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Asian baseball thriving on Classic stage

By Eric Neel
ESPN.com

Tuesday, March 14, 2006

This just in: Team Korea's real good. Ditto the Japanese. The cameras love Big Papi and the bat flips, and the pundits focus on the triumphs and trials of the American team, but the consistently excellent play of the Asian squads is the real story of the tournament so far. Korea's pitchers have been nearly flawless, posting a tournament-best team ERA of 1.40. The Koreans' infield defense has sparkled, and their offense, led by the thunder stick of first baseman Seung Yeop Lee (five home r ...

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