tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post9030708916456204995..comments2024-03-26T03:31:06.199-04:00Comments on Ask a Korean!: Mediocre Sports Heroes?T.K. (Ask a Korean!)http://www.blogger.com/profile/07663422474464557214noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-77969099376891398482014-01-23T17:25:38.354-05:002014-01-23T17:25:38.354-05:00It just seems so silly to me when people question ...It just seems so silly to me when people question examples of nationalism. You can be critical of it, and why the ignorance for why it happens? Obviously people are going to root for their country; they love their country. If they want to take interest in their countrymen but not the sport they participate in, let them do it. Who cares? I'll never understand why people get worked up about things that don't affect them in any way.C.Jinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16246233484696302105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-2221955156392418862012-09-21T21:49:16.822-04:002012-09-21T21:49:16.822-04:00Whatever. I just hope 추신수 gets picked up by the S...Whatever. I just hope 추신수 gets picked up by the Sox this year so I can finally watch some of my team in Korea. Other than that, I understand. Would America watch other country's sports? Shoot, America doesn't even (I am in this group) watch the Olympics.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11313408426818172906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-33353272134066040392009-12-03T00:13:01.988-05:002009-12-03T00:13:01.988-05:00Staryblog -
I want to know what school you went t...Staryblog -<br /><br />I want to know what school you went to because it sounds like a great place. Not the norm for most American schools. I doubt that most people know the difference between a triple salchow or triple flip. <br /><br />Man-boy, and the Korean- When I was 10 or so, I remember watching 1991 stanly cup finals featuring the Pitsburgh Penguins and the Minisota North Stars (Now Dallas Stars.) I grew up in Kalamazoo, Michigan, which at that time had an International Hockey League team called the Kalamazoo Wings, which was the farm club for the North Stars. <br /><br />The farm club for the Penguins, was called the Muskegon Lumberjacks. One of the members of the lumberjacks was a Korean guy named Jim Paek who went on to score one of the goals against the North Stars in the Stanley cup playoffs. In 1991, I simply recognized the name from seeing him play in K-wings/Lumberjacks games, but I wonder if Korean people know about him.3gyupsalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05221321128938672113noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-68053548564473538022009-11-16T15:12:03.183-05:002009-11-16T15:12:03.183-05:00@strayblog
Typical comment(judgement) made from ...@strayblog <br /><br />Typical comment(judgement) made from arrogant Westerner who has only seen Korea for "mere" 2 years, but then I can sit here and compare and complain why some aspects in America are "crappy" compared to Korea where I had grew up most of my life.snowmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00977621155560840563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-62479920197026298642009-11-13T14:17:01.470-05:002009-11-13T14:17:01.470-05:00The Korean knows of Richard Park, and there is a v...The Korean knows of Richard Park, and there is a very simple explanation as to why Koreans do not know him generally -- Koreans have ZERO knowledge/interest in hockey. Hines Ward was widely known in Korea only after he became the Super Bowl MVP. If Stanley Cup becomes as big as the Super Bowl, and Park were the MVP, maybe Koreans will know more about him.The Koreanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04328000772620833495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-31895718513862099212009-11-11T19:33:31.158-05:002009-11-11T19:33:31.158-05:00If all this is true, then how come Koreans don'...If all this is true, then how come Koreans don't seem to know, or care, about Richard Park. The only current Korean born NHL player, and only the second in the history of the league?<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Park<br /><br />Have Koreans even heard of this guy? "The Korean" is in New York, so you must have heard of him, right?Man-boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11980552275639448575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-71013618129602773022009-11-10T18:36:15.985-05:002009-11-10T18:36:15.985-05:00Stray,
The Korean thinks that a stretch on two le...Stray,<br /><br />The Korean thinks that a stretch on two levels: (1) The Korean went to 2.5 years of high school in America, and he was never once taught about how to properly watch any sport. It might be just your school. (2) The Korean believes formal education has very little to do with sports appreciation. The Korean's experience has been that both in Korea and in the U.S., it usually comes through parents and peer groups, like the way the Koren learned to watch baseball from the Korean Father.The Koreanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04328000772620833495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-41127119891572474892009-11-09T15:13:02.262-05:002009-11-09T15:13:02.262-05:00David - you pretty much prove the Korean's poi...David - you pretty much prove the Korean's point. <br />For one thing, for someone that has never read the sports section, you know a little too much about Chan Ho Park's ability to get right-handed batters out.<br /><br />And then you proved that you know a lot more about Koreans than about baseball by implying that Jeter bunted with 2 strikes because he didn't think he could get a hit off of Park, when in reality it was just a dumb play and more likely a sneaky attempt at moving the runners over.<br /><br />Johnny - funny you mention curling, did you know that the World Curling Championships were held in Korea last year? It wasn't exactly big news. I think I read somewhere that less than 100 people attended some of the draws.<br /><br />I may be stretching here, but I think David and other Koreans' "sports nationalism" is bred out of a lack of proper physical education. In my PE classes we learned the rules and intricacies of all sports, and were taught to appreciate sports for their own sake.. As a result, I can tell you what a triple flip is or a triple salchow is, but I couldn't tell you anything about our country's top figure skaters. I can also tell you what it takes to get a right-handed hitter out, but I couldn't tell you how often our country's MLBers do so.<br /><br />In Korean public schools it seems like there is no effective PE, just recess. <br /><br />Also, our entire student body had a shot at playing competitive sport (for fun primarily), and learning the difference between healthy and unhealthy competition. At my school in Korea, there was 1 team, soccer, and only for elite players. They didn't even feel like a part of the school (until they won the city championship and got in the newspaper, that got people talking about them).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-61473616768815564252009-11-09T04:57:41.177-05:002009-11-09T04:57:41.177-05:00The Korean said "baseball and perhaps soccer ...The Korean said "baseball and perhaps soccer might be the only sports in Korea that are popular for their own sake."<br /><br />But even Baseball... it was somewhat popular but not to the extent to which it is now, after Korea made it to the finals of the World Baseball Classic this past spring. <br /><br />2 years ago when I came to Korea I went to see game 4 of the Korean league finals and pretty much had my pick of seats in a half full (or half empty depending on how you want ot look at it) Stadium. In the wake of the World Baseball Classic, this season regular season games sold out. Playoff games sold out in a matter of minutes.<br /><br />If Korea were to win a gold medal in Curling I'm sure you would have gaggles of Koreans huddles around a TV in the local Fried Chicken and Hof watching the newly establish Korean Curling League.<br /><br />Love Korea - Love the blog <br />Thanks-Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07681065059154433369noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-87214730529112717162009-11-08T21:54:33.417-05:002009-11-08T21:54:33.417-05:00You are underselling Chan Ho Park by just saying h...You are underselling Chan Ho Park by just saying he is some pitcher. Statistically he was one of the best pitchers at getting right-handed batters out this year.<br /><br />Derek Jeter actually bunted with two strikes against Park (runners on 1st and 2nd) which is very unusual, especially for a hitter as good as Jeter.<br /><br />This is from someone who is Korean but has never read a Korean sports section in his life.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08530115260257443783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-49384601563371830142009-11-07T07:01:05.985-05:002009-11-07T07:01:05.985-05:00This is actually quite funny as the vast majority ...This is actually quite funny as the vast majority of the 300+ million Americans could have cared less about the series, and that's one of the best things about the U.S. Yeah, the NFL may be the "big daddy" of sports in the U.S., but it's only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the plethora of activities one is able to see and do. My brother will be in the stands hoping that Jimmy can win four titles in a row on Sunday, while my sisters will have spent Saturday watching UT close in a on a Championship in Austin, my mother will be out on the lake tossing spinner baits on both days, and I'm getting into cricket of all things. <br /><br />I wonder if George is back to tossing horseshoes back in Crawford and if jai alai might see a resurgence thanks to the shout out on "Mad Men?"John from Daejeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08431973044799010218noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-27277113240177866152009-11-07T02:43:17.410-05:002009-11-07T02:43:17.410-05:00Your dad's last quote: pure comedy.
This whole...Your dad's last quote: pure comedy.<br />This whole entry is too true...Christal T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17544576218340264449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-42542957871421850442009-11-06T23:35:22.502-05:002009-11-06T23:35:22.502-05:00In Canada, we don't really make a big deal abo...In Canada, we don't really make a big deal about Canadians succeeding on the world stage and/or in America, though I haven't read the sports pages of a Canadian newspaper in a long time (it's too depressing if you're from Toronto).<br /><br />I kind of wish we had the weird cultish following of our athletes that Korea seems to have. Then again, that would probably defeat the point of being Canadian in the first place.A Deal Or No Dealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03846366896375330656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-40171406748209751992009-11-06T21:04:37.868-05:002009-11-06T21:04:37.868-05:00In addition to the obvious nationalism factor, I w...In addition to the obvious nationalism factor, I would like to point out that the nature of sports/entertainemnt reporting in Korean media amplifies this phenomenon to a great extent.<br /><br />It should be noted that most Koreans (and in this case, first-generation immigrants like Confused Twinkie's father) depend on Korean media as their sole source of news. <br /><br />Just imagine what the sport section would look like, now you have the background knowledge described in this blog post by the Korean. Perhaps something like this?<br /><br />Topic: Yankees wins the World Series<br /><br />-Headline 1: Yankees Win the World Series - Park Pitches for an Inning During Game Six<br /><br />-Headline 2: An Interview with Chan Ho Park<br /><br />-Headline 3: 2009 World Series and the Revival of Chan Ho Park's Career<br /><br />-Headline 4: Hideki Matsui Shows the Power of Asian Baseball as WS MVP <br /><br />Dude, where's the article about Pettitte? A-Rod? Pedro? Well there isn't any becuase (it seems as) Chan Ho was supposedly the only participating player for the 2009 WS. Oh, and may be that Hideki kid as well, but let's just write an half-arsed article about it b/c he's Japanese and we're jealous inside. =) <br /><br />So there you have it, it's pretty much the same deal with Park Ji Sung, Park Chu Young, Shin Soo Choo, etc. Say one of them gets featured in an obscure local news based in Manchester (UK), Cleveland, or whatever... Hours after, it becomes a headline news on the sports section of a Korean web portal.<br /><br />The whole process has an effect of making the aforementioned players appear as key members of their respective teams. I would assume more objective reporting would give an equal importance to say... Darren Fletcher for example, when talking about Manchester United's performance after a game. However, it's all about whether Park has had some game time.<br /><br />Apply same ethos to news about entertainment, academics, and other areas as well. Wonder Girls ranking no. 76 on Billboard Hot 100 is a big deal... but where's the article about song ranked no. 42? You get the idea...<br /><br />I'd assume things are pretty much the same in other countries where there is a great deal of nationalism. No need to mention those in Far East obviously. Would love to know what things are like in Turkey, India, Finland, etc.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10978876175017725346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36405856.post-88654451278696259392009-11-06T18:07:51.866-05:002009-11-06T18:07:51.866-05:00this is ridiculously insightful for why my boyfrie...this is ridiculously insightful for why my boyfriend watched the world series this week up until the very end of the last inning because they pulled the korean pitcher. and, basically, any other time he only watches a sport because there's a korean in it. thank you!Sidneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04542243748036289309noreply@blogger.com