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MLB begins in just two weeks

korean baseball lotte giants busan

I’m not sure when the Korean season begins, but my Kia Tigers will be moving in to their new Champions Field. Today’s photo isn’t from Gwangju though. This is the home stadium of the Lotte Giants in Busan. One of the Giants hit this ball off the wall.

Turtle heaven

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Shukkei-en (縮景園) turtles in Hiroshima, Japan

Suk-min Yoon, formerly of the Kia Tigers, signs with the Baltimore Orioles

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Suk-min Yoon (윤석민) Kia Tigers

I had the chance to watch him pitch in Gwangju last summer.

Leg kick swing

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Lee Yong-Kyu (이용규) of the Kia Tigers with Choi Jae-Hoon (최재훈) of the Doosan Bears catching

Sadaharu Oh may have been the first professional baseball player to implement a leg kick into his swing. It is a rare sight in MLB these days. Maybe Hunter Pence does one? Any others? In any event, the leg kick is fairly common to see in Korean and Japanese professional leagues.

Flying over Lake Shasta

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Shasta Lake from the air

The last time we drove past Lake Shasta (last month) there wasn’t much water in it. Today’s photo is from late last May when it was near capacity. Hopefully there will be some rain (and snow on Mt. Shasta) soon or California’s largest reservoir will be mostly dry.

Nice catch by the SK Wyverns centerfielder

korean baseball centerfielder nice catch