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South Korea Royals fan gets the Royal treatment
http://deadspin.com/south-koreas-big...sas-1616611314
South Korea's Biggest Royals Fan Finally Goes To Kansas City Sung Woo Lee was born and raised in South Korea, and yet the poor guy somehow got roped into cheering for the Kansas City Royals. He's followed the team for something like two decades now but he has never visited the United States. This week, thanks to a group of nice fans, Sung Woo is getting an ambassador's welcome in Kansas City, and on Tuesday, "the best Royals fan to have never seen a game in person," in the Pine Tar Press's phrase, finally made it to the K. This is a sweet story that begins in the '90s, when Sung Woo began watching the Royals because American sports were easy to follow on TV: RM: How did you get started following and rooting for the Royals? SW: In 90′s, when I was middle school student, I started to watch AFKN (American Forces Korean Network) for my English. But most of Drama, News and even Sesami street were too difficult for me to start learning English. Only sports broadcast was understandable… that's the very beginning I followed American Pro sports. I became a huge sports fan of MLB, NBA and NFL. Fell in love with much more upgrade skill / scale / gorgeous stadiums of American pro sports. Then… What made me of being a Royals fan? Now I can't tell why… just like many of you, Royals fans, I was sort of… underdog lover? sympathy? With more research & understanding of glorious Royals 70-80′s, I much more liked Royals It was much more thrilled Royals beat big market teams rather than big market teams win against weak teams He knows the Royals have their extended periods of suck, but he loves them all the same, calling his fandom "my exit from work, my joy for my life?! (Too exaggerated??)" Nah. Not too exaggerated. With all of this in mind, some Royals fans planned a nice trip for Sung Woo this week, with a full itinerary. He'll see the sights, eat some barbecue, and of course, watch the Royals. The team plans to have him throw out the first pitch at next Monday's game. You can follow the whole experience with a convenient hashtag. THE Fake Ned @TheFakeNed Follow 22 Hours of flight - $2,000 4 Pizzas - $100 1 Apple Pie - $??? Watching #Royals in KC... #Priceless #SungWooToKC Kansas City clobbered the Diamondbacks, 12-2, and everyone was happy: |
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08-06-2014, 10:56 PM | #16 |
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Ah you missed my sarcasm. Nobodies jumped on the Royals bandwagon for 30years.
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I can't wait to meet a North Korean Royals fan.
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