In September 2017, I was diagnosed with terminal cancer and made a bucket list. At the very top of the list was a trip to see a minor-league baseball game. A road trip was also on there, so in 2018,
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Category: Your New Favourite League
Chinatrust Brothers Ace Mitch Lively Talks to Bat Flips & Nerds
In a recent interview with Mitch Lively, starting pitcher for the Chinatrust Brothers, Mark Buckton got a few insights into his life in Taiwan’s CPBL. ML: Mitch Lively MB: Mark Buckton MB: Talking to Sam Williams, sports editor of Lassen
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Painting Passion – The CPBL
Making a welcome return to BFN, British ‘baseball artist’, Andy Brown… It was a month ago that I came for my first visit to Taiwan to paint the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). Having witnessed the Chinese Taipei national team
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The Power, the Beer and the Glory – Baseball in Mexico City
Welcome back the brilliant gonzo talents of Geoff Enderby… Sunshine by Danny Boyle is probably his most forgotten work, but not by me, and certainly not today. This is because after almost twelve years of life in the sun-drenched Mexican
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Your New Favourite League – Chinese Professional Baseball League
Taiwanese baseball is going to be the only gig in town for much of this summer so it’s time to get across it, so John’s back with an update to his guide from 2018 You What? Yes, you heard right,
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