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The Sinon Bulls (興農牛) are one of six teams in the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan. The team is owned by Sinon Corporation and plays most of its home games in Taichung. Those home games are played at Taichung Baseball Field, however the team is scheduled to move into the new Taichung Intercontinental Baseball Stadium for the 2007 season.
[edit] History
The Sinon Bulls were founded in 1996 and are owned by the Taichung-based Sinon Corporation, which is known for its agricultural product lines, insurance, and supermarket chains through Central Taiwan. After a poor first season, the Bulls managed a winning record for the first time in second half of the 1997 season, and achieved the feat for a full season for the first time in 1998. It was in that season that the Bulls made it to the championship series for the first time, losing to the now defunct Wei Chuan Dragons four games to three. Sinon would advance to the finals in 2000 and 2003 as well, losing both times.
It was in 2004 that the Bulls finally made their breakthrough with a thrilling come-from-behind seven game series win that had the city of Taichung in jubilation. The Bulls made it back-to-back Taiwan Series wins with a sweep of the Macoto Cobras the following year, their third consecutive trip to the championship series. The Bulls have now made the playoffs four years in a row (2003-2006), a Chinese Professional Baseball League record they share with the Wei Chuan Dragons, who also appeared in four consecutive playoff rounds from 1996-1999.
The Bulls also participated in the first annual Konami Cup Asia Series in Japan following its Taiwan Series victory in 2005. While defeating a team of all-stars from the Chinese league, they lost to the champions of Japan and South Korea en route to a 1-2 showing.
[edit] Regular Season Records
| Season |
First Half-Season |
Second Half-Season |
| Wins |
Losses |
Ties |
Pct. |
Place |
Wins |
Losses |
Ties |
Pct. |
Place |
| 1996 |
14 |
36 |
0 |
.280 |
6 |
14 |
33 |
3 |
.298 |
6 |
| 1997 |
20 |
26 |
2 |
.435 |
5 |
25 |
22 |
1 |
.432 |
3 |
| 1998 |
58 |
45 |
2 |
.563 |
1 |
|
| 1999 |
30 |
61 |
2 |
.330 |
6 |
| 2000 |
27 |
17 |
1 |
.614 |
1 |
24 |
21 |
0 |
.533 |
2 |
| 2001 |
17 |
25 |
3 |
.405 |
4 |
17 |
26 |
2 |
.395 |
4 |
| 2002 |
21 |
23 |
1 |
.477 |
3 |
23 |
22 |
0 |
.511 |
3 |
| 2003 |
34 |
15 |
1 |
.695 |
1 |
28 |
17 |
5 |
.622 |
3 |
| 2004 |
25 |
22 |
3 |
.532 |
2 |
27 |
21 |
2 |
.563 |
1 |
| 2005 |
28 |
21 |
2 |
.571 |
2 |
25 |
21 |
4 |
.543 |
1 |
| 2006 |
25 |
23 |
2 |
.521 |
3 |
23 |
26 |
1 |
.469 |
3 |
| 2007 |
2 |
1 |
2 |
.500 |
4 |
|
|
|
|
|
[edit] Playoff Records
[edit] Taiwan Series
[edit] Asia Series
[edit] 2007 Roster
[edit] See also
[edit] External Links
