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It’s closing in on that time of year again: that long month where people who take no interest in soccer for 11 months of the year start setting their alarms for 4am and watch every match of the FIFA World Cup. Of course, there are the diehard, drooling fans — but I’ve been astonished over the years to find out just how many people pay attention to this sporting event, and wonder who actually knows too much about what’s going on. If you’re like me and a) barely know what goes on in soccer besides kicking a ball back-and-forth and…

If you’re like me I’ve always thought of baseball as being a uniquely American sport. They seem to have the monopoly on the whole game, and even host the World Series. However, the only non-American teams allowed to play are from Canada. I had heard that Japan has a pretty big baseball scene, but I wasn’t prepared to learn that Taiwan and its people are baseball fanatics. When I took a trip there recently I was able to see first hand just how much the Taiwanese people love this sport. In the Beginning Taiwan’s love affair with baseball started as…