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South Korean team that trains in Tucson getting big exposure

Credit: KGUN, Tucson, AZ
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South Korean team that trains in Tucson getting big exposure
South Korean team that trains in Tucson getting big exposure

The NC Dinos, who train in Tucson, are playing their games on ESPN in empty stadiums.

NC DINOS ARE A SOUTH KOREANTEAM MOST AMERICANS HAVE EVERHEARD OF.

EXCEPT A FEW HERE INTUCSON.

YOU SEE, THE DINOSHOLD SPRING TRAINING HERE EACHMARCH AT THE FIELDS LOCATEDNEXT TO HI CORBETT WHEN I SAWIT, IT LOOKED LIKE PRETTY GOODBASEBALL TO ME.

AMONG THOSEWHOVE CAUGHT THE DINOS WORKOUT IS KVOI SPORTS RADIOPERSONALITY JAY GONZALEZ I AMROOTING FOR THE NC DINOS.THEYRE OUR TEAM.

WE ADOPTEDTHEM.

IF YOU THOUGHT SPRINGTRAINING LEFT TUCSON A DECADEAGO ... IT DID.

MAJOR LEAGUEBASEBALL.

THE DINOS BEGANTRAINING HERE IN 2012.

NOWTHEYRE PLAYING BEFORE A BIGINTERNATIONAL TV AUDIENCE IKNOW SOME PEOPLE WHO ARE EVENGAMBLING ON IT.

- EVEN IFTHERE ARE NO FANS IN THESTANDS.

SOMETHING WE (COULDSEE FROM MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALLTHIS YEAR.

THAT WAS ONE OF THEREASONS I TURNED ON.

I WANTEDTO SEE WHAT IT WOULD LOOK LIKEIF IT WAS JUST BASEBALL.

THECRACK OF THE BAT NOT MAY NOTBE JOINED BY THE ROAR OF THECROWD.

BUT FANS ARE RESTLESSFOR A 7TH INNING STRETCH ITSGOING TO BE DIFFERENT.

BUT, IFYOURE WATCHING WITH A BEER ORCHICKEN WINGS, IF YOUREWATCHING LIVE SPORTS, THATSWHAT WE NEED RIGHT NOW.

ANDTHE NFL SCHEDULE IS OUT ANDPLANS TO START ON TIME.

TOMBRADY WILL MAKE HIS TAMPADEBUT AT NEW ORLEANS.

I'MJASON BARR.

KGUN 9.

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