go giants!

we went to our first baseball game in korea.  baseball is a very popular sport, and the fans take it very seriously.  we didn't know anything about the teams before we went, only that the couple who invited us were huge fans of the busan giants.  so ryan and i decided that we would cheer for them at the game.  as we were approaching the stadium we saw a booth selling paraphernalia and decided to buy some noise-makers and giants hats.  it was at that point we declared that the giants would be "our team" while here in korea.

...little did we know that the giants are in 7th place out of 8 teams in korea.  let's just say it was a rough game for them.  the score ended up being 0-5.  ryan and i second-guessed our decision, but we will hold strong and stay true to "our team".  besides, "our team" puts bright orange trash bags on their heads from the 7th inning until the game is over.  the team colors are orange and black.



a few differences between attending an american baseball game and a korean baseball game are:
-  the audience is split depending on which team they are rooting for, just like in high school and college sports.
-  at a korean baseball game there is a team of girl cheerleaders and one main male cheerleader for each side.  the main male cheerleader runs around doing flips and starting chants.
-  the crowd has a different cheer for each baseball player.  most cheers derive from a led zepplin tune or rolling stones.  unfortunately there was one player whose cheer was taken from "mary had a little lamb."