Taipei Times
Date: Oct 24, 2018
By: Jason Pan / Staff reporter
Uni-President Lions head coach Huang Kan-lin (黃甘霖) yesterday said he would be
visiting temples to seek divine blessing for his team in the Taiwan Series, as his players need all the help they can get when facing the Lamigo Monkeys.
The Lions on Monday advanced to the Taiwan Series when they prevailed over the Fubon Guardians 9-8 in New Taipei City to clinch the CPBL Playoff Series 3-1.
“We have waited all year for this result and now we can go into the Taiwan Series,” Huang said. “In the pressure-packed playoffs, maybe players’ performance counts for 70 percent and the other 30 percent depends on which way good fortune turns. So I went to a temple to worship before the game; we need the gods to grant favors and to bless us.”
Huang claimed that it had worked, as the Lions trailed by two runs after the third inning, but battled back to score seven in the next three innings to lead 9-4. [FULL STORY]