I had heard from many people that Korean Baseball would be both an amazing and humorous experience, and it was definitely both of those to say the least. We went to Jamsil Sports Stadium, which is home to both the Doosan Bears and the LG Twins. All the baseball teams here are owned by major companies. We were lucky enough to take part in a huge rivalry game of both the Bears and the Twins at their home field. I was first surprised at the size of the field. It seemed a lot smaller than Braves games, but maybe I just have not been to a game in awhile. The whole outfield is first come first serve seating and only cost $8.00, which is nice if you get their early enough to claim seats. I was also surprised at the fan support. The field is divided in two and fans rarely sit on the opponents side. Each fan also has a set of thunder sticks that are used the entire game. I am used to the music turning off when it comes time for the batter to hit, but not here. The fans have several chants for the team and also ones for individual players. There are also cheerleaders. We were not close enough for me to get their picture, but they also have chants and dances for the players. Molly and I decided we would be Twins fans, although we were sitting in the Bears' section. The game was quite humorous with all the chants and also the errors. Some of the errors I saw would definitely not fly in American baseball, such as 2 men running for the ball and not calling each other off so the ball drops between the 2 of them. I understand errors happen but they are quite frequent here. We did however see 2 home runs in the game. The Twins won the game 4-0, so we definitely picked the right team to cheer for. This is something I will definitely do again because the experience was so enjoyable. Next time I will definitely sit in the Twins section so I can learn some of their chants and I will also getter a closer seat to the cheer leaders.
I had heard from many people that Korean Baseball would be both an amazing and humorous experience, and it was definitely both of those to say the least. We went to Jamsil Sports Stadium, which is home to both the Doosan Bears and the LG Twins. All the baseball teams here are owned by major companies. We were lucky enough to take part in a huge rivalry game of both the Bears and the Twins at their home field. I was first surprised at the size of the field. It seemed a lot smaller than Braves games, but maybe I just have not been to a game in awhile. The whole outfield is first come first serve seating and only cost $8.00, which is nice if you get their early enough to claim seats. I was also surprised at the fan support. The field is divided in two and fans rarely sit on the opponents side. Each fan also has a set of thunder sticks that are used the entire game. I am used to the music turning off when it comes time for the batter to hit, but not here. The fans have several chants for the team and also ones for individual players. There are also cheerleaders. We were not close enough for me to get their picture, but they also have chants and dances for the players. Molly and I decided we would be Twins fans, although we were sitting in the Bears' section. The game was quite humorous with all the chants and also the errors. Some of the errors I saw would definitely not fly in American baseball, such as 2 men running for the ball and not calling each other off so the ball drops between the 2 of them. I understand errors happen but they are quite frequent here. We did however see 2 home runs in the game. The Twins won the game 4-0, so we definitely picked the right team to cheer for. This is something I will definitely do again because the experience was so enjoyable. Next time I will definitely sit in the Twins section so I can learn some of their chants and I will also getter a closer seat to the cheer leaders.
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