Comments on: Korea-U.S. baseball http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/03/14/korea-us-baseball/ Korea... in Blog Format Fri, 5 Sep 2008 19:26:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: ROK Drop http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/03/14/korea-us-baseball/#comment-53523 ROK Drop Tue, 24 Oct 2006 21:15:46 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/?p=2570#comment-53523 [...] Go over to Robert’s site for many great comments about the game, but the consensus is that the US team sucks and the Korean team deserved to win. Robert declares a day of national shame but I don’t really see anything to be ashamed about. The US team is a bunch of overpayed premadonas that got beat by a better Korean team. End of story. It is not the end of the story for the Korean media as Nomad pointed out in this posting. [...] [...] Go over to Robert’s site for many great comments about the game, but the consensus is that the US team sucks and the Korean team deserved to win. Robert declares a day of national shame but I don’t really see anything to be ashamed about. The US team is a bunch of overpayed premadonas that got beat by a better Korean team. End of story. It is not the end of the story for the Korean media as Nomad pointed out in this posting. [...]

]]> By: slim http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/03/14/korea-us-baseball/#comment-30830 slim Thu, 16 Mar 2006 17:29:29 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/?p=2570#comment-30830 This is another milestone in the inexorable decline of the United States that began early in Bush's first term. This is another milestone in the inexorable decline of the United States that began early in Bush’s first term.

]]> By: tomyam jipangu http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/03/14/korea-us-baseball/#comment-30713 tomyam jipangu Tue, 14 Mar 2006 16:30:06 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/?p=2570#comment-30713 Hello I am a japanese and posting from Japan. Sorry in advance if my english is not good enough. Congrutatulations for the Korean National team for the win against the USA. Despite the post of GIkorea it was good to see that the Korean team was able to earn a DEFINITIVE WIN without ANY help FROM THE UMPIRE. I think that despite the estimation before the WBC, Korean players have shown that their abilities are on the top of the world among US player and Japanese players (along with others from other parts of the world). I am sure that Lee Seung Yop will play in the majour league the next season. Can't wait to seet match between Japan and Korea. It will be a very tough game. Cheers Hello I am a japanese and posting from Japan.
Sorry in advance if my english is not good enough.

Congrutatulations for the Korean National team for the win against the USA.

Despite the post of GIkorea it was good to see that the Korean team was able to earn a DEFINITIVE WIN without ANY help FROM THE UMPIRE.

I think that despite the estimation before the WBC, Korean players have shown that their abilities are on the top of the world among US player and Japanese players (along with others from other parts of the world).

I am sure that Lee Seung Yop will play in the majour league the next season.

Can’t wait to seet match between Japan and Korea. It will be a very tough game.
Cheers

]]> By: dogbertt http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/03/14/korea-us-baseball/#comment-30709 dogbertt Tue, 14 Mar 2006 13:33:16 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/?p=2570#comment-30709 Compared to the Naver comments board, which was filled with foul racist comments against Japanese and Americans following the game between those two teams, the <a target="_blank" href="http://post.news.messages.yahoo.com/bbs?.mm=NEWS&action=l&ft=1&board=37138455&sid=37138455&title=South%20Korea%20Defeat%20U.S.%207-3%20in%20WBC">Yahoo comments board</a> indeed contains only condemnations of the U.S. team. Compared to the Naver comments board, which was filled with foul racist comments against Japanese and Americans following the game between those two teams, the Yahoo comments board indeed contains only condemnations of the U.S. team.

]]> By: GI Korea http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/03/14/korea-us-baseball/#comment-30708 GI Korea Tue, 14 Mar 2006 12:58:52 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/?p=2570#comment-30708 I think even if it was a close game and the Koreans won on a controversial run like the US did against Japan, I don't think anyone would be complaining that the Koreans bought the umpires and other comments made after the US won the game against Japan. I think the bitching would still be focused on how the US team sucks (because they do) and the Koreans deserved to win (which they did) as you see in the above comments compared to bitching about umpires. I think even if it was a close game and the Koreans won on a controversial run like the US did against Japan, I don’t think anyone would be complaining that the Koreans bought the umpires and other comments made after the US won the game against Japan. I think the bitching would still be focused on how the US team sucks (because they do) and the Koreans deserved to win (which they did) as you see in the above comments compared to bitching about umpires.

]]> By: Robert http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/03/14/korea-us-baseball/#comment-30707 Robert Tue, 14 Mar 2006 12:37:43 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/?p=2570#comment-30707 <blockquote>As GI Korea pointed out, are there hatefest and accusations of conspiracies and gnashing of teeth and death threats by Americans against Koreans? Nope.</blockquote> Then again, the game wasn't nearly close enough for accusations of conspiracies to be a viable option.

As GI Korea pointed out, are there hatefest and accusations of conspiracies and gnashing of teeth and death threats by Americans against Koreans? Nope.

Then again, the game wasn’t nearly close enough for accusations of conspiracies to be a viable option.

]]> By: cm http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/03/14/korea-us-baseball/#comment-30706 cm Tue, 14 Mar 2006 12:31:29 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/?p=2570#comment-30706 As GI Korea pointed out, are there hatefest and accusations of conspiracies and gnashing of teeth and death threats by Americans against Koreans? Nope. Sports is more than winning and losing. It's also about sportsmanship. A lesson that I don't think Koreans have yet mastered. As GI Korea pointed out, are there hatefest and accusations of conspiracies and gnashing of teeth and death threats by Americans against Koreans? Nope.

Sports is more than winning and losing. It’s also about sportsmanship. A lesson that I don’t think Koreans have yet mastered.

]]> By: hardyandtiny http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/03/14/korea-us-baseball/#comment-30705 hardyandtiny Tue, 14 Mar 2006 10:44:24 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/?p=2570#comment-30705 "A great thing about team Korea is that the old school Korean players like Chan Ho Park and Hee-Sop Choi played so hard in order to get a possible military draft exemption for their younger colleagues. I would call this the brotherly-love of the Korean men. Go Team Korea!" June great point! Now Korean older players have become more like global athletes. I am also proud of the older players and what they have done. It is similar to what happened in the transformation in our football team during World Cup. There is no longer a disrespect from older to younger. Go Team Korea! PS: There is a rally planned I heard at City Hall this Friday. I will be going there!!!!! “A great thing about team Korea is that the old school Korean players like Chan Ho Park and Hee-Sop Choi played so hard in order to get a possible military draft exemption for their younger colleagues. I would call this the brotherly-love of the Korean men. Go Team Korea!”

June great point! Now Korean older players have become more like global athletes. I am also proud of the older players and what they have done. It is similar to what happened in the transformation in our football team during World Cup. There is no longer a disrespect from older to younger. Go Team Korea!
PS: There is a rally planned I heard at City Hall this Friday. I will be going there!!!!!

]]> By: R. Elgin http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/03/14/korea-us-baseball/#comment-30704 R. Elgin Tue, 14 Mar 2006 10:24:40 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/?p=2570#comment-30704 Way cool. Maybe some Americans should go and shave their heads, downtown, in public and carry signs. I did like the idea of some of the U.S. players guarding the embassy though . . . :-) Way cool.

Maybe some Americans should go and shave their heads, downtown, in public and carry signs. I did like the idea of some of the U.S. players guarding the embassy though . . . :-)

]]> By: snow http://www.rjkoehler.com/2006/03/14/korea-us-baseball/#comment-30702 snow Tue, 14 Mar 2006 09:41:50 +0000 http://www.rjkoehler.com/?p=2570#comment-30702 Congrats to the Korean team. Sounds like they've got some fine players there. Robert, a national day of shame?!? Are you kidding? It's only a stupid baseball game. Even when Canada tanked in Olympic hockey, I was a bit irked at how they sucked, but I certainly didn't take it personally. Never. Well, maybe if I played for the team, but otherwise not a chance. That's the thing that gets me in Korea about all the soul-searching that goes on when a team doesn't live up to expectations. Why pin so much personal self-worth or self-loathing on some stupid sports game? (I'm not saying this is what you're doing, Robert). Congrats to the Korean team. Sounds like they’ve got some fine players there.

Robert, a national day of shame?!? Are you kidding? It’s only a stupid baseball game. Even when Canada tanked in Olympic hockey, I was a bit irked at how they sucked, but I certainly didn’t take it personally. Never. Well, maybe if I played for the team, but otherwise not a chance.

That’s the thing that gets me in Korea about all the soul-searching that goes on when a team doesn’t live up to expectations. Why pin so much personal self-worth or self-loathing on some stupid sports game? (I’m not saying this is what you’re doing, Robert).

]]>