Koreans Win Baseball Gold
From the Associated Press:
There's a new champion in Olympic baseball: the surprising South Koreans.
South Korea captured the gold medal and capped a perfect Olympic run with the country's biggest win in international baseball, a 3-2 victory over defending champion Cuba on Saturday night.
The South Koreans ran their record to 9-0 by beating the mighty Cubans in what could be baseball's Olympic farewell. The sport is off the program for the 2012 London Games.
South Korean reliever Chong Tae-hyon got Yuliesky Gourriel to ground into a double play with the bases loaded to end a dramatic ninth inning.
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Tracee Hamilton
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August 23, 2008; 9:34 AM ET
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Posted by: evildoc | August 23, 2008 10:41 AM
This is the most fantastic game ever I have watched...! Superpower house Cubans seem to be suppressed by fearless Koreans. No experts thought of Korean baseball team as a contender for gold, but they have proved themselves to be the great champions.
Congratulations Team Korea, and I put hat down on their passion and effort, as well as expect to enjoy their spectacular play more in future...!
Posted by: Signalhunt | August 23, 2008 11:44 AM
Who would have thought Koreans will beat the famous baseball countries one by one, Cuba, USA, Japan... 9th straight winning. I enjoyed immensely the whole games with the surprising clean final play. Thank you for showing great shows! Winning is all about vigilance and determination rather than simple technics, reputations or numbers of sports fans for the team.
Posted by: Gindong | August 23, 2008 2:08 PM
Hopefully this is the beginning of a bright future for Korea's baseball in the world stage.
Posted by: OhOhKorea | August 23, 2008 6:09 PM
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Not too surprising to me. They looked amazing at the WBC a few years ago. Koreans beat Cuba and Japan twice in this Olympic games. They are now one of the best teams in the world.