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2003 NBC CHAMPIONS - CHINESE (TAIWAN) TAIPEI NATIONAL TEAM August 7, 2003 ScoreCast     
8/26/4:
Why Baseball is Important to Taiwan - eTaiwanNews "Although participating under the unfortunate moniker of "Chinese Taipei," Taiwan athletes are participating in a wide range of events, but the focus of our citizens was firmly on our baseball team, which we hoped could at least earn a place in the semifinals and win a medal." "But it cannot be denied that baseball is not only the most popular sports in Taiwan, but it has also come to acquire an aura or even mission of restoring Taiwan's national dignity"
2/12/4: Mutual distrust notwithstanding, China and Taiwan exchange baseball tips - "This hard-line attitude extends to sports. Since Beijing maintains that Taiwan isn't really a country, and many countries and international organizations concur, Taiwan can't participate in the Olympics under its own flag and must instead parade under a neutral Olympics flag and call itself "
8/22: Taipei thankful to set NBC first "Basically, we had to fight out butts off to make it this far," Foresters third baseman Kevin Frandsen said. "It's been that kind of tournament. The teams that showed the most character stayed around, I think."
8/17: Chinese Taipei gives foreign substance to NBC World Series "Chinese Taipei became the first foreign team in the 69-year history of the World Series to win the championship with a 5-0 win over the Santa Barbara" | TAIPEI'S TITLE | Chinese Taipei shuts out Santa Barbara for NBC tournament title
8/16: Chinese Taipei - First International team to ever win NBC title (Fairbanks edges Chinese Taipei)
8/8: Panners move forward Fairbanks team first to advance "With a large contingent of the crowd yelling for the Panners countered by Taipei fans cheering loudly in Chinese, Thursday's high-energy contest was a nail-biter down to the final out."
8/8: Fairbanks edges Chinese Taipei "It was huge," Blasi said. "The first pitch was a fastball. I sat on it. Then he came in with sliders. I had to scoot up and scoot in. I didn't like it, but he went slider, slider, slider. He finally hung one. This had a big championship feel to it. This team is one of the best, if not the best, on our side of the bracket. We figured we have to beat them sometime to move on." 
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