Taiwanese Proball

In a tight race for the Playoffs, Formosa Taishin Dreamers' Kenny Chien took some time to hop on and chronicle his basketball career. The story begins in college and up to being a veteran who even influences free agent signings. What lessons has he learned on the way and how has the Dreamers season been with a possible decisive showdown this weekend?

After getting through an intense stretch of games in the PLG and abroad, Taipei Fubon Braves forward Michael Singletary joins us as our next guest on the pod. He gave us his perspective of the EASL Champions Week, which players have grown a lot in their time together, where the Singletarys like to go on days off, and I ask: Taiwan spring or fall?

After the Lunar New Year break, I caught up with Jason Washburn of the Taoyuan Pauian Pilots coming off their 8th straight victory at home. He details the sights and experiences across the many countries he's played in, how Coach Iurgi Caminos has the team playing together, and how tight knit his import teammates are.

Starting the player interviews off with the New Taipei Kings returning Import and PLG 2022-23 Porsche November MVP: Byron Mullens. He reflects on the end to the 21-22 season, the decision process to return, shoutouts to his Kings teammates, Taiwan travel plans, the MVP month and then 38 point performance, and his underrated convenience store snack.

Who helps make PLG the highlight machine it is? The plays all go through SPOT the technical partners of the P. LEAGUE+ Tonight I have a chat with Jagger Hung one of the founding members of this little operation that is now a mainstay of Taiwan professional sports.

Taiwanese Proball returns! For the third season of the P. LEAGUE+ I will be doing interviews of people relating to the PLG as we go on the journey full of #OhMyPLG moments. First guest is a familiar voice in PLG Operations Kuan Lee to preview the six teams as Opening Day is upon us! Listen till the end to hear the Q&A.

With the weather turning cool, a short CPBL Chronicle with yet another change at the top for the second half. Some new faces on the player/position player of the week, but who's

Can you find the theme of my picks for player/pitcher of the week? It's the first time we've covered 7 days of baseball so get caught up as a special chapter in this pennant race is written.

Another episode, another team leading the pack. It's October yet we're only halfway through the CPBL second half. More weirdness and baseball coming your way!

A special emphasis on personal milestones in this episode of the CPBL Chronicles. How was it for the teams to play on a special holiday Monday?

花蓮 Hualien Week was another good one, but there was exciting baseball being played everywhere providing the content for this week's episode!

More CPBL action coming from all over. Still a tight pack what differentiates each club?

Trying to get in rhythm, for all five CPBL teams and my stupid audio set up bugging out. Bear with me as I take you through another week in the CPBL.

The second half of the CPBL Season is upon us! This year I'm looking to get you involved with the show. Find out how by listening to the end.

Hear from a team assistant + translator + content creator of a P. LEAGUE+ team, and his aspirations to become a player himself. Ryan speaks to a fellow Asian American with a different upbringing and experience with Taiwan Basketball.

Ryan recaps the PLG FINALS that, in a cruel twist of irony, was cut short by COVID-19. How did the teams play and which players stood out. Also what's going on with possible new teams? All that in the last PBW episode of the season!

Hear from another Asia basketball insider. We have on Alex who is a basketball fanatic and fellow league person (a different league than the PLG, find out when you listen). He discusses the Finals series going on, scouting reports, popular players and more.

There' so much to cover in this episode! The PLG Award Winners and how I voted (Yes, I'm very blessed to have a vote). How the Playoffs ended between the Pilots and Dreamers. And what to expect in the FINALS matchup tomorrow! English Broadcast for the entire PLG FINALS

Two games in we have a surprising 1-1 series tie between the Taoyuan Pilots and Formosa Taishin Dreamers. Six minutes to get caught up on the action and who stepped up for their teams as the P. LEAGUE+ Playoffs march on.

48 games of the Regular Season are DONE. How did the four teams end up doing? Each team gets a deep dive and the season awards are teased. The time is now to get into the P. LEAGUE+

A quick one to focus on the important things in over the long P. LEAGUE+ weekend. Saying goodbye to a legend, a unicorn. The last home games in Changhua and Taoyuan before we end in Taipei this week.

To be honest, I'm a bit too overwhelmed to write a proper script. But you the listeners deserve to hear about all the happenings in the P. LEAGUE+ good, bad and ugly. The fall out from the Saturday fight, and the playoff picture that is still undecided 7/8th of the way through the season.

Using all the data in this one. Also a dedicated segment just on those special fouls from last weekend's action in Taichung. Just three more weekends before we move onto the P. LEAGUE+ Playoffs!

It's time to have on another guest! We're looking overseas once again, this time to India where Rajat has been playing close attention to the P. LEAGUE+ and gives us his perspective on the situation with the matchups, the playoffs, and the future of this new league. He's also cooking up some new profiles on P. LEAGUE+ persons after his Anthony Tucker piece.

"The two games last weekend, a replay gone wrong, the notion about fouls called, the playoff format, new teams next season, and the wonder boy MVP." That is exactly the lengthy topic sentence. But you need the information, and Ryan's got you covered. We're almost three quarters of the way through the season but the P. LEAGUE+ seems to need more and more exploring.

The episode begins with the scores from week 10, the 228 long weekend, where we had some record breaking performances. With the registration deadline over, Ryan invites on the four guys from Hooptopia 籃球烏托邦 to assume the role of a P. LEAGUE+ team's assistant GM and assess their season to this point. More Plus Basketball Weekly for your listening pleasure!

We're back from the Lunar New Year break! Ryan breaks down the three games, and shines a light on the confusion with Julian Wright's status. Much more P. LEAGUE+ english content on the way.

After a week(end) off, Braves, Pilots, Dreamers, and Lioneers are back in action this weekend. Ryan breaks down the key players and critical team stats from the P. LEAGUE+ first half. What are the important team stats, who are the notable players, what does the road ahead look for each team?

They explain the name in the pod. Kenneth and Jim from the Blue Balls Podcast switch over to the English channel Taiwanese Proball to share their podcasting experience, give their takes on the P. LEAGUE+ and it's players, and give a word of advice for the new league. Halfway through the season what do you remember from the season so far?

Every team has their own plot, when they compete their paths intersect. Every one of the four teams in the P. LEAGUE+ has their own position and perspectives. Ryan tells the story from the weekend of 1/23-1/24.

The first weekend of four P. LEAGUE+ basketball games just took place. One streak ends and another emerges, so how did the teams fair and who could take down the top team? Ryan breaks down all of it.

Found my next guest south of the equator. Settle in for this wide ranging conversation as Chairmanball give us his perspective of the P.LEAGUE+ competition, the marketing and promotion, and even some future team Chinese Taipei candidates. Timestamps: 01:00 Roc's introduction 05:45 Perspective of P.LEAGUE+'s inception 06:48 Shoutout to 設計行銷社群 08:07 Hsinchu JKO Lioneers 10:52 Toayuan Pilots 12:37 Formosa Taishin Dreamers 14:13 Taipei Fubon Braves 17:31 The next naturalized member of team Chinese Taipei? 21:32 Follow Chairmanball on @twitter and medium

Three P.LEAGUE+ games last weekend, lots to cover in this episode. Teams are finding their identity and feeling out the competition. Ryan finds what he's going to track on the season and many players get shootouts and breakdowns in this one.

Week 2 in the P.LEAGUE+ takes us to Hsinchu for the JKO Lioneers to show off their home arena. Not everything went to plan but we were treated to two good games. We're learning the key points about the competition and you'll have to listen to find out!

All you could ask for out of the first weekend of P.LEAGUE+ basketball. I do the recap, then take a deeper dive with broadcaster Aaron Yang who was there on the Mandarin side. History was made, and now we set the sights on the future of professional basketball in Taiwan.

Hear from the English color commentator for eight of the P.League+ preseason games. Sports journalist Andy answers my questions about the four teams and who to look out for. Catch the games this weekend at https://www.youtube.com/c/PLEAGUEofficial/videos

English broadcaster Ryan Chen is back at it with Taiwan professional basketball. After twelve preseason games what's the Plus League all about? Before the season gets kicked of Saturday 12/19, let's talk some basketball. Who's on the four teams, who stood out, who is excited for this season to get started?

It took the whole seven games to decide the Champions of the 31st CPBL Season. This episode is the deep dive into the Taiwan Series. Who steps up and who shrunk in the spotlights?

More friends and old connections on Taiwanese Proball. This time I interview Mental Performance Consultant Irene on how the study can help athletes maintain peak performance or even make personal breakthroughs. I'm sure everyone could pick up a thing or two from this episode.Timestamps: 5:30 team dynamics 9:16 periodization training 13:29 turning the page 17:32 personal and everyday practices 21:24 Irene's personal success story 24:08 a favorite Sport Psychology story

Two days left before the Taiwan Series, we get two other guests to talk about the CPBL. Same line of questions for the duo today: Jean and Bryan. Everyone has a story and I appreciate hearing about them. Enjoy the series everyone!

Something new and exciting broke onto the sports scene in Taiwan: a new professional basketball league! 20 years after it's predecessor, the P.League+ (pronounced Plus League) is giving bball fans here and around Asia something to root for and be invested in. I take you through the origin stories and the preseason debut of the brand new team.

There's always a buzz in the leadup to the championship, and I wanted to capture that. I call up some fellow CPBL English fans and chat about the season that just ended and what to expect in the Taiwan Series. Welcome to the show: Evan, Alyson, and Daniel. Part 2 with others scheduled for Thursday.

TAIWAN SERIES BOUND. The finale to the CPBL season is upon us. Lions v. Brothers for all the marbles. Each team gets a quick evaluation from me, and the two contenders are pitted against each other for the first time since 2009.

Who's your daddy? Four games left to decide the standings for the second half in the CPBL 2020 season. I go over the managers of the teams to give an overall evaluation. Take it day by day before we say goodbye to the regular season.

All the hits! Today's deep dive into the 2020 CPBL is on the four team's hitters. That and more on this packed episode of the CPBL Chronicles.

Ten games left in the CPBL season, I go over whose starting rotation can take their team to the second half title and what are the matchups to look for in the Taiwan Series. There were some familiar faces in the player of the week as well as some surprises. Friday 10.9 is my last broadcast so what baseball movies do you recommend we watch over the offseason?

The Bullpen special! The emphasis this episode is on the hurlers who get the late innings, blowout innings, and game saving innings. Of course we go over the four teams; where they stand and what achievements they accomplished to help their team to victory. Three (ish) weeks of CPBL baseball left ya'll.

Uni-President Lions top the standings but are they the most consistent team? Which team was left out from a winning week? That and more in this edition of the CPBL Chronicles. Don't forget to tune into my broadcast on Friday 9/25 and all CPBL games on Eleven Sports TW.

ALMOST a four way tie in the CPBL half way through this season. Who did well who just tread water last week? Hey two players get shutouts for their defense! You all know that's my favorite part of the game. Get caught up, or relive the action here.

Alex, my teammate for 6 years is the first guest of the podcast. We both grew up loving baseball and the CPBL. We went from turning double plays on the playgrounds to winning some hardware overseas in this unique baseball story. This one goes out to all the teammates we played with over the years.

The week right before the halfway point of this CPBL half, we got everything. punctuated by a little shoving match from some bean balls. I sort it all out and take you back into the moments that mattered. The four teams just keep getting more and more competitive.