2008 Chinese Professional Baseball League playoffs
Encyclopedia
The 2008 Taiwan Series was played by the Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions, team that placed first in the all-season standing, and the Brother Elephants
, wild card winner who advanced to Taiwan Series by defeating La New Bears
in the Playoff Series. The Lions defeated the Elephants four games to three and won the title and went on to represent Taiwan in the 2008 Asia Series
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, Taichung City
Brother Elephants
The Brother Elephants are a professional baseball team in Taiwan. It was originally established as an amateur team in 1984 by the Brother Hotel located in Taipei City, and later joined the Chinese Professional Baseball League in 1989...
, wild card winner who advanced to Taiwan Series by defeating La New Bears
La New Bears
The Lamigo Monkeys , formerly First Financial Holdings Agan and then the La New Bears , are a professional baseball team in the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan...
in the Playoff Series. The Lions defeated the Elephants four games to three and won the title and went on to represent Taiwan in the 2008 Asia Series
2008 Asia Series
The 2008 Asia Series was contested on November 13–16 by the champions of Nippon Professional Baseball's Japan Series, the Korea Professional Baseball's Korean Series, Chinese Professional Baseball League's Taiwan Series, and the championship of the China Baseball League of the People's Republic of...
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Participants
- Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions - First seed; winner of the first half-season.
- La New BearsLa New BearsThe Lamigo Monkeys , formerly First Financial Holdings Agan and then the La New Bears , are a professional baseball team in the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan...
- Second seed; winner of the second half-season. - Brother ElephantsBrother ElephantsThe Brother Elephants are a professional baseball team in Taiwan. It was originally established as an amateur team in 1984 by the Brother Hotel located in Taipei City, and later joined the Chinese Professional Baseball League in 1989...
- Third seed; wild card winner by virtue of placing third in all-season standing after the Lions and the Bears.
Rules
All regular season rules apply with the following exceptions:- Each team is allowed to register 28 players on its active roster.
- No tied games.
- Two outfield umpires are added to the games.
Summaries
Game 1
October 25, 2008 at Tainan Municipal Baseball Stadium, Tainan CityGame 2
October 26, 2008 at Chengcing Lake Baseball Field, Niaosong, Kaohsiung CountyKaohsiung County
Kaohsiung County was a county in southern Taiwan that enclosed but did not include Kaohsiung City. On December 25, 2010, the county merged with Kaohsiung City to form a single special municipality.- Administration :-External links:*...
Game 3
October 28, 2008 at Taichung Intercontinental Baseball StadiumTaichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium
Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium is located in Taichung, the third largest city in Taiwan. The first phase of the stadium's construction is nearly complete and officially opened on November 9, 2006 replacing the antiquated Taichung Baseball Field. The construction is basically finished...
, Taichung City
Game 4
October 29, 2008 at Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium, Taipei CountyTaipei County
New Taipei City is the most populous city of Taiwan. The area includes a substantial stretch of Taiwan's northern coastline and surrounds the Taipei Basin...
Game 5
October 30, 2008 at Xinzhuang Baseball Stadium, Taipei CountyTaipei County
New Taipei City is the most populous city of Taiwan. The area includes a substantial stretch of Taiwan's northern coastline and surrounds the Taipei Basin...