Korean Baseball is not your ordinary baseball!

I have so much to say.  But I'm going to make this mighty short.

KOREAN BASEBALL RULES!!!

 

My son and I both went to our first ever Korean baseball last night.  My husband didn't want to go because baseball is BORING!  Haven't we all heard that before, especially in the States.  Why has America's sport become the #3 sport in the States?  Because it's BORING.

Who hasn't sat in the stands and just sat?  The lucky ones who got excitement were those who actually had a homerun or foul ball hit at you.  Oh, yes!  The smell of good, old American hotdogs and popcorn and cracker jack and a nice, cold brew is refreshing sitting in the heat.  But where is the fun?

The fun is in Korean Baseball, people!  Korean B-A-S-E-B-A-L-L!  You can't beat the intensity of the Korean baseball fans.  The singing!  The dancing!  OMG!  They have these air sticks that when you beat them are loud!  Every fan has one.  EVERY fan!  During the team changeovers, the scantily dressed cheerleaders come out and lead the ecstatic fans into a frenzy.  They are a perverted man's dream.  During the entire, ENTIRE, game.....a male cheerleader lead's all the fan's into song.  Korean drums beat in time.  The speakers are blaring with music that only the fans know the words to.  The entire stadium is a chorus of people yelling "HOMERUN"!  

The male cheerleader for the Doosan Bears.  Where are the fans?  The game hasn't even started yet.  We still had an hour till the game!!  What energy drink is he drinking?  Because I want some.......

This is not just the home team doing all the cheer.  The visiting team has their own section of the baseball field and both sides (home and visiting) are deafening.

Sorry to say you won't find cracker jack, hot dogs and soda at a Korean Baseball game.  They serve ice cold HITE beer from insulated back packs on a guy half the size of the average American (LOL!  True!) as he walks up and down aisles ready to refill your cup for 2000 won.  The ahjummas carry many Korean snacks (like shrimp chips, dried octopus and/or squid and even RAMEN!) with ice cold cans of beer (if you don't prefer the guy carrying the drafts on his back) for only 2500 won.  Eric and I had Vitamin Water, Powerade, and a bag of Ojingeo (It's squid and peanuts in one.  I know, I know.  You're all saying gross but it's not.  I thought the same until I took a bite and was rolled over by it's salty goodness.)

Luckily, Korean teams are just as good as American teams.  No wonder you'll find many Asians (Koreans especially) mixed into the American MLB fray.

Boredom is not a Korean word especially in baseball.  The fans are included into everything!  Nobody is left to fall victim of that bad word.  A complete 3-hours of fun...nonstop fun.  Be aware that Korean Baseball is hazardous to your throat (you can't help but yell and scream and sing) and ears (I've already mentioned how loud it will get.)

If you visit Seoul and it's baseball season, don't walk but run to Jamsil Stadium (located in Olympic Park) and prepare yourself for an insanely fun experience.

By the way, we saw the Doosan Bears and Samsung Lions play.  Doosan lost.  Boooooooo!

Peace out!