Rants with Danny Shih

In this episode, I provide a rundown on who to watch for in the 2nd half of the 2026 CPBL season, and why, despite his WBC heroics, Stuart Fairchild should not be counted as a domestic player in the CPBL

This week, I check in the 2026 CPBL season, recapping the Dragons' dominant start to the season, the surprising performance by the Fubon Guardians, the competitive seasons for the Lions and the Hawks, and a nightmare start for the CTBC Brothers

This show, I recap Team Taiwan's performance in the 2026 WBC, the historic win versus Team Korea, and the bittersweet ending to the WBC campaign.

Short, sweet, and simple, some final thoughts before the 2026 WBC. How I'm scared of Team Korea, Jonathan Long's injuries, and thoughts on the exhibition games in the Taipei Dome

This week, WBC's Play-By-Play Commentator, Tyler Maun, joins the show to discuss his Premier 12 experience, preview the WBC Pool A matchups, and some encouraging words for Taiwanese fans ahead of the 2026 WBC

In this episode, I break down the Team Taiwan roster for the 2026 World Baseball Classic and relive the pain of Taiwan in the previous WBC tournaments.

On this episode of Rants, I break down the signings of Lin An-Ko to the Seibu Lions, Huang Tzu-Peng to the TSG Hawks, and Hsu Jo-Hsi's free agency options between Japan's Softbank Hawks, Orix Buffaloes, and MLB's LA Dodgers.

This week, I break down the 2025 Taiwan Series between the CTBC Brothers and the Rakuten Monkeys. The ebbs and flows, the Taipei Dome effect and what the Series means for the future of the CPBL

This week, I recap the exhilarating finish to the #CPBL regular season, and now the playoff stage is set! The #CTBCBrothers await the winner of the Monkeys-Lions Playoff Series!

In this episode, I check-in on each #CPBL team, give my thoughts on their 2025 hopes as well as long-term future outlook, and raising real concerns about the Wei-Chuan Dragons.

This episode, I provide a midseason update on each #CPBL team, a very brief overview on the 2025 Draft, my thoughts on the All-Star games, and Corbin Caroll rejecting the invitation to play for Taiwan in the 2026 World Baseball Classic

This show, I conduct a quarterly check-in on all 6 CPBL teams

Who's the favorite? Who's the bottom feeder? and who's the surprise team? This week, John Foster joins me in the virtual studio again to go team by team in the CPBL to preview the 2025 season,

This week, CTBC Brothers Hitting Coach Daniel Catalan 丹尼爾 joins me in the virtual studio to discuss his hitting philosophies, his globally illustrious baseball career and he explains the "Driveline philosophy."

This week, I spend an hour to talk about my emotions through the tumultuous World Baseball Qualifer journey for Team Taiwan and my thoughts on the reaction by the International Baseball community

This week, I react to the new World Baseball Classic Qualifier Roster for Team Taiwan, and how it compares to the rest of the Group consisting of Spain, South Africa and Nicaragua. International baseball guru Jeff Duda (@INTLBaseball24) joins me to discuss the qualifier and the hope for growth in international baseball. The interview with Jeff Duda starts at 00:21:47.

This week, John Foster joins me in the virtual studio discussing the strengths and weaknesses of the CPBL, his thoughts on CPBL umpires, and his favorite sight-seeing places in Taiwan.

This week, John Foster 佛斯特 joins me again to discuss his coaching philosophies, the most important skill as a baseball coach, and the difference between coaching in Taiwan and the United States

This week, John Foster 佛斯特 joins me for an hour-long interview to talk about his 7-year tenure with the CTBC Brothers, what happened on the day Lin Wei-Chu 林威助 got fired, and his proudest accomplishments.

This episode, I explain why 2024 is THE greatest year in Taiwanese Baseball history, and what to look for in 2025

For the first time in history, Taiwan wins the adult-level baseball world championship, beating an all-pro Samurai Japan team in the Championship game 4-0. I talk about the key moments to our triumph, and what this can lead to in Taiwanese baseball.

Check your volume level folks, this is the BIGGEST RANT in the history of this podcast.

This week, I recap Pan Wei-Lun 潘威倫 and Chou Szu-Chi 周思齊's retriement ceremony, and the significance of their careers in putting baseball back in mainstream culture in Taiwan

This week, I talk about CPBL players getting fired, suspended, and fined for being spotted in Texas Poker venues, and why the league's reaction is appropriate.

This week, I review the absolute greatest sequence in Taiwanese baseball history, with legends Chien-Ming Wang 王建民, Chen Chin-Feng 陳金鋒 and Peng Cheng-Min 彭政閔 stepping onto the field in the last 10 minutes of the All-Star Game. I also discuss the need to reimagine the All-Star festivities in North American sports