Korea skidding since superb WBC showing

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Jim Allen on ESPN talking about the exidus of talent from Korea to Japan and the Majors, like he does about the impending doom of NPB with its exidus of players to MLB.

There is little doubt that South Korea's game has come of age. Forever playing in Japan's shadow, the Koreans have had much to crow about in recent years. Yet, despite stunning success in the World Baseball Classic, the Korean Baseball Organization is perched perilously on the edge.

"People just aren't coming to the parks," said reporter Jeong-Seok Yang, who covers Korea's greatest home run hitter, Seung Yeop Lee, who left his homeland in 2004 to play in Japan. "The situation is not so different from Japan, where top stars are going to the majors and people are less interested in the domestic game."

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[Full Article: http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/asia/columns/story?id=2766730]

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