BBTF.org/m/wbc : Chinese Taipei announce 28-man roster for WBC Qualifier

Saturday, March 23, 2013

Freeman was set to play for Canada

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posted on March 23, 2013 at 10:24 AM by The Mighty Quinn to wbc | 3 comment(s)

But does he know the lyrics to ” Let’s Go to the Mall” or the “Beaver Song”?

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Had Joey Votto’s knee prevented him from playing in this month’s World Baseball Classic, Atlanta Braves first baseman Freddie Freeman was ready and willing to wear the maple leaf.

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1. RoyalsRetro (AG#1F) posted on September 26, 2012 at 01:49 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Would love to see a game between the Lamigo Monkeys and the Brother Elephants.

2. Gamingboy posted on September 26, 2012 at 03:33 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Would love to see a game between the Lamigo Monkeys and the Brother Elephants.

Would the winner take on the Nippon Ham Fighters (even if they don't fight Ham)?

3. Weekly Journalist_ posted on September 26, 2012 at 04:14 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Assuming that's not THE Chien-Ming Wang, it's a bit surprising to me that Taiepei doesn't have a single major leaguer or US pro.

4. Ivan Grushenko of Hong Kong posted on September 26, 2012 at 04:22 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I was hoping Pan Zhi Fang would make it.

5. Swedish Chef posted on September 26, 2012 at 04:38 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Assuming that's not THE Chien-Ming Wang, it's a bit surprising to me that Taiepei doesn't have a single major leaguer or US pro.

They have a guy from the Cubs' system in the squad up there.

6. RollingWave posted on September 26, 2012 at 09:51 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

Chen Yung-Chih and Tseng Song-Wei was in the minors for quite awhile. one for the Ms/As and the other for the Indians. IIRC Tseng really sucked this year in the early going but seem to have bounced back later on.

7. vortex of dissipation posted on September 26, 2012 at 10:07 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

This is Chin-Ming Wang, the Uni-President Lions pitcher. (I think).

8. depletion posted on September 27, 2012 at 08:56 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

I went to look for Hong-Chih Kuo. Apparently he was released earlier in the year and is not pitching. Kind of a shame as he had a promising career a few years ago.

9. Weekly Journalist_ posted on September 27, 2012 at 09:35 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

Remember that Japan/Korea finals last time? That was freaking awesome.

10. Crispix Attacks 2: Swag Airlines posted on September 27, 2012 at 10:14 AM # hit 0 | hit 0

There isn't much info here about the players. Is this a young team? Has-beens?

I guess this isn't necessarily the team for the actual WBC anyway.

Last time they had 9 US-based players on their team.

Kao Chih-Kang, Peng Cheng-Min, Pan Wu-Hsiung, Tseng Song-Wei, Chen Hong-Wen, and Cheng Kai-Wen are all repeats from the 2009 team. The first three of those are over 30, the youngest is 24.

11. Gamingboy posted on September 27, 2012 at 02:38 PM # hit 0 | hit 0

I guess this isn't necessarily the team for the actual WBC anyway.

I got that feeling as well. Remember, they are in the weakest group by far. This is probably partially a team to win, but also partially a test-run to give some of the younger guys a chance to show their stuff for a roster spot in March.

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