South Korea Wins Olympic Gold in Baseball

So on Saturday South Korea was in the Gold medal game for baseball in the Olympics. I know, I know it doesn’t sound like much of big deal to us spoiled Americans who seem to dominate everything athletic, except soccer or football if any of the British crew is on board, but for a country the size of Delaware to pull off such a feat is pretty impressive. I’m not really writing to brag about the fact that I’m in Korea and “oh Korea is so cool” or anything like that…I’m mostly writing about the baseball game because it was pretty much the coolest event surrounding baseball that I’ve ever witnessed (minus the Detroit Tigers run in 1997 and the Rockies eventual downfall last year). So here it was a Saturday night in Seoul and I was catching a cab for a night on the town and everywhere I walked/rode in a cab the TV was on THE GAME…outside little convenience stores old and young dudes alike were huddle around the tube. I was kicking in the cab, wind blowing through my hair…you know doing my best Mitch Jager impression when something I’ve never witnessed/ heard happened. An entire street, city, and perhaps country erupted at the exact same time, over baseball. I know many people think baseball is boring to watch but fuck off…it’s the shit, I’m just saying. Anyways…it was at that point when Korea took the lead and eventually never looked back, solidifying the Gold and definitely creating one of the most memorable moments since I’ve been in Seoul thus far. Pretty fuckin’ rad, dig it?Korea’s Got Gold!!!