Rants with Danny Shih

<p>Short, sweet, and simple, some final thoughts before the 2026 WBC. How I'm scared of Team Korea, Jonathan Long's injuries, and thoughts on the exhibition games in the Taipei Dome</p>

<p>This week, WBC's Play-By-Play Commentator, Tyler Maun, joins the show to discuss his Premier 12 experience, preview the WBC Pool A matchups, and some encouraging words for Taiwanese fans ahead of the 2026 WBC</p>

<p>In this episode, I break down the Team Taiwan roster for the 2026 World Baseball Classic and relive the pain of Taiwan in the previous WBC tournaments. </p>

<p>On this episode of Rants, I break down the signings of Lin An-Ko to the Seibu Lions, Huang Tzu-Peng to the TSG Hawks, and Hsu Jo-Hsi's free agency options between Japan's Softbank Hawks, Orix Buffaloes, and MLB's LA...

<p>This week, I break down the 2025 Taiwan Series between the CTBC Brothers and the Rakuten Monkeys. The ebbs and flows, the Taipei Dome effect and what the Series means for the future of the CPBL</p>

<p>This week, I recap the exhilarating finish to the #CPBL regular season, and now the playoff stage is set! The #CTBCBrothers await the winner of the Monkeys-Lions Playoff Series!</p>

<p>In this episode, I check-in on each #CPBL team, give my thoughts on their 2025 hopes as well as long-term future outlook, and raising real concerns about the Wei-Chuan Dragons. </p>

<p>This episode, I provide a midseason update on each #CPBL team, a very brief overview on the 2025 Draft, my thoughts on the All-Star games, and Corbin Caroll rejecting the invitation to play for Taiwan in the 2026...

<p>This show, I conduct a quarterly check-in on all 6 CPBL teams </p>

<p>Who's the favorite? Who's the bottom feeder? and who's the surprise team? This week, John Foster joins me in the virtual studio again to go team by team in the CPBL to preview the 2025 season, </p><p><br></p>

<p>This week, CTBC Brothers Hitting Coach Daniel Catalan 丹尼爾 joins me in the virtual studio to discuss his hitting philosophies, his globally illustrious baseball career and he explains the "Driveline philosophy." </p>

<p>This week, I spend an hour to talk about my emotions through the tumultuous World Baseball Qualifer journey for Team Taiwan and my thoughts on the reaction by the International Baseball community</p>

<p>This week, I react to the new World Baseball Classic Qualifier Roster for Team Taiwan, and how it compares to the rest of the Group consisting of Spain, South Africa and Nicaragua. International baseball guru Jeff...

<p>This week, John Foster joins me in the virtual studio discussing the strengths and weaknesses of the CPBL, his thoughts on CPBL umpires, and his favorite sight-seeing places in Taiwan. </p>

<p>This week, John Foster 佛斯特 joins me again to discuss his coaching philosophies, the most important skill as a baseball coach, and the difference between coaching in Taiwan and the United States </p>