Thursday, October 05, 2006

about Chien-Ming Wang :MLB Asian pitcher no.1

週三看完阿民季後賽首場先發之後,趕出門跟小玉媽去A百貨公司的和風美食節吃吃喝喝,不料人爆多的,只好換個地方吃飯,吃完小逛一下,回家發懶不想開電腦。

週四這天忙著趕貨【嗚,我又破戒接了中翻英,以後不知要下幾百層地獄~~】,然後去B百貨週年慶買老媽的保養品特價組,再吃個東西已經晚上了,為了省點小錢搭公車回家,等等等……連去深坑的公車都跑了兩班,好不容易等到往我家的公車,竟然連著兩班車子都過站不停!

我自覺愚蠢而且悲慘,還是想想阿民的勝利吧--first inning 頗犀利,接著局局驚險過關,直到 fifth inning 控球不順掉了三分,不過阿民也是很厲害地沒有繼續掉分,投到 seventh inning 解決兩名打者後,才被換下場--是 quality start呢!

而阿民下場的原因並不是他投得不好,而是教練打算換左投手對付接下來的左打者;另一方面則是阿民的投球數已經超過90球了,早點下場早點休息,是保護投手的方法。於是阿民在全場觀眾掌聲中退場,換上場的 Mike Myers 應該很快解決那名左打者,然後結束第七局--但事與願違,Myers 反而被擊出全壘打!這下洋基球場的觀眾都開始緊張了,大家心中的 os 可能是:剛才幹麻把阿民換掉阿???

幸好換上 Scott Procter 總算發揮阻力,沒讓老虎隊再得分。最後洋基以 8-4 獲勝,阿民除了是 qs+wp,也是大聯盟史上第一個在季後賽拿到勝投的亞洲投手!不過這場勝利還是要感恩洋基的鑽石打線,而且守備表現也很讚,尤其是隊長 Derek Jeter,他的傳球雙殺實在太酷了!

雖然阿民整場的表現不算很好,但 Torre 仍稱許他穩定。畢竟阿民今年只是大聯盟二年級生,重點在保重身體,持續努力進步,才是在大聯盟職場長久生存之道啊~~

Wang retired the first two batters in the seventh before being removed by Torre, as he walked off the mound to a standing ovation from the sellout crowd of 56,291, tipping his cap as he approached the Yankees' dugout.

"He really settled in," Torre said. "I was very proud of him, after he gave up the three runs, to be able to pitch the way he did the rest of that inning and the following inning."

10/04→ Squandered chances set Tigers' tone
10/04→
Abreu, Jeter lead way in Game 1 win
10/03→ NY Yankers 8, Detroit 4
10/02→ Young arms take the stage

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