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Tuesday, September 30, 2008

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

Monday, September 29, 2008

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Tung-Kao Cup Notes...

Amateur: Tung-Kao Cup
RHP Wen-Hao Cheng of Mei-Ho HS was clocked at 93 mph.

Chung-Tao HS of Yilan County, led by the strong pitching perfomances of C/RHP Ming-Chie Lin (6'3'', 195 lbs - reached a personal high of 89 mph) and OF/RHP Yu-Te He (6'0'', 185 lbs - clocked at 90 mph) will face off against San-Hsin HS of Kaohsiung City, which got strong performances from RHP Tzu-An Wang (6'5'', 190 lbs - threw 5 plus innings of 3 hit ball to beat powerhouse Ku-Pao HS of Taipei County) and RHP/1B Chia-Ming Huang (6'3'', 190 lbs) in the championship game of the tournament.

Cheng-Kung HS (in Taitung county) RHP Shen-Chie Huang (5'9'', 175 lbs) who is a 4th year HS SR, was clocked at 92 mph.

Representatives from the Yankees, Red Sox, Reds, Phillies, Braves, Twins, Royals, Cubs, and Angels were present at the tournament.



NPB:

CS Yang was 0-3 as the Fighters lost 4-1. Box

WY Chen threw another gem and picked up win #7 as he blanked the Giants over 8 innings (5 H, 7 K's). The Dragons won 1-0. Box



MLB:

More on Kuo and Hu - we won't see them in the NLDS.



Other:

RHP Chia-Jen Lo had a bullpen workout with the Angels in Taiwan last week - he topped out at 92 mph.
*UPDATED

Saturday, September 27, 2008

CPBL Triple Header....

CPBL:
Bears 8 - T-Rex 0:
WP - Mike Johnson (18-2, 9 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 2 K's, 2 BB's) - game MVP (first 18 game-winner since 2002)

LP - Cory Bailey (9-6, 6.2 IP, 2 R, 8 H, 2 K's 0 BB's)

Bears lineup:
SS-3B Chih-Wei Shih 1-5, 2B, 3 RBI's
DH Gary Burnham 2-4, 2B, RBI
CF-RF Cheng-Yu Chung 1-4, RBI
LF Hao-Chu Tseng 2-3
C Feng-Min Chen 2-4
2B Chih-Tsung Chiang 2-2
RF-CF Long-Yi Huang 1-1, HR #2, 2 RBI's - off the bench
3B-SS Chih-Sheng Lin 0-1, RBI - off the bench

T-Rex lineup:
1B Chia-Hsien Hsieh 0-2
DH Jose Leon 1-3


Lions 6 - Bulls 2:
WP - Aaron Fultz (1-1, 7 IP, 0 R, 5 H, 9 K's, 1 BB) - game MVP

LP - Wen-Ping Yu (7-5, 4.1 IP, 6 R, 9 H, 2 K's, 1 BB)

Lions lineup:
2B Sen Yang 3-4
3B Tilson Brito 2-4, 2B, HR #22, 3 RBI's
1B KC Kao 3-4, 2B, 3 RBI's
RF Fu-Hao Liu 1-4, HR #7, RBI

Bulls lineup:
SS Chung-Nan Lin 2-4, RBI
1B Kuo-Long Hsu 0-4, RBI
3B Tarzan 0-4
2B Chih-Wei Chen 2-2, 2B
RF-CF Chien-Ming Chang 1-4


Bears 7 - T-Rex 4:
WP - Chih-Hua Hsu (4-3, 1 IP, 2 R - 0 ER, 2 H, 0 K's, 0 BB's)
SP Chih-Chia Chang pitched (3.2 innings, 1 R, 2 H, 5 K's, 5 BB's)

LP - John Webb (0-1, 2.2 IP, 4 R, 3 H, 1 K, 4 BB's)

Bears lineup:
CF Long-Yi Huang 2-5, 3B, 2 RBI's - game MVP
3B Chung-Yu Tsai 3-4, RBI
DH Chih-Wei Shih 3-4, 2B, RBI
SS Chih-Sheng Lin 1-4, RBI
RF Cheng-Yu Chung 1-4, RBI

T-Rex lineup:
1B Chia-Hsien Hsieh 1-4
DH Jose Leon 1-5, 2B, RBI
2B Shih-Hao Huang 2-5
CF-RF Chuan-Chia Wang 1-2, RBI - off the bench


NPB:

The Lions lost 5-4. MC Hsu took the loss, allowing 3 unearned runs on 2 hits over 1.1 IP. CS Yang got in the game as a PR. Box


MISC:
Mei-Ho HS RHP Wen-Hao Cheng has a new agent: Adam Chang/IBB - his former rep was Don Nomura/KDN.

Friday, September 26, 2008

Chia Chia Delivers in the 10th.....

CPBL:
Elephants 4 - Whales 2 (10):
WP - Matt Perisho (1-0, 1.1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 K's, 0 BB's)
SP Kobayashi Ryokan earned a ND (7 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 3 K's, 1 BB)

LP - Yu-Chan Liu (6-3, 1.1 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 0 K's, 1 BB)

Elephants lineup:
DH CYC 1-4
LF Kuan-Jen Chen 1-3, 2B, RBI
1B Chia Chia 2-4, 2B, HR #8, 2 RBI's - game MVP (GW 2 run HR in the bottom of the 10th)
C Jui-Chang Chen 2-4
2B Chiang-Ho Chen 2-4

Whales lineup:
SS Chia-Yuan Chang 1-2, RBI
RF Tai-Yung Kuo 1-4, RBI
3B Wilton Veras 0-3


MLB:

HC Kuo may be out of the NLDS.

Thursday, September 25, 2008

TB Launches #21 to Help Lions Keep Pace with the Bears.....

CPBL:
Bears 5 - Elephants 4:
WP - Jermaine Van Buren (4-1, 2.1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 3 K's, 2 BB's) - game MVP
SP Yu-Wei Hsu earned a ND (5.2 IP, 3 R, 7 H, 1 K, 1 BB)

LP - Yung-Chieh Yeh (8-8, 1.2 IP, 2 R, 2 H, 0 K's, 1 BB)
SP Chia-Min Tseng earned a ND (4.1 IP, 3 R, 6 H, 2 K's, 4 BB's)

Bears lineup:
SS-3B Chih-Wei Shih 1-4, RBI
DH Gary Burnham 2-3, 2B
CF-RF Cheng-Yu Chung 3-4, RBI
LF Hao-Chu Tseng 1-5, HR #5, 2 RBI's
1B Hsiao-Wei Huang 1-3, HR #3, RBI
3B-SS Chih-Sheng Lin 1-2 - off the bench

Elephants lineup:
LF CYC 1-5
DH Kuan-Jen Chen 0-5
1B Chia Chia 0-2
3B Jui-Chen Chen 3-3
C Jui-Chang Chen 2-4
RF Huai-Shan Chen 2-3, 2 2B's, 2 RBI's
1B Chin-Yung Wang 2-2, HR #2, 2 RBI's - off the bench


Lions 4 - Whales 1:
WP - Cheng-Feng Lin (5-3, 6 IP, 1 R - 0 ER, 6 H, 3 K's, 2 BB's) - game MVP

LP - Nerio Rodriguez (1-1, 6 IP, 3 R - 2 ER, 6 H, 7 K's, 1 BB)

Lions lineup:
DH Lien-Hung Chen 0-3, RBI
3B Tilson Brito 2-4, HR #21, RBI
1B KC Kao 1-4, 2B
LF Tai-Chi Kuo 1-4, 2B, RBI

Whales lineup:
RF Tai-Yung Kuo 2-3
1B Chun-Hsiung Lu 2-4


CBPL Standings:
1)Bears 25-15-1
2)Lions 26-16 0 GB
3)Elephants 23-16-1 1.5 GB
4)Bulls 17-24 8.5 GB
5)Whales 18-26 9 GB
6)T-Rex 15-27 11 GB



MLB:
More news on Kuo

The Dodgers are down 5-4 in the 7th. CL Hu is currently 1-2 with a RBI. Box



NPB:
The Tigers won 5-3. WC Lin was 0-1 in a PH role. Box



MILB:

More on CH Lin's honors with the Red Sox

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Extra Inning Affairs in the CPBL....

CPBL:
Bulls 4 - T-Rex 3 (10):
WP - Ming-Chin Tsai (2-6, 2.1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 K, 0 BB's)
SP Wilton Chavez earned a ND (6 IP, 1 R - 0 ER, 5 H, 2 K's, 2 BB's)

LP - Chih-Chung Yen (1-2, 6 IP, 1 R - 0 ER, 3 H, 4 K's, 1 BB)

Bulls lineup:
CF-RF Chien-Ming Chang 1-4, 3B - game MVP
DH Tarzan 1-3
1B Kuo-Long Hsu 0-3, 2 RBI's
2B Chia-Hao Chang 0-2, RBI

T-Rex lineup:
CF Ssu-Chi Chou 2-4, 2B, RBI
1B Chia-Hsien Hsieh 2-5
DH Jose Leon 1-4, RBI
C Ko-Fan Chen 2-4, RBI
2B Shih-Yang Deng 2-4, 2B



Whales 4 - Lions 3 (12):
WP - Steve Watkins (6-12, 4 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 5 K's, 1 BB)
SP Fu-Te Ni earned a ND (8 IP, 3 R - 1 ER, 10 H, 11 K's, 1 BB)

LP - Yueh-Ping Lin (7-4, 2 IP, 1 R - 0 ER, 1 H, 1 K, 1 BB)
SP Chun-Rong Pan earned a ND (5 IP, 2 R, 6 H, 1 K, 1 BB)


Whales lineup:
SS Chia-Yuan Chang 2-5
RF Tai-Yung Kuo 1-5, 2B, 2 RBI's
3B Wilton Veras 2-4, HR #6, 2 RBI's - game MVP
DH Cheng-Chi Huang 2-6


Lions lineup:
DH Lien-Hung Chen 1-6
3B Tilson Brito 2-5, 2B, 3B
1B KC Kao 0-5
RF Fu-Hao Liu 2-5, 2 2B's, RBI
C Chih-Kang Kao 2-5, 2B

*The Lions may have to shut down Wei-Lun "Toot Toot" Pan for the rest of the regular season - he's been suffering from the same shoulder injury that has shadowed him the past year or so.

*The CPBL will hold its inaugural draft of HS players later this year.......it will be interesting to see how this plays out regarding who holds the right to a player who is also mulling a ML offer.


NPB:
WC Lin was 0-1 with a RBI. The Tigers won 5-2. Box

The Lions lost 9-1. MC Hsu pitched 3.1 innings of relief, allowing 1 run on 3 hits. Box


MLB:
Update on Kuo - Cloudy Outlook

CL Hu was 1-1 with a double and a RBI as the Dodgers beat the Padres 12-4. Box
*Updated


MILB:

Che-Hsuan Lin was named by Baseball America as the 12th best prospect in the South Atlantic League.

RedSoxProspects.com is reporting that Chih-Hsien Chiang is getting some reps in the OF during Fall IL.
*Updated

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

T-Rex Crush Bulls Behind 25-Hit Offensive Barrage.....

CPBL:
T-Rex 14 - Bulls 3:
WP - Hsien-Chih Chang (5-6, 6 IP, 2 R, 7 H, 5 K's, 1 BB)

LP - Chih-Wei Lin (8-7, 4.2 IP, 7 R, 14 H, 6 K's, 1 BB)

T-Rex lineup:
CF-R Ssu-Chi Chou 4-6, 2 2B's, 1 3B, RBI - game MVP
3B-1B Wei Kao 4-5, 3 RBI's
SS Ming-Jen Kuo 4-6, 3B, 3 RBI's
DH Chia-Hsien Hsieh 2-4, 2 RBI's
1B Jose Leon 2-5, 2B
RF Chuan-Chia Wang 1-5, 2B, 2 RBI's
LF Hung-Yuan Lin 1-4, HR #3, RBI
C Ko-Fan Chen 3-6, 3B
2B Shih-Yang Deng 1-5, 2 RBI's

Bulls lineup:
RF Chien-Ming Chang 2-5
3B Tarzan 1-5
2B Chih-Wei Chen 3-5, 3B, RBI
1B Kuo-Long Hsu 2-4, HR #3, 2 RBI's



Bears 10 - Elephants 0:
WP - Wen-Hsiung Hsu (9-3, 7 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 7 K's, 4 BB's) - game MVP

LP - Dan Core (8-4, 5 IP, 8 R - 5 ER, 9 H, 2 K's, 5 BB's)

Bears lineup:
RF Chien-Wei Tsai 2-2, 2B
3B Chung-Yu Tsai 1-6, 2 RBI's
SS Chih-Sheng Lin 0-3
DH Gary Burnham 1-3
LF Hao-Chu Tseng 2-4, 2B, RBI
2B Chih-Tsung Chiang 3-4, 2B, 4 RBI's
1B Hsiao-Wei Huang 3-5, HR #2, 3 RBI's

Elephants lineup:
DH Kuan-Jen Chen 0-3
1B Chia Chia 1-3
3B Chiang-Ho Chen 2-3


NPB:
The Tigers played to a 1-1 tie. WC Lin was 0-4. Box

Monday, September 22, 2008

CG Shutout for WY Chen.....

CPBL:
Bears 4 - Bulls 3:
WP - Chin-Chih Huang (4-3, 1.1 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 1K, 0 BB's)
SP Chih-Chia Chang earned a ND (6 IP, 3 R - 2 ER, 2 H, 4 K's, 2 BB's) - game MVP

LP - Chien-Fu Yang (4-13, 2 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 0 K's, 1 BB)

Bears lineup:
SS Chih-Sheng Lin 0-3
1B Gary Burnham 0-2, RBI
LF Cheng-Yu Chung 1-3, RBI
DH Hao-Chu Tseng 0-4, RBI
3B Chung-Yu Tsai 0-2, RBI

Bulls lineup:
RF-CF Chien-Ming Chang 1-3
DH Tarzan 1-4, HR #10, RBI
3B Chih-Wei Chen 1-4, 2B, RBI
1B-LF Da-Hung Cheng 0-2, RBI - off the bench


Lions 5 - Whales 2:
WP - Chien-San Kao (2-3, 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 K, 0 BB's)
SP Luther Hackman earned a ND (7 IP, 2 R - 1 ER, 3 H, 7 K's, 1 BB)

LP - Steve Watkins (5-12, 0 IP, 3 R, 2 H, 0 K's, 1 BB)
SP Wei-Ming Chu earned a ND (5 IP, 1 R - 0 ER, 5 H, 4 K's, 2 BB's)

Lions lineup:
2B Sen Yang 1-4, 2B, RBI
LF Chun-Yu Kuo 2-4
DH Lien-Hung Chen 0-2
3B Tilson Brito 2-4, 2B, RBI - game MVP
1B KC Kao 1-3, RBI
CF-RF Fu-Hao Liu 1-4, 2B, RBI
C Cheng-Hua Kao 1-1, RBI - off the bench

Whales lineup:
3B Wilton Veras 1-4
RF Tai-Yung Kuo 1-3, RBI



NPB:

The Dragons won 7-0. WY Chen went the distance in a dominating performance, picking up win #6. He shut out the Swallows, allowing only 4 hits, while K'ing 10. Box

The Tigers won 3-2. WC Lin was 0-1. Box

The Fighters won 9-0. CS Yang was 0-1. Box

Sunday, September 21, 2008

More Accolades for CH Lin.....

CPBL:
T-Rex 9 - Whales 2:
WP - Cory Bailey (9-5, 7 IP, 2 R - 1 ER, 3 H, 4 K's, 1 BB) - game MVP

LP - Chang-Wei Tu (4-7, 4.1 IP, 5 R, 9 H, 7 K's, 0 BB's)

T-Rex lineup:
CF-RF Ssu-Chi Chou 1-5, 3B, RBI
DH Chia-Hsien Hsieh 3-4, RBI
1B Jose Leon 3-4, 2B, HR #3, 2 RBI's
RF-LF Chuan-Chia Wang 0-4, RBI
C Ko-Fan Chen 2-4, 2B
3B Wei Kao 1-4, RBI
2B Shih-Yang Deng 0-4, RBI
SS Shih-Hao Huang 1-2, HR #3, RBI - off the bench

Whales lineup:
3B Wilton Veras 1-4, 2B, RBI
2B Yi-Min Wang 1-3, RBI


Bulls 7 - Lions 5:
WP - Wen-Ping Yu (7-4, 7.1 IP, 4 R, 7 H, 3 K's, 4 BB's) - game MVP

LP - Aaron Fultz (0-1, 4 IP, 7 R, 10 H, 3 K's, 1 BB)

Bulls lineup:
2B-SS Chung-Nan Lin 3-5, 3B, 3 RBI's
CF Hua-Wei Tseng 1-5, RBI
SS Chao-Hsing Cheng 2-4
DH Tarzan 1-4
RF Chien-Ming Chang 2-3, RBI
LF Chien-Rong Su 2-3, 2 RBI's

Lions lineup:
LF Chun-Yu Kuo 2-5, RBI
DH Lien-Hung Chen 2-4, 2B
3B Tilson Brito 1-2, HR #20, 4 RBI's (2nd career grand slam in the 8th inning)
1B KC Kao 2-5



NPB:

The Tigers lost 9-5. WC Lin was 1-3. Box



MILB:

CH Lin continued to pick up some more hardware as he was named the Boston Red Sox minor league defensive player of the year.

Saturday, September 20, 2008

Saturday Scoreboard..

CPBL:
Elephants 6 - Bears 3:
WP - Yung-Chieh Yeh (8-7, 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 K, 1 BB)
SP TJ Yeh allowed 2 runs on 3 hits in 3 IP (1 K, 7 BB's)

LP - Mike Johnson (17-2, 6 IP, 5 R - 0 ER, 8 H, 4 K's, 3 BB's)

Elephants lineup:
LF CYC 1-5, 2B
DH Kuan-Jen Chen 3-4, 3 RBI's - game MVP
1B Chia Chia 2-5, HR #7, 2 RBI's
2B Hung-Sen Chu 2-4

Bears lineup:
3B Chih-Wei Shih 3-5, RBI
SS Chih-Sheng Lin 0-2, RBI
DH Gary Burnham 0-5, RBI
LF Hao-Chu Tseng 2-4, 2B


Lions 7 - Bulls 3:
WP - Cheng-Feng Lin (4-3, 6 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 2 K's, 0 BB's) - game MVP

LP - Wilton Chavez (1-3, 4 IP, 5 R - 4 ER, 7 H, 2 K's, 2 BB's)

Lions lineup:
LF Chun-Yu Kuo 1-4, 2 RBI's
3B Tilson Brito 1-5, 2 RBI's
1B KC Kao 2-4
RF Fu-Hao Liu 2-5, RBI
C Chih-Kang Kao 2-5, 2B
2B Feng-Pin Hsu 1-4, RBI

Bulls lineup:
RF Chien-Ming Chang 2-4, HR #2, RBI
SS Chao-Hsing Cheng 2-4, RBI
3B Tarzan 2-4, RBI


NPB:
The Tigers lost 9-1. WC Lin was 0-1 as a PH. Box

Friday, September 19, 2008

Bears Get Mauled by Elephants....

CPBL:
Elephants 11 - Bears 1:
WP - Kobayashi Ryokan (8-6, 8 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 6 K's, 2 BB's) - game MVP

LP - Chih-Hua Hsu (3-3, 3 IP, 5 R, 7 H, 0 K's, 3 BB's)

Elephants lineup:
DH CYC 1-3
LF Ming-Hsien Lin 1-2, RBI
1B Chia Chia 3-4, 3 RBI's
C Jui-Chang Chen 2-5
SS Sheng-Wei Wang 3-3, 3 RBI's
2B Hung-Sen Chu 2-5, 2 RBI's
3B Chiang-Ho Chen 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI's
CF Cheng-Wei Huang 2-5

Bears lineup: (held to 2 hits collectively)
SS Chih-Sheng Lin 0-4
1B Gary Burnham 1-3, RBI


Whales 5 - T-Rex 0:
WP - Nerio Rodriguez (1-0, 6 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 6 K's, 0 BB's) - game MVP

LP - Chih-Chung Yen (1-1, 4 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 1 K, 1 BB)

Whales lineup:
LF Yeh 2-5, RBI
DH Cheng-Chi Huang 1-5, 2B, RBI
C Yi-Wei Lee 1-3, HR #3, RBI
2B Yung-Kun Lin 1-2, 2B, RBI

T-Rex lineup: (held to 4 hits collectively)
1B Chia-Hsien Hsieh 0-4
RF Chuan-Chia Wang 2-3


NPB:

WC Lin was 2-4 with a double and a RBI as the Tigers lost 6-4. Box


NT:
More on the 2009 WBC - Taiwan will face South Korea in its opening game of the first round. The NT will have a new head coach - a no-brainer after the Olympic debacle. Hong also proposed this preposterous idea to help keep talent domestically. Looking out for the best interest of the player? I think not.

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Thursday Scores...

CPBL:
Elephants 4 - Bulls 2:
WP - Chia-Min Tseng (6-4, 6.2 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 5 K's, 6 BB's)

LP - Chi-Wei Lin (8-6, 6 IP, 4 R, 9 H, 3 K's, 2 BB's)

Elephants lineup:
LF CYC 2-4, HR #11, 2 RBI's - game MVP
DH Kuan-Jen Chen 2-4
1B Chia Chia 0-2
C Yi-Feng Kuo 2-3
CF Cheng-Wei Huang 1-4, 3B, RBI

Bulls lineup:
RF-LF Chien-Ming Chang 1-4
3B Tarzan 2-3, HR #9, RBI
CF Chien-Rong Su 0-2, RBI - off the bench


Lions 5 - T-Rex 4:
WP - Chun-Jung Pan (2-0, 5.2 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 3 K's, 1 BB)

LP - Pai-Ching Chiang (3-3, 4 IP, 3 R - 2 ER, 4 H, 2 K's, 1 BB)

Lions lineup:
CF Sung-Hsien Yang 3-4, 2B, RBI - game MVP
LF Chun-Yu Kuo 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI's
DH Lien-Hung Chen 0-4
3B Tilson Brito 0-2
1B KC Kao 0-4
SS Ching-He Chuang 1-3, RBI

T-Rex lineup:
1B Chia-Hsien Hsieh 0-3
DH Jose Leon 2-4, 2 RBI's
RF-LF Hung-Yuan Lin 2-3, 2B - off the bench
CF-RF Ssu-Chi Chou 2-2, RBI - off the bench



MLB:
CL Hu was 0-2 as the Dodgers beat the Pirates 4-3 in 12. Box

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Close Games in the CPBL.....

CPBL:
Bears 2 - Whales 1:
WP - Jermaine Van Buren (3-1, 1.1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 K, 0 BB's)
SP Yu-Wei Hsu earned a ND (7 IP, 1 R - 0 ER, 3 H, 5 K's, 2 BB's) - game MVP

LP - Hung-? Huang (4-6, 1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 K's/BB's)
SP Lorenzo Barcelo earned a ND (6 IP, 1 R, 6 H, 6 K's, 2 BB's)

Bears lineup:
RF Chien-Wei Tsai 2-4
SS Chih-Sheng Lin 2-3, 2B
1B Gary Burnham 1-4, RBI
LF Cheng-Yu Chung 1-4, RBI

Whales lineup:
3B Wilton Veras 1-2, RBI



Lions 1 - T-Rex 0:
WP - Luther Hackman (4-1, 7 IP, 0 R, 2 H, 8 K's, 1 BB) - game MVP

LP - Hsien-Chih Chang (4-6, 7 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 5 K's, 4 BB's)

Lions lineup:
DH Lien-Hung Chen 1-4
3B Tilson Brito 0-2
1B KC Kao 1-2
RF Fu-Hao Liu 0-1, RBI

T-Rex lineup:
CF Chia-Hsien Hsieh 0-3



NPB:
The Tigers won 11-6. WC Lin walked in his only PA and stole a base. Box

The Lions won 5-4 in 10. MC Hsu pitched two innings, giving up 1 run on 2 hits (3 BB's). Box


CC Lee:
More on CC Lee's signing (in Chinese). He received a $350K signing bonus + a possible $90K for tuition if he performs well in the fall instructional league.
Aside from the high six figure offer from a NPB team, Lee received interest from the Indians and 4 other ML teams. The other clubs' offers were all rumored to have been less than $150K (with the Twins offering less than $100K).
The article also goes on to say that the reason for some of the scout's apprehension with not offering/or the lower offer for Lee, was because of Lee's limited upside (will probably be a middle reliever) and that he was overutilized in Taiwan.

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Indians Ink Chen-Chang Lee....

MLB:
The Indians inked their third player from Taiwan in RHP Chen-Chang Lee. You can read all about Lee's former exploits and accolades here. He is the 6th member of the 2004 junior national team to sign with a ML club. Lee reportedly received a signing bonus in the ballpark of around $350K (*Edited) - hopefully he passes his physical with flying colors.

CC Lee's Blog/Album


CC Lee's stats from this past year - from the CTBA website:
1)2008 Spring League Tourney (Domestic amateur competition):
3-3, 55 IP, 1.80 ERA, 40 K's, 12 BB's

2)2008 Honkball Haarlem Tournament:
0-1, 11.67 IP, 0.77 ERA, 6 K's, 3 BB's

3)2008 FISU World University Baseball Championships:
0-1, 11.33 IP, 4.76 ERA, 7 K's, 4 BB's

4)2008 Olympic Games:
0-1, 9 IP, 2.00 ERA, 11 K's, 2 BB's
*UPDATED


NPB:

The Tigers lost to the Dragons 5-2. WC Lin was 0-1 while WY Chen got back on the right track by picking up the win. Chen allowed 2 runs on 8 hits over 7 IP (9 K's). Box



CPBL:
Bears 5 - Whales 4:
WP - Chin-Chih Huang (3-3, 2.1 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 K, 0 BB's)
SP Wen-Hsiung Hsu earned a ND (6.2 IP, 4 R, 8 H, 5 K's, 1 BB)

LP - Yu-Chan Liu (6-2, 2.1 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 3 K's, 1 BB)
SP - Fu-Te Ni earned a ND (6 IP, 4 R - 2 ER, 6 H, 3 K's, 2 BB's)

Bears lineup:
SS Chih-Sheng Lin 1-5, GW RBI in the 9th - game MVP
1B Gary Burnham 0-4
3B Chih-Wei Shih 2-4
LF Cheng-Yu Chung 1-3, HR #3, RBI
DH Hao-Chu Tseng 2-4, HR #4, 2 RBI's
2B Chih-Tsung Chiang 2-4, RBI

Whales lineup:
LF Yeh 1-3, RBI
3B Wilton Veras 2-4, RBI
DH Cheng-Chi Huang 2-4, 2B, RBI
1B Chia-Hsien Tseng 0-2, RBI


Elephants 9 - Bulls 3:
WP - Dan Core (8-3, 5.2 IP, 3 R, 6 H, 2 K's, 3 BB's)

LP - Chien-Fu Yang (4-12, 2.1 IP, 6 R - 4 ER, 7 H, 0 K's, 1 BB)

Elephants lineup:
DH CYC 2-4
1B Chia Chia 5-5, 2 RBI's - game MVP
3B Jui-Chen Chen 2-4, RBI
RF Huai-Shan Chen 1-5, RBI
C Yi-Feng Kuo 1-3, RBI
2B-3B Chiang-Ho Chen 1-4, 2 RBI's
CF Cheng-Wei Huang 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI's

Bulls lineup:
3B Tarzan 2-4, RBI
1B Kuo-Long Hsu 1-4, RBI
2B Chung-Nan Lin 1-4, RBI


Amateur:

In Kaohsiung, the Royals scout was rumored to have been checking out San-Hsin P's Chia-Ming Huang and Tzu-An Wang.
*UPDATED

Monday, September 15, 2008

Supporting the Stone Family.....


I received an email from Ms. Pote, the wife of current Lions star pitcher Lou Pote in regards to the current saga of ex-Lions pitcher and former ML'er Ricky Stone. Ricky was recently diagnosed with a brain tumor that was found to be malignant. I'll let Ms. Pote describe the current situation:

"I am writing to tell you about Ricky Stone. I'm not sure if this has made the papers here (in Taiwan) or not. Anyway, when Ricky was released (by the Lions) he went back home to Ohio. Shortly after, he collapsed and suffered a seizure. After tests were run it was found that he had a golf ball sized tumor on his brain. He underwent surgery August 22 to remove the tumor. 10% of it remains because it was too close to a vital part of his brain to be removed. At his first post-op appointment Ricky was told that the tumor is malignant. He has brain cancer. We are all shocked and saddened to hear of this horrible news.

Myself and Ms. Figueroa, whose husband Nelson played for the Lions last year, are organizing an auction to benefit the family. Ricky did not have insurance at the time of his seizure. He was covered under the team here in Taiwan and his wife, Tracey, was to start her teaching job on a Monday and the seizure happened the Thursday prior. Had it happened after Tracey started her job he would have had insurance. The whole situation is just tragic. We have received amazing support from the baseball community in regards to the auction. Ms. Figueroa is collecting the auction items at their home. We even have an Ichiro jersey! We are trying to get some CPBL players memorabilia as well.............The memorabilia is rolling in....David Ortiz jersey, Ken Griffey Jr. bat, Jim Thome bat. Great stuff! We will try, try, TRY to get something from Wang."

The auction is set to take place some time later this year (perhaps in November) once things are finalized- there will be a link to the auction on this blog, which will be hosted by the MLB online auction site. So please spread the word and support a worthy cause.

MJ Wins 17th of the Year....

CPBL:
Bears 7 - Lions 1:
WP - Mike Johnson (17-1, 8 IP, 1R - 0 ER, 6 H, 3 K's, 2 BB's) - game MVP

LP - Lou Pote (13-5, 7.1 IP, 6 R - 5 ER, 8 H, 4 K's, 1 BB)

Bears lineup:
CF Long-Yi Huang 1-5, 2B, RBI
SS Chih-Sheng Lin 2-4
1B Gary Burnham 0-4
3B Chih-Wei Shih 1-4, 2B, RBI
DH Chin-De Yu 2-4, 2B, RBI
2B Chih-Tsung Chiang 3-4, 2 RBI's
C Feng-Min Chen 1-4, RBI

Lions lineup:
DH Lien-Hung Chen 2-4, 2B
3B Tilson Brito 2-3
1B KC Kao 0-4
RF Fu-Hao Liu 2-4



MLB:

An encouraging sign for CMW

Not so encouraging news about HC Kuo

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Sunday Scores.....

MLB:
HC Kuo pitched the 10th inning and gave up the GW run. His record falls to 5-3 as the Dodgers lost to the Rockies 1-0 in 10. Box


NPB:

The Tigers lost 3-1. WC Lin was 0-1 with a BB. Box

Saturday, September 13, 2008

9/13 Happenings....

NPB:
WC Lin was 0-3 as the Tigers won 1-0 in 10. Box


MLB:
Woe is Kuo? Kuo received a cortisone shot on Thursday to help with inflammation & pain in his elbow.

Friday Scoreboard...

CPBL:
Whales 6 - Lions 2:
WP - Wei-Ming Chu (3-4, 8.2 IP, 2 R, 7 H, 5 K's, 2 BB's) - game MVP

LP - Wei-Lun Pan (11-2, 5 IP, 4 R, 10 H, 6 K's, 0 BB's)

Whales lineup:
SS Chia-Yuan Chang 3-5, 2B, RBI
RF-1B Hsin-Min Wang 2-5
3B Wilton Veras 4-5, 2 2B's, 2 RBI's
DH Cheng-Chi Huang 1-4, RBI
C Yi-Wei Lee 2-4
LF Yeh 2-4, RBI

Lions lineup:
DH Lien-Hung Chen 1-4
3B Tilson Brito 0-4
1B KC Kao 2-4, 2B
RF Fu-Hao Liu 3-3, HR #6, 2 RBI's

CURRENT CPBL STANDINGS (2nd Half):
1)Lions 21-13
2)Bears 19-13-1 1 GB
3)Elephants 19-14-1 1.5 GB
4)Bulls 15-19 6 GB
5)Whales 16-21 6.5 GB
6)T-Rex 13-23 9 GB


MLB:

CL Hu scored a run in the Dodgers 7-2 win over the Rockies. Box

Thursday, September 11, 2008

9/11 Scores...

CPBL:
Whales 7 - T-Rex 3:
WP - Chang-Wei Tu (4-6, 7 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 3 K's, 1 BB)

LP - Ching-Min Lin (1-4, 0.2 IP, 3 R, 3 H, 1 K, 0 BB's)

Whales lineup:
CF Chin-Chang Lin 1-4, HR #3, RBI
SS Chia-Yuan Chang 4-5, 2B, RBI - game MVP
RF-1B Hsin-Min Wang 2-5, 2B
3B Wilton Veras 1-3, RBI
DH Cheng-Chi Huang 2-4, 2 RBI's
LF Chun-Hsiung Lu 1-2, 2B, 2 RBI's - off the bench


T-Rex lineup:
1B Chia-Hsien Hsieh 2-4, HR #15, RBI
DH Hung-Yuan Lin 2-4, 2B, RBI
CF Yuan-Chia Chen 0-2, RBI



Elephants 5 - Bears 0:
WP - Chia-Min Tseng (5-4, 7 IP, 0 R, 6 H, 3 K's, 2 BB's) - game MVP

LP - Chih-Hua Hsu (3-2, 6.1 IP, 4 R, 9 H, 3 K's, 2 BB's)

Elephants lineup:
LF CYC 3-4
RF-LF Kuan-Jen Chen 3-4, 3 RBI's
1B Chia Chia 0-2
3B Jui-Chen Chen 2-3
CF Cheng-Wei Huang 2-3, 2B, RBI

Bears lineup:
RF Chien-Wei Tsai 2-3
SS Chih-Sheng Lin 1-4
1B Gary Burnham 1-4
LF Cheng-Yu Chung 2-4



NPB:
The Tigers won 5-4. WC Lin was 0-2 off of the bench. Box

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

9/10 Scores.....

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

LP - Wilton Chavez (1-2, 6 IP, 3 R, 7 H, 6 K's, 2 BB's)

Lions lineup:
DH Lien-Hung Chen 1-3, RBI
3B Tilson Brito 2-3, RBI
1B KC Kao 0-4

Bulls lineup:
DH Tarzan 0-3
CF Hua-Wei Tseng 2-4


Elephants 7 - Bears 3:
WP - Dan Core (7-3, 7.2 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 5 K's, 2 BB's) - game MVP

LP - Chih-Chia Chang (2-4, 1.2 IP, 6 R, 6 H, 2 K's, 3 BB's)

Elephants lineup:
LF CYC 3-4, RBI
DH Kuan-Jen Chen 3-5, 3B, 2 RBI's
1B Chia Chia 0-3, RBI
SS Sheng-Wei Wang 0-3, RBI
2B-3B Chiang-Ho Chen 2-3, RBI

Bears lineup:
RF Chien-Wei Tsai 1-3, 2B, RBI
SS Chih-Sheng Lin 1-4, 2B, RBI
3B Chih-Wei Shih 2-3



NPB:

WY Chen earned a ND after giving up 4 runs on 8 hits in 5 IP (5K's, 4 BB's). The Dragons won 11-4. Box

The Tigers won 4-3. WC Lin was 0-2 with a BB. Box


MILB:

Kuo-Hui Lo had arthroscopic surgery on his left wrist yesterday (as reported by several news outlets).

Tuesday, September 09, 2008

Tuesday Scores...

CPBL:
Bulls 2 - Lions 1:
WP - Chi-Wei Lin (8-5, 7 IP, 1 R, 4 H, 7 K's, 3 BB's) - game MVP

LP - Cheng-Feng Lin (3-3, 5.2 IP, 2 R, 6 H, 2 K's/BB's)

Bulls lineup:
SS Chao-Hsing Cheng 3-4, RBI
DH Tarzan 0-3
RF Chien-Ming Chang 0-3

Lions lineup:
LF Chun-Yu Kuo 2-4, 2B
DH Lien-Hung Chen 0-2
3B Tilson Brito 0-3, RBI
1B KC Kao 1-4


Whales 5 - T-Rex 4:
WP - Yu-Chan Liu (6-1, 1.1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 3 K's, 1 BB)
SP Lorenzo Barcelo earned a ND (5.2 IP, 4 R, 6 H, 3 K's, 1 BB)

LP - Ching-Min Lin (1-3, 2 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 K's/BB's)
SP Cory Bailey earned a ND (4 IP, 4 R, 4 H, 1 K, 3 BB's)

Whales lineup:
RF Tai-Yung Kuo 1-3, 2B, RBI
C Yi-Wei Lee 3-4, 2 2B's, 3 RBI's - game MVP
2B Yi-Min Wang 0-3, RBI

T-Rex lineup:
RF Ssu-Chi Chou 2-4, 2B
SS Ming-Jen Kuo 0-3, RBI
1B Chia-Hsien Hsieh 2-5, HR #14, 3 RBI's
C Ko-Fan Chen 3-4



NPB:

WC Lin was 0-1. The Tigers won 3-2. Box



MILB:

A ss - Lowell lost 13-9. WY Lin was charged with the loss after allowing 4 runs on 3 hits in an inning of work. Box



MLB:

CL Hu was 0-1 as the Dodgers won 6-2. Box
*Updated

Monday, September 08, 2008

Ming-Chie Lin Followup....

MC Lin

Here's a followup to a previous post on '09 HS top 10 prospect MC Lin. The Kansas City Royals scout was rumored to have been at the Chung-Dao vs. Taoyuan Agricultural HS game in which RHP Ming-Chie Lin threw a CG shutout. (Sources have confirmed that the Twins scout was in fact the one who was at Lin's CG shutout)*Updated/Edited


CPBL:

Lions 10 - Elephants 6:
WP - Lou Pote (13-4, 7 IP, 3 R, 8 H, 3 K's, 1 BB)

LP - TJ Yeh (0-1, 7 IP, 7 R, 3 H, 2 K's, 9 BB's)

Lions lineup:
CF Kan-Lin Huang 0-2, RBI
LF Chun-Yu Kuo 1-4, HR #1 (first professional hit and first career HR), 3 RBI's - game MVP
DH Lien-Hung Chen 1-3, 2B
3B Tilson Brito 0-3
1B KC Kao 2-3
RF Fu-Hao Liu 0-2, RBI
C Chih-Kang Kao 1-4, 2B, RBI
SS Po-Chao Yang 1-1, 2B, 2 RBI's

Elephants lineup:
RF Ming-Hsien Lin 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI's
LF CYC 0-4, RBI
DH Kuan-Jen Chen 3-4, RBI
C Jui-Chang Chen 2-3, 2B, RBI
CF Cheng-Wei Huang 1-4, RBI


Bulls 3 - Bears 2:
WP - Jose Espinal (5-5, 3 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 K, 2 BB's)
SP Wen-Ping Yu earned a ND (6 IP, 2 R, 5 H, 1 K, 4 BB's)

LP - Ying-Feng Tsai (1-4, 0 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 0 K's/BB's)
SP Yu-Wei Hsu earned a ND (7 IP, 2 R, 9 H, 5 K's, 2 BB's)

Bulls lineup:
LF-RF Hsien-Ming Yu 2-4
SS Chao-Hsing Cheng 2-5, RBI
DH Tarzan 2-4
1B Kuo-Long Hsu 4-5, 2B - game MVP
CF Hua-Wei Tseng 0-2, 2 RBI's

Bears lineup:
RF Chien-Wei Tsai 2-3
SS Chih-Sheng Lin 2-4, HR #10, RBI (double digit HR's - 5 consecutive seasons/chronologically 11, 16, 12, 16, and now 10)
1B Gary Burnham 1-4, RBI


MLB:
Nice read on HC Kuo - the Comeback Kid
*Updated

Sunday, September 07, 2008

Some Bad News.....

Hsin-Hong Tsai, the RHP signed earlier this summer by the Chicago Cubs had his contract voided after failing his physical. Although the exact reason for why he failed his physical is unclear (bone spurs?),Tsai in his blog, stated that he is pitching without discomfort and still hopes to fulfill his dreams of playing in the US. In order for that to happen he'll need a second opinion from an ortho MD.


Also, Mariners farmhand Kuo-Hui Lo has been experiencing pain in his left wrist and may need surgery.

Lions Use Long Ball to Defeat the T-Rex....

CPBL:
Lions 13 - T-Rex 5:
WP - Wei-Lun Pan (11-1, 5 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 7 K's, 1 BB)

LP - Pai-Ching Chiang (3-2, 1.2 IP, 5 R, 7 H, 3 K's, 1 BB)

Lions lineup:
LF Tai-Chi Kuo 1-6, RBI
DH Lien-Hung Chen 3-3, HR #10, 2 RBI's
3B Tilson Brito 4-5, 2B, HR #19, 4 RBI's - game MVP
1B KC Kao 1-3, RBI
RF Fu-Hao Liu 2-3, HR #5, 2 RBI's
SS Sheng-Chieh Hsu 1-4, HR #1, RBI
2B Feng-Pin Hsu 1-3, RBI
CF Wu-Hsiung Pan 1-1, RBI - off the bench

T-Rex lineup:
SS Ming-Jen Kuo 3-5, HR #4, 3 RBI's
1B Chia-Hsien Hsieh 1-2
3B-1B Wei Kao 2-4
DH Hung-Yuan Lin 2-3, RBI
C Hao-Jan Huang 2-4, RBI


Bears 6 - Whales 0:
WP - Mike Johnson (16-1, 9 IP, 0 R, 5 H, 6 K's, 3 BB's) - game MVP

LP - Fu-Te Ni (5-11, 6 IP, 4 R - 1 ER, 7 H, 5 K's, 1 BB)
Bears lineup:
RF Chin-De Yu 2-5
SS Chih-Sheng Lin 0-5, RBI
1B Gary Burnham 1-4, 2 RBI's
LF Cheng-Yu Chung 3-4, 2B
DH Hao-Chu Tseng 2-3, 2B, 2 RBI's
2B Chung-Yu Tsai 1-1, RBI - off the bench

Whales lineup:
(Team held to 5 singles by MJ)


NPB:
The Tigers lost 5-2. WC Lin was 0-4. Box


MLB:
HC Kuo earned his 5th win of the year despite struggling with his command. Kuo threw 1.1 innings of relief and was bailed out by "The Bull" in the 8th inning. CL Hu was 1-1 as a PH. The Dodgers rallied to beat the D-Backs 5-3. Box

Saturday, September 06, 2008

Sat. Scores...

CPBL: Elephants 3 - Bulls 1:
WP - Yung-Chieh Yeh (7-7, 3 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 1 K, 1 BB) - game MVP
SP Yu-Cheng Liao earned a ND, allowing 1 unearned run on 4 hits over 4 IP (2K's, 1BB)

LP - Chien-Fu Yang (4-11, 7 IP, 3 R - 1 ER, 5 H, 1 K, 3 BB's)

Elephants lineup:
LF CYC 2-3, 2B
1B Chia Chia 0-4
SS Sheng-Wei Wang 2-4, 2B, RBI
C Jui-Chang Chen 1-1, 2 RBI's - off the bench

Bulls lineup:
LF Hsien-Ming Yu 2-4
RF Chien-Ming Chang 0-4


Bears 3 - Whales 4:
WP - Wen-Hsiung Hsu (8-3, 7 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 4 K's, 2 BB's) - game MVP

LP - Wei-Ming Chu (2-4, 3 IP, 3 R, 6 H, 1 K, 2 BB's)

Bears lineup:
SS Chih-Sheng Lin 1-5
1B Gary Burnham 1-4, RBI
3B Chih-Wei Shih 1-3, 3B, RBI
LF Cheng-Yu Chung 2-4, 2 2B's, RBI
2B Chih-Tsung Chiang 2-4, 2B

Whales lineup: (Held to 4 hits collectively)
SS Chia-Yuan Chang 2-4
LF Chang-Long Yeh 2-3


NPB:
The Tigers won 5-3 in 12. WC Lin was 1-1 as a PH. Box

Friday, September 05, 2008

CPBL to Begin Drafting HS Players....

CPBL:
The CPBL will start drafting HS players in December to compete with MLB and the NPB. Source (Babelfish)


Elephants 6 - Bulls 1:
WP - Kobayshi Ryokan (7-6, 8 IP, 1 R, 5 H, 5 K's, 3 BB's)
LP - Wilton Chavez (1-1, 5 IP, 5 R - 4 ER, 6 H, 3 K's, 5 BB's)

Elephants lineup:
LF CYC 0-3
RF Ming-Hsien Lin 1-4, RBI
DH Kuan-Jen Chen 4-4, 2 RBI's - game MVP
1B Chia Chia 1-3
3B Jui-Chen Chen 1-4, 2 RBI's

Bulls lineup:
DH Tarzan 2-3
RF Chien-Ming Chang 1-4, RBI


T-Rex 13 - Lions 9:
WP - Ming-Chin Lee (2-1, 3 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 3 K's, 0 BB's)
LP - Chien-San Kao (1-3, 2 IP, 1 R, 3 H, 0 K's/BB's)

T-Rex lineup:
RF Ssu-Chi Chou 2-4
LF Chih-Peng Chen 2-4
SS Ming-Jen Kuo 2-6, 2 RBI's
1B Chia-Hsien Hsieh 2-5, HR #12, 4 RBI's - game MVP
DH Chuan-Chia Wang 3-6, HR #4, 3 RBI's
3B Wei Kao 2-5
C Ko-Fan Chen 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI's
2B Shih-Hao Huang 2-4, 2 RBI's

Lions lineup:
LF-RF Tai-Chi Kuo 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI's
DH Lien-Hung Chen 1-4, 2B
3B Tilson Brito 1-4, 2 RBI's
1B KC Kao 2-5, 2B, 2 RBI's
RF Fu-Hao Liu 2-4
2B Chin-Tien Shih 2-3, RBI
C Cheng-Hua Kao 0-2, RBI
C Chih-Kang Kao 0-3, RBI - off the bench


MILB:

A ss - Williamsport lost 7-0. In relief, YF Lin allowed 4 runs on 4 hits (3 HR's!) in 2 IP. Box

A+ - Daytona won 6-0. HW Chen was the headliner - throwing 6 shutout innings and picking up the W. Box


MLB:

The Dodgers won 7-0. CL Hu was 0-1. Box


NPB:

The Tigers lost 6-3. WC Lin was HBP in his only PA. Box

News Tidbit......

Scouts from several ML organizations: the Royals, Twins, Yankees, and Red Sox have been scouting players at a local tournament in Yilang County. Their likely target is C/1B/RHP Ming-Chie Lin of Chung-Dao HS. I'll have a post on Lin at a later date, as he falls in the #6-10 range of the HS class of '09 prospects list (See #'s 1-5 here).

Thursday, September 04, 2008

9/4 Scores...

CPBL:
Elephants 6 - Whales 5 (10):
WP - Yung-Chieh Yeh (6-7, 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 1 K/BB)
LP - Steve Watkins (5-11, 1.1 IP, 1 R - 0 ER, 1 H, 0 K's, 2 BB's)

Elephants lineup:
DH CYC 0-5
RF-LF Kuan-Jen Chen 1-5, RBI
1B Chia Chia 2-5
C Yi-Feng Kuo 2-5, HR #3, 4 RBI's - game MVP

Whales lineup:
CF Chin-Chang Lin 2-5, HR #2, RBI
3B Wilton Veras 2-4, 2B
1B-C Hsin-Min Wang 1-4, RBI
DH Cheng-Chi Huang 0-2, RBI
2B Yi-Min Wang 1-4, RBI
RF Chia-Hung Chen 1-1, RBI - off the bench


NPB:

WY Chen started for the Dragons but earned the loss after allowing 5 runs on 6 hits in 4 IP. The Dragons lost 5-3. Box

Partial box score from the Tigers/Bay Stars game. WC Lin was 0-2.


MILB:

R - Great Falls won 6-1. PY Lin started and earned the win (5 IP, 2 H, 1 R). Box

Wednesday, September 03, 2008

Bears Struggle Without CFC - Lose 4th Straight....

CPBL:
Bulls 9 - T-Rex 6:
WP - Chi-Wei Lin (7-5, 5 IP, 4 R - 3 ER, 7 H, 5 K's, 3 BB's)
LP - Chia-Hong Chen (1-8, 1.2 IP, 7 R, 9 H, 0 K's/BB's)

Bulls lineup:
2B-SS Chung-Nan Lin 3-5, 3B, HR #2, RBI - game MVP
LF Da-Hung Cheng 3-4
SS Chao-Hsing Cheng 3-4, 2B, 2 RBI's
DH Tarzan 2-5, 2B, HR #8, 3 RBI's
RF Chien-Ming Chang 3-5
1B Kuo-Long Hsu 1-4, RBI
C Chun-Chang Yeh 1-4, RBI

T-Rex lineup:
RF Ssu-Chi Chou 2-4
LF Chih-Peng Chen 0-4, RBI
SS Ming-Jen Kuo 3-3, 3B
1B Chia-Hsien Hsieh 2-3, HR #11, 3 RBI's
3B Wei Kao 0-5, RBI
2B Shih-Hao Huang 1-4, 2B, RBI


Lions 8 - Bears 5:
WP - Shih-Chin Tsai (1-2, 2 IP, 0 R, 0 H, 2 K's, 0 BB's) - game MVP
SP Lou Pote earned a ND - 6 IP, 4 R - 2 ER, 6 H, 5 K's/BB's
LP - Kevin Huang (1-3, 1 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 0 K's/BB's)
SP Chih-Chia Chang earned a ND - 7 IP, 4 R - 1 ER, 11 H, 5 K's, 1 BB

Lions lineup:
LF Tai-Chi Kuo 4-5
DH Lien-Hung Chen 2-5
3B Tilson Brito 1-4, 2B, 2 RBI's
1B KC Kao 2-5, 2 RBI's
RF Fu-Hao Liu 1-5, 2B, RBI
C Chih-Kang Kao 1-4, 2 RBI's
2B Chin-Tien Shih 3-5, 2B

Bears lineup:
CF Long-Yi Huang 1-4, 2B

RF Chien-Wei Tsai 2-3, 3B, 2 RBI's
SS Chih-Sheng Lin 1-5
3B Chih-Wei Shih 2-5, RBI
DH Cheng-Yu Chung 1-5, HR #2, 2 RBI's



NPB:
The Tigers lost 8-0. WC Lin was 0-4. Box


MILB:

A ss - WY Lin started for Lowell, allowing 4 runs on 4 hits over 2.2 IP. Lowell lost 14-6. Box

Tuesday, September 02, 2008

Tuesday Scores...

NPB:
WC Lin was 1-4 as the Tigers lost 5-3. Box


CPBL:
T-Rex 5 - Bulls 0:
WP - Cory Bailey (8-5, 7 IP, 0 R, 5 H, 4 K's, 1 BB) - game MVP
LP - Wen-Ping Yu (6-4, 5.1 IP, 4 R - 2 ER, 6 H, 2 K's, 4 BB's)

T-Rex lineup:
RF Ssu-Chi Chou 2-3, 2B, RBI
LF Chih-Peng Chen 2-4
1B Chia-Hsien Hsieh 0-3
DH Chuan-Chia Wang 1-4, RBI
3B Wei Kao 2-3

Bulls lineup:
SS Chao-Hsing Cheng 2-4
DH Tarzan 0-4


Whales 6 - Elephants 5 (10):
WP - Steve Watkins (5-10, 3 IP, 1 R, 2 H, 1 K, 1 BB)
LP - Chia-Rui Mai (3-6, 1.1 IP, 1 R, 1 H, 2 K's, 2 BB's)

Whales lineup:
CF Chin-Chang Lin 1-5, 2B, 2 RBI's
3B Wilton Veras 3-5, 3 2B's
1B-C Hsin-Ming Wang 3-4, 2 RBI's - game MVP
C-1B Chia-Hung Chen 1-1, RBI - off the bench

Elephants lineup:
LF CYC 3-5, RBI
SS Sheng-Wei Wang 2-3, 2 RBI's
1B Chia Chia 1-3, RBI


MLB:

CL Hu is in the game late.....the Dodgers are up 8-0 in the 7th. Box

Monday, September 01, 2008

Cream of the Crop: The Class of '09....

The HS class of 2009 is one of the deeper talent pools we've seen come out of Taiwan in quite some time. Young power arms -
Yao-Wen Chang (Mariners)
and Yi-Hao Lin (Giants)
are members of this class who are already off of the table.
So who's left? Let's find out.........
(Info has been gathered from scouts, local coaches, and agents)

High School Seniors
(Class '09) Rankings
#1-5


1) Chia-Ming Huang RHP/INF
6'3'' 192
T: R B: R
DOB: April 4, 1991
San-Hsin High School, Kaohsiung City--famous graduates--RHP Yao-Wen Chang (Seattle Mariners $400,000)

Despite winning a best pitcher award back during the SARS scare and being pursued by the Boston Red Sox and the NPB's Yakult Swallows since he was 15 years old, he has been somewhat under the radar over the past 2 years after mainly spending time as a power hitting infielder, which limited the number of innings he pitched. He showed his power by hitting a sizable HR against Taitung County's Cheng-Kung Business High School in the 2nd round of 2008's Taiwan Cup High School Tournament. He also got selected to the all-tournament team. But despite his power-hitting potential, his future is likely to be on the mound due to his fluid & smooth delivery. He has a good pro-typical pitcher's frame, good size, and a projectable build. He has a quality arm action that generates good arm strength requiring minimal effort. He is one of the hardest throwing pitchers in the '09 senior class with velocity that tops out at 91 MPH. He has a 3/4 arm slot with a full windup delivery. He has good movement of his fastball but his control and command can become erratic at times, likely as a result of his limited experience on the mound over the past 2 years. He offers a good changeup with above average potential but it can get inconsistent sometimes. He has a split-finger fastball which is decent at times but also inconsistent. He has a slider with late bite that he needs to utilize more to complement his changeup or split-finger fastball. He has strong makeup but will need to develop more confidence on the mound. Huang is of aboriginal descent and not surprisingly, his idol is RHP Chin-Hui Tsao. He has better size and delivery than RHP Tsao (at the same age) already. If he can improve his stuff over the course of this year, he has a chance to be the next top aboriginal pitcher out of Taiwan since Tsao.


2) Wei-Da Su 1B/2B
6'0'' 195
T: R B: L
DOB: November 10, 1990
Taichung Gao-Nong High School, Taichung City--famous graduates--RHP Wang-Yi Lin (Boston Red Sox $58,000), OF Wang-Wei Lin (Minnesota Twins $95,000)

He was highly regarded upon entering high school with a sweet left-handed swing with natural loft, power hitting potential, and a strong arm that allowed him to have velocity as high as 90mph on the mound as a 16 year-old player. He owns the prettiest left-handed swing in Taiwan since Boston Red Sox minor leaguer Chih-Hsien Chiang. However, 2 years later he has been a big disappointment despite his talent. He has had significant knee injuries on two occasions that have turned him into a below average runner. His work ethic has deteriorated in high school. His bat speed is slower. His defensive ability has worsened to the point that his head coach usually only plays him as DH role. Furthermore complicating the matter is his unstable family condition--his father is a rumored alcoholic. Despite all of these disappointments, he still managed to win the 2008 Taiwan Cup High School Tournament batting crown by hitting .675 and was the home run champion. However, his performance in the recent PONY tournament (Palomino World Series) was just so-so. He still has very good talent but it is unclear if he will be able to overcome these issues.


3) Tzu-An Wang RHP
6'5'' 190
T: R B: R
DOB: October 9, 1990
San-Hsin High School, Kaohsiung City--famous graduates--RHP Yao-Wen Chang (Seattle Mariners $400,000)

Under the radar and relatively unknown, Wang is the dark horse in this year's class. He has "projection" and "raw potential" written all over him. But he is a high risk, high reward type of prospect which is why he is ranked #3 on this list. You cannot blame him for being raw because he started playing baseball just 3 years ago; he was a basketball player and also ran track and field prior to becoming a baseball player. As one can likely conclude--he is a good athlete. He has the size that most Asian pitchers do not have. And despite his height, he has a decent delivery; however he only pitches from the stretch. With his height, he creates a very good angle to his pitches, especially having a high 3/4 arm slot. He has above average arm speed and already has a fastball that tops out at 89 MPH. His out-pitch is a split-finger fastball that can be nasty at times because of his height. He also has been working on a changeup and a curveball to complement his split-finger fastball. To top things off, he has a strong work ethic and has made significant strides to his delivery and velocity over the past 2 years. The main weaknesses with him are his erratic control and command and his limited experience. If he can improve in these areas, he could possibly move to #1 on this list in the near future.


4) Fu-Lin Kuo 3B/SS
5'11'' 187
T: R B: R
DOB: January 7, 1991
Nan-Ying High School, Tainan City--famous graduates--LHP Hong-Chih Kuo (LA Dodgers $1.25 million), CF Che-Hsuan Lin (Boston Red Sox $400,000), SS Ching-Lung Hu (LA Dodgers $150,000), RHP Wei-Chen Huang (Atlanta Braves $125,000), SS Yen-Wen Kuo (Cincinnati Reds $120,000)

He has been followed closely since playing on the youth national team that participated in the Asia Cup held in Jakarta, Indonesia, 2 years ago. He adjusted slowly to the wood bat initially but has made significant strides over the past year. He has decent all-around tools and probably was the best player on the 2008 IBAF Taiwanese junior national team. He has the potential to hit for average and gap power. He has good bat control. His bat speed is just average but should get faster with strength training. His arm is close to average as he does have decent arm strength since he was the ace of his junior high school team when he was 15 years old. He has soft hands and the potential to have average range. His best future position is probably at second base because he does not have the power and arm strength to play 3rd base, which is the position he frequently plays in high school. He might have a shot at shortstop but does not have the natural fielding prowess that one might like to see. He does not run fast because he had knee surgery back in junior high school and most likely his running speed will continue to suffer as he puts on more weight in the future. He has a good work ethic but tends to over think at times while up at the plate. Overall, he is a poor man's version of Seattle Mariners 2B Yung-Chi Chen. He does not have the defensive ability of Los Angeles Dodgers SS Ching-Lung Hu nor the hitting/power potential of Boston Red Sox 2B Chih-Hsien Chiang.


5) Cheng-Hao Wang RHP5'10'' 194
T: R B: R
DOB: September 25, 1989
Taichung Gao-Nong High School, Taichung City--famous graduates--RHP Wang-Yi Lin (Boston Red Sox $58,000), OF Wang-Wei Lin (Minnesota Twins $95,000)

He is a year older than all the players in the senior class because he started elementary school a year late - but he is the hardest throwing high school pitcher in the class of '09 as of now--he tops out at 92 MPH. He uses a quick arm to generate average velocity as his fastball sits in the 87-92 MPH range. His delivery is just okay but he does have a strong lower body. He complements his fastball with a slider and split-finger fastball, both are below average offerings at this time with the slider having a better chance of becoming an average pitch. He had lacked pitchability previously with poor command and control but he has improved on these aspects quite a bit over the past year. He has the potential to have above average velocity but there has been some question about his learning ability. He had some family issues in terms of guardianship but his high school head coach Lee was kind enough to take the responsibility and become his guardian. His signing bonus expectation is in the $200-300,000 range.

Hu Recalled.....Labor Day Scores.....

CPBL:
T-Rex 7 - Bears 6:
WP - Ching-Min Lin (1-2, 1 IP, 0 R, 1 H, 0 K's/0 BB's)
LP - Chih-Hua Hsu (3-1, 0.2 IP, 2 R, 1 H, 0 K's, 1 BB)


T-Rex lineup:
SS Ming-Jen Kuo 2-5, RBI
1B Chia-Hsien Hsieh 1-4
DH Chuan-Chia Wang 2-5, RBI
3B Wei Kao 2-4
CF Yuan-Chia Chen 3-5, 3 2B's, 2 RBI's - game MVP
C Ko-Fan Chen 1-4, 2 RBI's

Bears lineup:
CF Long-Yi Huang 2-3, 2B
SS Chih-Sheng Lin 0-1, 3 RBI's
1B Gary Burnham 2-4, HR #9, 3 RBI's



MLB:
With ML rosters expanding in September, CL Hu was recalled by the Dodgers.


The Dodgers won 5-2. HC Kuo shutout the Padres over 2 innings, K'ing 3 more. Box
*Updated


MILB:
There's been a few players that have been moved around: PY Lin is playing now for Great Falls in the Pioneer League (R). Last night PY Lin threw 2 scoreless innings as his team won 6-5 in 10 innings. Box

SA Kuo is now playing for Tri-City (A ss). He picked up his first win in A (ss) ball after throwing 7.1 shutout innings, K'ing 9 yesterday. Box

As for today's results:
A+ - KH Lo was 1-3 with 2 RBI's as his squad won 6-4. Box
*Updated

*I'll have a special post for all you prospect-followers later on today.