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Chinese Professional Baseball League Playoffs (2006)
The Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL) playoffs included the three top teams from the regular season and crowned a champion with the Taiwan Series through the month of October, 2006. The winner represented Taiwan in the Konami Cup in Japan with the champions from Japan, South Korea, and an all-star team from China to determine an Asian champion in November. Participants *La New Bears (#1 seed): The Bears won the number one seed by being the regular season champion for both halves of the season, thus securing the best overall record as well. This is the first time ever in the playoff for the Bears and, as the top seed, secure automatic entry into the Taiwan Series. * Uni-President Lions (#2 Seed): The Lions are returning to the playoffs after missing out last year. They are the second seed based on their having the second best overall record through the whole season. They lost the Taiwan series to the Bulls in 2004. * Sinon Bulls (#3 seed): The Bulls are enter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chinese Professional Baseball League
The Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL; ) is the top-tier professional baseball league in Taiwan. The league was established in 1989 and played the first season in 1990. CPBL eventually absorbed the competing Taiwan Major League in 2003. As of the 2023 season, the CPBL consists of six organizations, all of which have teams in the main league and farm league. The CPBL consists of Major () and, since 2006, Minor () leagues, with the Minor league team rosters consist of developmental and injury-recovering players. CPBL TV is CPBL's official paid live-streaming and video-on-demand platform. It receives signals from each team's broadcasting partners and is available worldwide. History Baseball was first introduced to Taiwan during Taiwan under Japanese rule, Japanese rule, and gained popularity when the national little league baseball teams won numerous Little League World Series championships in the 1970s and 1980s. The Chinese Taipei national baseball team, national bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chang Tai-shan
Chang Tai-shan (; Amis name Ati Masaw; born 31 October 1976 in Taitung, Taiwan), is a Taiwanese former professional baseball player. Career He originally drafted by the Wei Chuan Dragons in 1996, he has played for the Sinon Bulls and Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League. A well-known slugger, Chang has been a frequent member of the Chinese Taipei national baseball team since 1998 and holds the record of hitting the most home runs in CPBL history with 289. He also holds the career record for hits with 2,134. He was missing from the Olympic Games as because he tested positive for a banned substance. Chang denies taking any banned drugs and thinks it may be because of medication he took. As a result of the test he may be banned for 3 years. He was traded from Sinon Bulls to Uni-Lions for cash considerations of NT$2.5 Million (about US$85,000). His contract with the Lions expired after the and he signed with the Tokushima Indigo Socks of the independe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 In Baseball
Headline Event of the Year *The 2006 World Baseball Classic final 4 teams are Japan, Cuba, Korea and the Dominican Republic, with the United States at 3–3 failing to qualify for the semi-finals. Under the leadership of manager Sadaharu Oh and veterans Ichiro Suzuki and Daisuke Matsuzaka, Japan (5–3) wins the Classic, defeating Cuba (5–3) in the single championship game. Korea at 6–1 has the best overall Classic record. Champions Major League Baseball *Regular Season Champions *World Series Champion – St. Louis Cardinals *Postseason – October 3 to October 27 Click on any series score to link to that series' page. Higher seed had home field advantage during Division Series and League Championship Series. The American League champion had home field advantage during the World Series as a result of the AL victory in the 2006 All-Star Game. *Postseason MVPs **World Series MVP – David Eckstein ** ALCS MVP – Plácido Polanco ** NLCS MVP – Jeff Suppan *All-Star Gam ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2006 Konami Cup Asia Series
Official logo The second annual Konami Cup Asia Series was held in November 2006 with four teams participating. The champions from the domestic leagues in Japan, South Korea, Taiwan along with an all-star team from China took part in the competition. All games were held in the Tokyo Dome in Japan. The tournament was sponsored by the Nippon Professional Baseball Association and Konami. The Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters defeated the La New Bears in the title game to win the championship for Japan. Starting pitcher Yu Darvish was named the MVP of the series. Participating teams * China Baseball League (China): China Stars, an all-star team of China Baseball League of China. * Nippon Professional Baseball (Japan): Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters, winner of 2006 Japan Series. Based in Sapporo, Japan. * Korea Baseball Organization (Korea): Samsung Lions, winner of 2006 Korea Series. Based in Daegu, South Korea. * Chinese Professional Baseball League (Taiwan): La New Bears, winner of 20 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinjhuang
Xinzhuang District () is a district in the western part of New Taipei in northern Taiwan. It has an area of and a population of 413,443 people (2016). History A former name of the area is ''Pulauan'' (). On 15 January 1980, Xinzhuang was upgraded from an urban township to be a county-administered city of Taipei County. On 25 December 2010, Taipei County was upgraded to New Taipei City, and Xinzhuang City was upgraded to a district. Overview The district is bordered by Wugu and Taishan to the north, Sanchong to the east, Banqiao and Shulin to the south, and Taoyuan City to the west. Government agencies * Council of Indigenous Peoples * Hakka Affairs Council * Ministry of Culture Educational institutions Colleges *Fu Jen Catholic University Senior High Schools *New Taipei Municipal DanFeng High School *New Taipei Municipal Hsinchuang Senior High School *Heng Yee Catholic High School (天主教恆毅中學) *National Xinzhuang High School (國立新莊高級中學) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Douliou
Douliu (Hokkien POJ: ''Táu-la̍k'') is a county-administered city and the county seat of Yunlin County, Taiwan. It is also the political and economic center of the county. Douliu City is served by National Highway No. 3. Name Its former name () came from a language of the Hoanya people, a tribe of the Taiwanese plains aborigines. History Empire of Japan In 1901, during Japanese rule, was one of twenty local administrative offices established. In 1909, part of Toroku was merged into , while the remainder was merged with . In 1920, was established and governed under , Tainan Prefecture. Toroku Town covered modern-day Douliu and Linnei Township. Republic of China On 25 December 1981, Douliu was upgraded from an urban township to county-administered city. Administrative divisions Xinyi, Siwei, Taiping, Zhonghe, Guangxing, Zengxi, Zengtung, Sanping, Mingde, Zengbei, Gongcheng, Zhongxiao, Renai, Bade, Gongzheng, Zhongguang, Lintou, Chenggong, Zengnan, Shekou, Longtan, Jiat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kaohsiung
Kaohsiung City (Mandarin Chinese: ; Wade–Giles: ''Kao¹-hsiung²;'' Pinyin: ''Gāoxióng'') is a special municipality located in southern Taiwan. It ranges from the coastal urban center to the rural Yushan Range with an area of . Kaohsiung City has a population of approximately 2.72 million people as of May 2022 and is Taiwan's third most populous city and largest city in southern Taiwan. Since founding in the 17th century, Kaohsiung has grown from a small trading village into the political and economic centre of southern Taiwan, with key industries such as manufacturing, steel-making, oil refining, freight transport and shipbuilding. It is classified as a "Gamma −" level global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network, with some of the most prominent infrastructures in Taiwan. The Port of Kaohsiung is the largest and busiest harbor in Taiwan while Kaohsiung International Airport is the second busiest airport in number of passengers. The city is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chen Chia-wei
Chen may refer to: People *Chen (surname) (陳 / 陈), a common Chinese surname * Chen (singer) (born 1992), member of the South Korean-Chinese boy band EXO * Chen Chen (born 1989), Chinese-American poet * (), a Hebrew first name or surname: **Hen Lippin (born 1965), former Israeli basketball player ** Chen Reiss (born 1979), Israeli operatic soprano ** Ronen Chen (born 1965), Israeli fashion designer Historical states *Chen (state) (c. 1045 BC–479 BC), a Zhou dynasty state in present-day Anhui and Henan * Chen (Thessaly), a city-state in ancient Thessaly, Greece *Chen Commandery, a commandery in China from Han dynasty to Sui dynasty * Chen dynasty (557–589), a Chinese southern dynasty during the Northern and Southern dynasties period Businesses and organizations * Council for Higher Education in Newark (CHEN) * Chen ( he, ח״ן), acronym in Hebrew for the Women's Army Corps (, ) a defunct organization in the Israeli Defence Force * Chen, a brand name used by Mexican ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Billy Sylvester
Billy may refer to: * Billy (name), a name (and list of people with the name) Animals * Billy (dog), a dog breed * Billy (pigeon), awarded the Dickin Medal in 1945 * Billy (pygmy hippo), a pet of U.S. President Calvin Coolidge * Billy, a young male domestic goat Film * Billy (''Black Christmas''), a character from ''Black Christmas'' * Billy (''Saw''), a puppet from ''Saw'' * '' Billy: The Early Years'', a 2008 biographical film about Billy Graham Literature * ''Billy'' (novel), a 1990 novel by Whitley Strieber * ''Billy'', a 2002 biography of Billy Connolly by Pamela Stephenson Music Musicals * ''Billy'' (musical), a musical based on Billy Liar * ''Billy'', a 1969 Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Gene Allen and Ron Dante Albums * ''Billy'' (Samiam album) (1992) * ''Billy'' (Feedtime album) Songs * "Billy" (Kathy Linden song), a 1958 song by Kathy Linden * "Billy", a 1986 song by Céline Dion from '' The Best of Celine Dion'' * "Billy", a 1973 song ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hansel Izquierdo
Hansel Izquierdo (born January 2, 1977) is a retired Major League Baseball pitcher. He played during one season at the major league level for the Florida Marlins. He was drafted by the Marlins in the 7th round of the amateur draft. Izquierdo played his first professional season with their Rookie league GCL Marlins in , and split his last season between the Pittsburgh Pirates' Double-A (Altoona Curve) and Triple-A (Indianapolis Indians) clubs in . Izquierdo played for the Tecolotes de Nuevo Laredo of the Mexican League in 2010. Hansel is married to Annia Izquierdo and has four children, one from a previous relationship. He graduated from Southwest Miami High School. He currently resides in Miami, Florida, with his wife and three children. See also *List of baseball players who defected from Cuba This is a list of notable Cuban baseball players who have defected since the beginning of Fidel Castro's presidency. Prior to the Cuban Revolution, which saw Castro rise to power in 19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuo Yung-chih
"Guo", written in Chinese: 郭, is one of the most common Chinese surnames and means "the wall that surrounds a city" in Chinese. It can also be transliterated into English as Cok, Gou, Quo, Quach, Quek, Que, Keh, Kuo, Kwo, Kuoch, Kok, Koc, Kwee, Kwek, Kwik, Kwok, Kuok, Kuek, Gock, Koay, or Ker. The Korean equivalent is spelled Kwak; the Vietnamese equivalent is Quach. The different ways of spelling this surname indicate the origin of the family. For example, the Cantonese "Kwok" originated in Hong Kong and the surrounding area. It is the 18th most common family name in China and can be traced as far back as the Xia Dynasty. There are eight legendary origins of the Guo surname, which include a Persian (Hui) origin, a Korean origin, and a Mongolian origin, as a result of sinicization. However, the majority of people bearing the surname Guo are descended from the Han Chinese. In 2019, Guo was the 16th common surname in Mainland China. Origins Royal Ancestors Legend has it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pan Wei-lun
Pan Wei-lun (; born 5 March 1982 in Pingtung County, Taiwan) is a Taiwanese People, Taiwanese professional baseball pitcher for the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League (CPBL). Career After brief amateur career in the Taiwan Cooperative Bank baseball team he was drafted by the Uni-President Lions of the Chinese Professional Baseball League in early 2003 and remains with this team to date. He has been considered an ace for the Lions and has also been a key member of the Chinese Taipei national baseball team since 2002. He held the CPBL record of pitcher with the longest winning streak by scoring 21 victories between March 1, 2007 and June 18, 2008. Furthermore, he scored his first career no-hitter on July 10, 2008 against Chinatrust Whales, but failed to achieve Perfect game (baseball), perfect game due to a error (baseball), fielding error by first baseman Kao Kuo-ching. International career Pan represented Chinese Taipei in the Baseball at the 2004 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
