Written by Kim Jung-ran
Genre: Sports
Published in September 2009
255 pages
On March 27, the 2010 Korea professional baseball season started. Since Korea won in baseball in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and advanced to the final at the 2009 WBC (World Baseball Classic), many more people have become interested in baseball. Over one million spectators have watched the 2010 professional baseball games so far. Baseball is particularly popular in Busan. 'A woman who knows baseball' is written by Kim Jung-ran, Sports Seoul baseball female editor. She didn't have any knowledge of baseball initially, but as she made reports, she became a baseball fan. The book introduces baseball to new fans in the four chapters.
In the first chapter, it introduces the basic baseball concepts to fans who have just got interested in baseball. Baseball is difficult for women to approach because of the complicated rules and terms. It unravels the complicated rules and terms through illustrations. And there is a 'trivia baseball common sense Q&A corner’. It arouses readers’ interest by introducing what they are doing in a team bus, what a catcher and a batter are saying during a game, and so on.
The second chapter includes the first practical guide to enjoy baseball. It introduces characteristics, the cheering culture, and the coaching style of each team and helps readers to choose their favorite team. It also introduces star players of the eight teams.
In the third chapter, you can get a lot of information about the schedule of the baseball season, the regular season, the fall post-season, and all-star games. Also, it provides advice for getting cheap tickets, good seating locations by the baseball field, and baseball field etiquette.
The final chapter introduces the myths and rumors of baseball. For example, 'home-run king is strikeout king', 'left-handed batter is weak to southpaw', and 'fast runner is good at stolen base'. It you read and tell these things to a huge fan of baseball, they will think that you know a lot about baseball.
The cheering culture is one of the special characteristics of Korean professional baseball. Each player has a song, which matches his character. Because of a cheering song. Busan Sajik Stadium has got a nickname: 'The Greatest Karaoke on Earth'. The cheering culture of Korean baseball allows spectators to not only watch the game but also participate in the game. How about going to a baseball field with your family, friends or partner on a quiet weekend?
