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Bringing the Lumber

Ray Chang homered and drove in two runs and China beat Taiwan 4-1 on Saturday for its first win in the World Baseball Classic. I once went to a Chinese baseball game and it was terrible. The teams played alright but the fans were clueless to the dynamics... ...full story at Black China Hand

from Black China Hand on Sun, Mar 08 2009

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