a W after starting and throwing 2 scoreless innings.
Mets 1 - Dodgers 0: Hu was 0-3; Kuo threw 2 shutout innings.
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Nice start! I saw in the end that there was some altercation (pointing and yelling mainly) between the two teams. I didn't watch the entire game to see what the conflict was all about. Can anyone fill me in on this? Thanks.
TTT said...
I may be wrong but I think the Spanish team was upset that Kuo-Hui Lo stole 2nd base in the bottom of the 7th with Taiwan up by 9 runs. They thought it was unsportsmanlike so C Chih-Kang Kao received a brush-back pitch in retaliation. Words were exchanged between the two teams.