sunday extras

i hit both games at the new stadium yesterday

game 1 was the taiwan - korea game ... taiwan overcame a 6-2 deficit in the 7th with 5
runs via a solo shot and then a grand slam to go up 7-6... they blew it in the 9th when the korean leadoff man tripled and eventually scored to send it into extras... they went to the 12th when -i dont know these guys' names, sorry- with one on taiwan hit yet another homer to make it 9-7...all taiwan's runs came on the long ball... the korean manager was ejected in the 12th after the go ahead homer, during which they played the replay of the homer over and over and over... they place was nuts and everyone went home happy as the taiwan boys held on this time to win it... a very memorable game... thanks again to john and petra for getting there early enough to get tickets!

i met up with kevlar and dean-o for the australia-italy match up later... the aussies blew a 5-0 lead to go down 7-5 in the bottom of the 9th only to rally for 2 runs to tie it 7-7... extras again...to the same score as the earlier game...kevlar had to go out for smokes...we went to the 13th when the aussie shortstop hit his second solo shot of the game to win it 8-7...dean-o was happy to go home and kevlar was happy to have a full pack of smokes... we ate peanuts and drank beer...no concessions were open whatsoever... fun game!

today's the off day with everyone having played 4 games...

japan and cuba are undefeated but face off tomorrow at 1 pm at the new field...

i gotta work but if you've got time you should check it out...

i'll go to the australia-korea game tomorrow at 6:30 and the australia-cuba game on wed.

taiwan, australia and the netherlands are all 2-2... korea & italy 1-3 and the philippines are winless...

everyone's got 3 games left til the semis on saturday...

cuba has outscored opponents 44-3, japan 13-7...

taiwan's been outscored 26-19...

the philippines 68-2... poor bastards...

the next 3 games see taiwan playing the netherlands, philippines and cuba...

see yall at the ballpark!