If a Taiwan professional baseball game is your first baseball game, you probably won't like the MLB that much. Just sayin.
Showing posts with label baseball. Show all posts
Showing posts with label baseball. Show all posts
Monday, September 13, 2010
Saturday, August 28, 2010
Target Audiences
Watching a sporting event on television in the U.S., you'd be likely to see advertisements for Axe, Old Spice, Miller Lite, car wax, and Viagra in between innings, periods, halves, quarters, etc.
Right now, I'm watching a baseball game between two Taiwanese teams, and
Thursday, November 26, 2009
GMT +8
Here's something that confused me for about a week: Daylight Savings Time happened and I didn't realize it. I'm now one hour further into the future! Speaking of the future...
One day on the train, Mike and I spotted a New York Yankees t-shirt that read "2009 World Champions."
"The Taiwanese really love the Yankees, eh?" Mike observed (yes, he is Canadian). Yankees apparel is more than abundant in Taiwan, thanks to 'Yankee fever' brought over by Tainan native Chen Ming Wang (I'm desperately waiting for the discovery of a vaccination).
"Yeah, they do," I agreed. "But wait, the Yankees didn't win the World Series in 2009. Nobody did."
This was about 6 months ago. I thought for sure such a bold prediction would jinx the Yanks. No such luck.
One day on the train, Mike and I spotted a New York Yankees t-shirt that read "2009 World Champions."
"The Taiwanese really love the Yankees, eh?" Mike observed (yes, he is Canadian). Yankees apparel is more than abundant in Taiwan, thanks to 'Yankee fever' brought over by Tainan native Chen Ming Wang (I'm desperately waiting for the discovery of a vaccination).
"Yeah, they do," I agreed. "But wait, the Yankees didn't win the World Series in 2009. Nobody did."
This was about 6 months ago. I thought for sure such a bold prediction would jinx the Yanks. No such luck.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
It's truly an honor
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When someone mentions the word "sports," who do you think of?
Of course you do, but what about when someone mentions sports in the Northern Virginia/ Washington D.C. area, who do you think of?
Getting warmer.
How about when someone is talking about sports announcers, more specifically the man who is behind the booming voice that is Lynchburg College Athletics?
You guessed it. Jamie "Itsa notta Chihuahua" Chagnon.
For the better part of a decade, Jamie, or as his canine friend (who may or may not be from south of the border) refers to him as, Hi-May, has been backing Lynchburg Athletics every step of the way. Both on and off the field, he has either been making or calling every play in every sport the Virginia institution has to offer.
"I'm going to be an important person in the sports industry one day," says Jamie. With his unmatched dedication and his passion for learning, Jamie is on his way to proving that one can not put a time limit on education. His thirst for knowledge and his even bigger craving for sports will inevitably bring him to the dream he has set out to achieve.
To some, a local hero. To others, an LC groupie. But to most, an aspiring, inspiring sports fan that is out to show that we can make a difference in this world.
When will that day come? My answer to that: there's no crystal ball for greatness, and the lines in your palms only lead to the hands that are willing to put in the work to get you where you need to be.
When all is said and done, I will look back, with a solitary tear of bliss and authorial pride streaking down my cheek, and say, "The man read my blog."
When someone mentions the word "sports," who do you think of?
Of course you do, but what about when someone mentions sports in the Northern Virginia/ Washington D.C. area, who do you think of?
Getting warmer.
How about when someone is talking about sports announcers, more specifically the man who is behind the booming voice that is Lynchburg College Athletics?
You guessed it. Jamie "Itsa notta Chihuahua" Chagnon.
For the better part of a decade, Jamie, or as his canine friend (who may or may not be from south of the border) refers to him as, Hi-May, has been backing Lynchburg Athletics every step of the way. Both on and off the field, he has either been making or calling every play in every sport the Virginia institution has to offer.
"I'm going to be an important person in the sports industry one day," says Jamie. With his unmatched dedication and his passion for learning, Jamie is on his way to proving that one can not put a time limit on education. His thirst for knowledge and his even bigger craving for sports will inevitably bring him to the dream he has set out to achieve.
To some, a local hero. To others, an LC groupie. But to most, an aspiring, inspiring sports fan that is out to show that we can make a difference in this world.
When will that day come? My answer to that: there's no crystal ball for greatness, and the lines in your palms only lead to the hands that are willing to put in the work to get you where you need to be.
When all is said and done, I will look back, with a solitary tear of bliss and authorial pride streaking down my cheek, and say, "The man read my blog."
Saturday, May 16, 2009
I <3 Taiwan
After a lovely afternoon of hot springs in Xinbeitou and a delicious "Garlic Fry Pork" dinner in Taipei, I boarded the train home to Shijr. We were packed like sardines into the train car, and the young Taiwanese gentleman in front of me happened to be wearing the classic "I ♥ NY" T-shirt.
Mike and I decided that I should tell him I am from New York. The conversation went something like this:
[Train moves abruptly and the boy falls into me. I catch him.]
J(ohnny): It's a good thing you love New York or I wouldn't have caught you!
B(oy): [smiles]
J: [pointing to the boy's shirt] I like your shirt. I'm from New York. [pulls out driver's license and points to "New York."]
B: [smiles] New York is very good. [thumbs up]
J: Taiwan is very good too [thumbs up]. I wish I had an "I love Taiwan" shirt.
B:[smiles]
[I happened to not only be wearing a plain white tee, but I also had a neat little pen with, not one, but four colors! Mike created a masterpiece on my chest...]
In order to show my respect and appreciation, I diplomatically returned the cross-ocean compliment. Together, as ambassadors for our respective countries, we shook hands, posed for pictures, chatted for a little while, and pretty much exhausted his English vocabulary. He likes baseball, particularly the New York Yankees, but even more particularly Chen Ming Wan. He also liked my chest muscles (which I was thrusting forward for the picture).
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Mike and I decided that I should tell him I am from New York. The conversation went something like this:
[Train moves abruptly and the boy falls into me. I catch him.]
J(ohnny): It's a good thing you love New York or I wouldn't have caught you!
B(oy): [smiles]
J: [pointing to the boy's shirt] I like your shirt. I'm from New York. [pulls out driver's license and points to "New York."]
B: [smiles] New York is very good. [thumbs up]
J: Taiwan is very good too [thumbs up]. I wish I had an "I love Taiwan" shirt.
B:[smiles]
[I happened to not only be wearing a plain white tee, but I also had a neat little pen with, not one, but four colors! Mike created a masterpiece on my chest...]
In order to show my respect and appreciation, I diplomatically returned the cross-ocean compliment. Together, as ambassadors for our respective countries, we shook hands, posed for pictures, chatted for a little while, and pretty much exhausted his English vocabulary. He likes baseball, particularly the New York Yankees, but even more particularly Chen Ming Wan. He also liked my chest muscles (which I was thrusting forward for the picture).
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