Korean Baseball

     After viewing and listening to a lecture about baseball in Korea in my Intro to Sport Management course, I have decided to look into it a little bit more. Korean Baseball is identical to Western baseball or the Major League Baseball when it comes to rules and regulations, but when it comes to fan interaction and events during the game it is completely different.
     Korean Baseball is centered around fan interaction and for people to have fun at the game. They do this by having cheerleaders, contests, and different sections for fan interactions. In the film that Dr. Lim showed in our class it was clear to see that fans were enjoying the game a lot more than it seems like fans do here in the United States. The video was centered around fan interaction and showed the cheerleaders, who were usually female with one main cheerleader being male, a beer-chugging contest, chants and songs for players, and the wide variety of concessions. One of the main differences between the Korean Baseball Organization and the MLB is the fan interaction, but another interesting difference is the allowance of fans to bring food into the stadium, as well as ordering food from restaurants to have it delivered.
     After viewing the lecture and the video I think it would be cool to experience the different type of baseball in first hand and view a Korean baseball game and interact with all of the fans.