La New Bears
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| League | Chinese Professional Baseball League | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Kaohsiung | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ballpark | Chengching Lake Baseball Field | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Year Founded | 2004 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| League championships | 2006 1st Half 2006 2nd Half |
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| Taiwan Series championships | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Colors | Teal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The La New Bears (La New 熊) are a professional baseball team in the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan. They qualified for the playoffs in 2006 for the first time in team history, and by virtue of finishing with the best record for the whole season, have gained an automatic berth in the Taiwan Series. The Bears play their home games at Chengching Lake Baseball Field in the southern city of Kaoshiung.
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[edit] Regular Season Records
| Season | First Half-Season | Second Half-Season | ||||||||
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| Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct. | Place | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct. | Place | |
| 2004 | 18 | 30 | 2 | .375 | 6 | 22 | 26 | 2 | .458 | 5 |
| 2005 | 16 | 32 | 2 | .333 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 1 | .531 | 2 |
| 2006 | 30 | 19 | 1 | .612 | 1 | 32 | 15 | 3 | .681 | 1 |
[edit] Playoff Records
[edit] Taiwan Series
| Season | Preliminary Round | Championship Round | ||||
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| Opponent | Wins | Losses | Opponent | Wins | Losses | |
| 2006 | - | - | - | Uni-President Lions | 4 | 0 |
[edit] Asia Series
| Year | Game 1 | Game 2 | Game 3 | Championship | Place | ||||
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| Opponent | Score | Opponent | Score | Opponent | Score | Opponent | Score | ||
| 2006 | China Stars  |
12-2 (W) | Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters  |
1-2 (L) | Samsung Lions  |
3-2 (W) | Hokkaido Nippon Ham Fighters |
0-1 (L) | 2 |
[edit] Trivia
One well-known player on the team is Chin-Feng Chen, who formerly played in Major League Baseball for the Los Angeles Dodgers. He was drafted by the team when his contract with the Dodgers ended in 2005.
[edit] See also
- Chinese Professional Baseball League
- First Financial Holdings Agan
- 2006 Chinese Professional Baseball League Playoffs
[edit] External Links
| Professional Baseball in Taiwan | ||
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| Chinese Professional Baseball League | ||
| Brother Elephants | Uni-President Lions | Sinon Bulls |
| Chinatrust Whales | Macoto Cobras | La New Bears |
| Defunct Teams | ||
| China Times Eagles | Mercuries Tigers | Wei Chuan Dragons |
| Taipei Gida | Taichung Agan | Chiayi-Tainan Luka |
| Kaohsiung-Pingtung Fala | Jungo Bears | First Financial Holdings Agan |
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| Taiwan Series | Asia Series | Olympic Games | Asian Games | ||
| Baseball World Cup | Intercontinental Cup | Asian Cup Baseball | World Baseball Classic | ||
| Taiwan Major League | Chinese Taipei Baseball Team | Chinese Taipei Baseball Association | Chinese Taipei Olympic Committee | ||
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