Korean Baseball Organization 2020 season starts Tues. May 5. All games on Twitch.tv

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Schedule: http://eng.koreabaseball.com/Schedule/DailySchedule.aspx

 

On game days there are 5 games. All games will be streamed on twitch.tv

 

Follow these 5 channels:

 

https://www.twitch.tv/kbo1

https://www.twitch.tv/kbo2

https://www.twitch.tv/kbo3

https://www.twitch.tv/kbo4

https://www.twitch.tv/kbo5

[Abomination]

The games can be bet on with DK too!

[5ToolPhenom]

Niiiiiiiiiiiiceee:cool:

[BlueRocky]

Which team is good?

[43211234]

Which team is good?

 

No idea. I don't know anything about the KBO but I saw the news about streaming and thought I'd share.

[Pendleton]

Which team is good?

 

https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/everything-to-know-about-the-korea-baseball-organization-which-will-start-2020-season-may-5/ Everything to know about the Korea Baseball Organization, which will start 2020 season May 5

 

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/get-to-know-the-kbo-part-one/

 

https://blogs.fangraphs.com/get-to-know-the-kbo-part-two/

[43211234]

Games are on right now. Check links in the first post in this thread.

[jays4life19]

Fire Delay in the Heroes game. SK is burning down.

[Spanky99]

Games are on right now. Check links in the first post in this thread.

 

Oh s***, forgot about this.

[EMK19]

I’ve always followed KBO since my younger days so I’m very excited at least KBO is back in business. My team Lotte Giants had a feel good comeback win last night, with Dixon Machado being the main offensive contributor (unthinkable in MLB, lol).

 

There are two former Jays playing in the league this season btw; one of them is Nick Kingham, who got the opening day start and did well last night going 7 innings 3 ER’s but was on the losing end of a 3-0 loss for his team SK Wyverns (With his opponent Warwick Saupold getting a two hit complete game shutout). The other is Seung-Hwan Oh, who’s winding down his career with his original team Samsung Lions.

[Beans]

 

I followed Pendleton's links and did some research on the KBO for everyone who wants the skinny.

 

The league began in 1982 and has 10 teams but no divisions, with teams facing off 16 times each for a 144-game regular season. The level of talent is supposed to be somewhere in between Double-A and Triple-A.

 

I like their playoff format. The fourth- and fifth-place teams face off in a Wild Card round, with the winner advancing to play the third-place team (best-of-five series). The winner of that then faces the second-place team in the semifinals (best-of-five). Finally, the semifinal winner faces the regular season champion in the Korean Series (best-of-seven). Translation: Winning the regular season is huge[/].

 

 

The teams:

 

 

1. Doosan Bears (reigning champs)

 

Year established: 1982

 

City: Seoul

 

Korean Series: 6 championships, 7 runners-up

 

MLB comparison → Yankees (very successful, located in largest city)

 

 

2. Hanwha Eagles

 

Year established: 1985

 

City: Daejeon

 

Korean Series: 1 championship, 5 runners-up

 

MLB comparison → Orioles (currently rebuilding, beautiful ballpark)

 

 

3. Kia Tigers

 

Year established: 1982

 

City: Gwangju

 

Korean Series: 11 championships, 0 runners-up (Jordan-esque!)

 

MLB comparison → Cardinals (storied franchise, white and red color scheme)

 

 

4. Kiwoom Heroes

 

Year established: 2008

 

City: Seoul

 

Korean Series: 0 championships, 2 runners-up

 

MLB comparison → Rays (low payroll, roofed stadium)

 

 

5. KT Wiz

 

Year established: 2013

 

City: Suwon

 

Korean Series: N/A

 

MLB comparison → Padres (expansion team, no titles, larger city to the north)

 

 

6. LG Twins

 

Year established: 1982

 

City: Seoul

 

Korean Series: 2 championships, 4 runners-up

 

MLB comparison → Angels/Mets (second most popular team in big city)

 

 

7. Lotte Giants

 

Year established: 1975

 

City: Busan

 

Korean Series: 2 championships, 3 runners-up

 

MLB comparison → Cubs (rich history, strong fan support, not as successful as you'd expect)

 

 

8. NC Dinos

 

Year established: 2011

 

City: Changwon

 

Korean Series: 0 championships, 1 runner-up

 

MLB comparison → Brewers (Eric Thames played for both, on the rise)

 

 

9. Samsung Lions

 

Year established: 1982

 

City: Daegu

 

Korean Series: 8 championships, 10 runners-up

 

MLB comparison → Giants (won most titles last decade, struggling lately)

 

 

10. SK Wyverns

 

Year established: 2000

 

City: Incheon

 

Korean Series: 4 championships, 4 runners-up

 

MLB comparison → Red Sox (perennial contenders, lost biggest star in offseason)

 

 

And, hell, I might tune in for the bat flips alone:

 

Edited May 6, 2020 by Beans

[jays4life19]

So does anyone know if the games are going to be continued to be streamed for us in Canada? After the Heroes game today i went to switch to the other games and all the streams said "premium content not available in your country"

[Spanky99]

Works for me still, even replays of games?

[5ToolPhenom]

So does anyone know if the games are going to be continued to be streamed for us in Canada? After the Heroes game today i went to switch to the other games and all the streams said "premium content not available in your country"

 

Yeah, I'm getting the same message. Even with a VPN it isn't working. Is it only available for people in Korea?

 

Anyone know where to catch streams anywhere else?

[jays4life19]

Yeah, I'm getting the same message. Even with a VPN it isn't working. Is it only available for people in Korea?

 

Anyone know where to catch streams anywhere else?

 

https://sports.news.naver.com/index.nhn

[5ToolPhenom]

Awesome. Thanks buddy, I appreciate it