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Samsung Lions capture third straight Korean Series title
The Samsung Lions are the champions of South Korean baseball for the third straight year.The Lions defeated the Doosan Bears 7-3 on Friday to capture the Korean Series in seven games, earning their third consecutive Korea Baseball Organization championship.At their home Daegu Stadium, about 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, the Lions blew the game wide open with a five-run sixth inning, as they became the first club to win the pennant and the Korean Series in three straight years.They are also
Nov. 1, 2013
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Boston rejoices in victory
AMHERST, Massachusetts (AP) ― The Red Sox have now won three World Series in the past decade ― but not since the days of Babe Ruth had Boston won a fall classic in its beloved Fenway Park.The victory sent Boston fans spilling into the streets to celebrate the team’s 6-1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals in Game 6. Amid the cheers and high-fives, the white lights of Boston’s Prudential Tower read “GO SOX.”“Words cannot describe how I feel,” Red Sox fan Sam D’Arrigo said. “This is what being a
Nov. 1, 2013
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Doosan Bears on brink of collapse after blowing scoring opportunities
Having once been in the driver's seat to take the Korean Series, the Doosan Bears suddenly find themselves on the brink of a historic collapse against the surging Samsung Lions.And the Bears don't have anyone but themselves to blame, for it's their own inability to drive in runners in scoring position that has hurt them.The Bears have lost a 3-1 series lead in the championship final for the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO), having dropped the fifth and sixth games of the best-of-seven showdown.
Nov. 1, 2013
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Samsung rallies to beat Doosan, forces Game 7 in Korean Series
The Samsung Lions came from behind to defeat the Doosan Bears 6-2 in Game 6 of the Korean Series on Thursday, forcing a decisive seventh game in the championship final for the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO). Playing host at Daegu Stadium, 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul, Chae Tae-in blasted a go-ahead two-run home run in the bottom of the sixth, and Park Han-yi put the game out of reach with a three-run shot in the seventh, as the Lions stormed back to knot the best-of-seven affair at 3-3
Oct. 31, 2013
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Red Sox win World Series title at Fenway Park
David Ortiz and the Boston Red Sox capped their remarkable turnaround by beating the St. Louis Cardinals 6-1 in Game 6 on Wednesday to win their third World Series championship in 10 seasons, clinching at Fenway Park for the first time since 1918.There hasn't been a party like this in New England for nearly a century.Turmoil to triumph. Worst to first.Shane Victorino, symbolic of these resilient Red Sox, returned from a stiff back and got Boston started with a three-run double off the Green Mons
Oct. 31, 2013
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New lineup does wonders
It might have been a desperate move on the part of the Samsung Lions’ manager Ryu Joong-il, but reshuffling the struggling lineup kept the two-time defending champions alive in the Korean Series.After scoring seven runs in four previous games against the Doosan Bears in their battle for the Korea Baseball Organization championship, the new-look Lions on Tuesday enjoyed a 7-5 victory in Game 5 to live to see another day in the best-of-seven affair.The Lions still trail 3-2 in the series, but they
Oct. 30, 2013
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Samsung stays alive in Korean Series with win over Doosan
The Samsung Lions defeated the Doosan Bears 7-5 in Game 5 of the Korean Series on Tuesday, staying alive in the best-of-seven championship final for the Korea Baseball Organization.On the road at Seoul's Jamsil Stadium, the Lions' Park Han-yi hit a tie-breaking two-run single in the top eighth after they blew an early 3-0 lead, as the two-time defending champion staved off elimination. The Bears still lead the Korean Series 3-2.The Lions wielded hot bats in windy and chilly conditions with 11 hi
Oct. 29, 2013
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Dodgers' Ryu returns home after strong rookie year
Ryu Hyun-jin of the Los Angeles Dodgers made a triumphant return home on Tuesday following a successful rookie season in Major League Baseball.Greeted by hundreds of fans at Incheon International Airport, west of Seoul, the left-hander said he had the fondest memories of his first regular season win, his first complete game shutout and also his first playoff victory this year."I'd like to give myself 99 points (out of 100) for this season," said the smiling Ryu, who went 14-8 during the regular
Oct. 29, 2013
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Lester puts Sox on brink of title
ST. LOUIS (AP) ― Jon Lester pitched the Boston Red Sox within a whisker of yet another World Series championship.Lester bested Adam Wainwright once again, journeyman David Ross hit a tiebreaking double in the seventh inning and the Red Sox downed the St. Louis Cardinals 3-1 Monday night to take a 3-2 Series edge.David Ortiz delivered his latest big hit, too, sending this bearded band of Red Sox back to Fenway Park with a chance to clinch their third crown in a decade. Not since 1918 has Boston w
Oct. 29, 2013
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Doosan squeezes past Samsung to take 3-1 Korean Series lead
The Doosan Bears got past the Samsung Lions 2-1 in Game 4 of the Korean Series on Monday, moving within one win of claiming the South Korean baseball championship. At their home of Jamsil Stadium in the nation's capital, the Bears scored in the first inning and rode their pitching the rest of the way to take the commanding 3-1 lead in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) final series. The Bears can clinch the championship Tuesday at home, where Game 5 is scheduled to start at 6 p.m. No team
Oct. 28, 2013
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Bears banged up after long, winding postseason
As one player after another fell by the wayside with injuries, the Doosan Bears have lost the luxury of a deep bench in the Korean Series.The Bears are clinging to a 2-1 series lead over the Samsung Lions for the supremacy in the Korea Baseball Organization (KBO).Whereas the Lions enjoyed three weeks of break between the end of the regular season and the start of the Korean Series -- as the top seed, they had the bye to the championship final -- the Bears, No. 4 seed, have been playing since the
Oct. 28, 2013
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Gomes, Red Sox beat Cards 4-2 to level WS at 2-all
Jonny Gomes hit a tiebreaking, three-run homer in the sixth inning as the Boston Red Sox rallied to beat the St. Louis Cardinals 4-2 Sunday night, leveling the World Series at two games each.David Ortiz added three hits and also encouraged the Red Sox, shouting at his teammates from second base after a double and later gathering them for a huddle in the dugout.With the Red Sox in danger of falling into a 3-1 deficit, it was a stroke of good fortune by Gomes _ he was a late addition to the lineup
Oct. 28, 2013
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[Photo News] Park plays ball
Oct. 27, 2013
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Cards win in wild finish
ST. LOUIS (AP) ― Third baseman Will Middlebrooks tripped Allen Craig for a game-ending obstruction call on Jon Jay’s ninth-inning grounder, giving the St. Louis Cardinals a bizarre 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox on Saturday night and a 2-1 World Series lead.Boston had tied the score with two runs in the eighth, and Yadier Molina singled with one out in the ninth off loser Brandon Workman. Allen Craig pinch hit and lined Koji Uehara’s first pitch down the left-field line for a double that put ru
Oct. 27, 2013
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Samsung beats Doosan to cut Korean Series deficit
The Samsung Lions defeated the Doosan Bears 3-2 in Game 3 of the Korean Series on Sunday, cutting their deficit to 2-1 in the best-of-seven affair. Visiting Jamsil Stadium in Seoul, the Lions scored all three runs without a base hit, and the two-time defending Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) champs relied on strong relief pitching to hold on for the narrow victory. The Lions had dropped the first two games of the series at home, Daegu Stadium. The 2007 SK Wyverns remain the only club to e
Oct. 27, 2013
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[Photo News] President Park's first ceremonial pitch for the Korean Series
President Park Geun-hye throws out the ceremonial first pitch in Jamsil stadium in Southern Seoul, marking the start of the match between Dusan Bears and Samsung Lions for the Korean Series. (Yonhap News)
Oct. 27, 2013
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Doosan takes 2-0 Korean Series lead over Samsung with extra-inning win
DAEGU (Yonhap News) -- The Doosan Bears defeated the Samsung Lions 5-1 in extra innings in Game 2 of the Korean Series on Friday, taking a 2-0 lead in the best-of-seven affair.Visiting Daegu Stadium, Oh Jae-il launched a go-ahead solo home run off Oh Seung-hwan during the four-run 13th inning, as the Bears inched closer to their first Korea Baseball Organization championship since 2001.At five hours and 32 minutes, this was the longest postseason game in the KBO's 31-year history. The previous r
Oct. 26, 2013
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For the love of the game
The Korea Baseball Organization said last month that South Korea’s top professional baseball league has passed the 6 million mark in attendance for the third straight year. It’s a reminder of how the ball game has emerged as a national pastime.Not only diehard baseball buffs but also ordinary families, couples and friends are visiting the ball parks together to watch the heart-thumping, live drama. People also constantly talk about the games and players in the workplace, at schools, cafeterias a
Oct. 25, 2013
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Baseball comes roaring back to Seoul
The lights are on, the crowd cheers and you can almost taste the tension mixed with the cool autumn breeze. It’s “Autumn Baseball,” a term coined by Korean fans to highlight the excitement brought about by the postseason of the country’s top baseball league.At the peak of Autumn Baseball, the Doosan Bears and Samsung Lions are locking horns in the championship Korean Series, which will continue throughout the next week.Much is at stake for both teams. If Doosan ends up winning the title, it will
Oct. 25, 2013
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Cards top Red Sox 4-2 to level Series
BOSTON (AP) ― Just when it seemed Michael Wacha had cracked, the St. Louis Cardinals began scooting around the bases and leveled the World Series. Wacha beat John Lackey in a matchup of present and past rookie sensations, and this time it was the Cardinals‘ turn to take advantage of sloppy fielding as St. Louis topped the Boston Red Sox 4-2 Thursday night in Game 2. David Ortiz put Boston ahead in the sixth inning with a two-run homer just over the Green Monster in left, ending Wacha’s scoreless
Oct. 25, 2013
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