Browsing Tag Korea
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25 June 2013 at 08 : 53 AM
Podcast 1.15: Brandon Knight 1 of 2
Veteran Nexen Heroes Pitcher, Brandon Knight, stops by to talk about his long journey, spanning 3 nations- including playing for the Yankees. Find out what Knight thinks about baseball customs in Korea and ...
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11 June 2013 at 23 : 09 PM
Youman ready to move past Kim’s Mistake
By Philip Riccobono The hot baseball topic today around the Korean baseball world left us with no shortage of debate over racial sensitivity and cultural awareness. Yesterday (Monday KST), KBO slugger, Kim tae-Kyun, of the Hanwha Eagles made some disparaging remarks about LHP Shane Youman, an African-American (see link for details from Jeeho Yoo’s ...
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4 June 2013 at 11 : 40 AM
Podcast 1.13: Shane Youman, former Pittsburgh Pirates Hurler
One-time MLB left-handed-pitcher, Shane Youman, dropped by. Find out how he fared against Ken Griffey, Jr., his take on playing in the Korean Baseball Organization (KBO) for the Lotte Giants the past few seasons, fans, LA Dodgers, Hyun-jin Ryu, some of the interesting customs in the KBO, relief pitchers in Korea, and ...
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11 February 2013 at 17 : 02 PM
Podcast 1.6 Japan vs. Korea: What a Rivalry!
[caption id="attachment_263" align="alignnone" width="300"] Courtesy iplaywinner.com[/caption] First off, we apologize for the poor audio on portions of this podcast. Please prepare to raise your volume all the way up during some parts. We have since rectified this technical issue and look forward to crisper shows with LIVE ...
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5 February 2013 at 20 : 19 PM
Next Podcast-WBC: Japan vs. Korea?
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27 January 2013 at 22 : 58 PM
Podcast 1.5: David Kim, Minnesota Twins Pacific Rim Scout
On this episode of Coming To America Baseball, Minnesota Twins Pacific Rim Scout, David Kim, on assignment, calls in from Jeju Island, Korea. Find out what cuisine made Nino show up late (as usual). Philip and Nino talk about what obscure KBO record David set. The guys also discuss high school baseball in Korea and Japan, MLB allowing interpreters on ...
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10 October 2012 at 14 : 58 PM
(Yonhap Interview) American shoots documentary on S. Korean baseball to educate fans, self
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Yonhap) -- By day, Philip Riccobono teaches English at a university in Daejeon, some 160 kilometers south of Seoul, helping his young students with a second language. When he's not in classrooms, the New York native throws himself into a project that he hopes will educate Major League Baseball (MLB) fans about South Korean style of ...
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