Cuba, Japan to square off in WBC Preview

16/11/2012

Having played three games against Chinese Taipei and a selection of players from the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) – winning two of the three – Cuba continues its trip through Asia with a pair of games against Japan in Fukuoka and Sapporo on Friday and Sunday.

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WBCQ: New Zealand stays alive after Blowout, eliminates Thailand

16/11/2012

Taipei City. The World Baseball Classic Qualifier at Xinzhuang Stadium in Taipei City continued on Friday with game day number two. New Zealand made a statement, crushing Thailand 12-2 in eight innings.

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WBCQ: Chinese Taipei overpowers Philippines to reach Final

16/11/2012

Taipei City. One day after shutting out New Zealand 10-0, Chinese Taipei cruised to another easy victory at the World Baseball Classic Qualifier. On Friday evening at Xinzhuang Stadium in Taipei City the host defeated the Philippines 16-0 in seven innings.

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WBCQ: Chinese Taipei trumps Diamondblacks

15/11/2012

Taipei City. Chinese Taipei has made a first step toward returning to the World Baseball Classic main event with a 10-0 shutout over New Zealand on Thursday. They needed just seven innings to beat the Kiwis en route to their first victory, highlighted by an eight-run rally in the fifth. They will face the Philippines on Friday, while the Diamondblacks are facing elimination against Thailand.

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WBCQ: Philippines over-power Thailand in Taipei Opener

15/11/2012

Taipei City. The second portion of the World Baseball Classic Qualifiers got underway on Thursday morning in Taipei City. The Philippines defeated Thailand 8-2 in the opening game at Xinzhuang Stadium. Three runs in the fourth gave them the lead; three in the eighth blew the score wide open.

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Thunder Series – Cuba wrap up visit on a high note

14/11/2012

For the 3rd and final game of this Thunder Series in Chinese Taipei, the Cuban national team wrapped up their visit on a high note with a 16-hit outburst for the 14-7 victory.

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Cuban Offensive Explosion wraps up Thunder Series Action

14/11/2012

Normally hefty Cuban bats have often underperformed in recent international events, causing a good deal of frustration and some widespread carping among loyal Antillean fans back home in the baseball-mad Caribbean nation. The first two games of the current Chinese-Taipei-Cuba exhibition matches seemed to be no exception, with the Cuban League all-stars being held to a mere pair of runs in the first two outings and largely stymied by a talented corps of polished CPBL professional pitchers.

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Cuban’s Asian Thunder Series so far provides few Fireworks

13/11/2012

Team Cuba’s much-anticipated November tour of Chinese Taipei and Japan opened this past weekend in Taichung and Taoyuan with a pair of classic pitching duels that provided few on-field fireworks but nonetheless perfectly mirrored the pattern of so many nip-and-tuck Chinese-Taipei-Cuba battles during recent international seasons. Victor Mesa’s charges dropped the series opener Saturday afternoon when surprise starter Yadier Pedroso surrendered a pair of second-inning runs that proved the difference in a 2-1 Taiwan victory.

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Asia Series – Yomiuri Giants defeat Lamigo Monkeys 6-3 in final

12/11/2012

Japan’s Yomiuri Giants are crowned the club champions of Asia, when they defeated the Lamigo Monkeys 6-3 in the final of Asia Series this past weekend in Busan, Korea.

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Thunder Series – Cuba even up with 1-0 victory over CPBL Selects

12/11/2012

Cuba even up the Thunder Series at one win each, with a tight 1-0 triumph over the CPBL (Chinese Professional Baseball League) Selects team at the Taoyuan International Stadium on Sunday.

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