Tuesday, June 19, 2007

about Chien-Ming Wang:WP and 10 strikeouts

昨天依舊爬不太起來,沒有從第一局開始看。不過,從第三局一直看到結束,阿民整場都投得頗順暢,甚至可說是「行雲流水」,球速讚,進壘角度更是漂亮,加上隊友的安打+全壘打得分,看得真過癮哪(重播再看還是覺得看得很舒服)!大都會隊才被郭泓志轟全壘打+搶下勝投沒多久,這回又被阿民盯死,應該會對台灣棒球選手印象深刻吧。

前幾個月住在NJ 的姑姑、姑丈回台灣的時候,我到阿嬤家探望他們。聊天時提起隔天有阿民登板,要早起看球賽,姑丈馬上問我時間還說他也要看比賽,跟著解釋他們本來都是支持「庶民派」的大都會隊──「可是,自從王建民到洋基投球,就變成洋基球迷了!」XD

阿民此役前六局零失分,已經是優質先發,總共投8+2/3局,分別在第七、第八局各掉一分,ERA又下降了(^^),而且演出個人新紀錄的 10K,連隊友 A-Rod 也嚇到了。不過這場 A-Rod 慣例揮個全壘打,而且本季打點已經有73分,也是超強的說。

By Wang's 10th and final strikeout, a whiff of Mets spark plug Jose Reyes to end the eighth, Rodriguez said that he looked up and marveled at what the Yankees' "special talent" had achieved.

"I couldn't believe it," Rodriguez said. "I thought it was a different game."

*Yahoo Sports/AP
June 18, 2007
NY Yankees 8, NY Mets 2
by MIKE FITZPATRICK

*MLB日文官網
進化したエース=王建民、10奪三振で4連勝-米大リーグ・ヤンキース

*洋基官網
06/18/2007 1:30 AM ET
With A-Rod's help, Wang denies Mets
Major League-leading 27th homer supports 10-strikeout gem

by Bryan Hoch / MLB.com

Yet, when asked about the prospect of facing Giants slugger Barry Bonds in less than a week, Wang simply showcased the smile of a man with weapons of confidence at his disposal.

"Keep the ball down," he said, grinning.

*The New York Times
Published: June 18, 2007
Yankees 8, Mets 2
Wang, Baffling Mets, Extends Yankees’ June Push
by BEN SHPIGEL

Chien-Ming Wang, sinkerballer extraordinaire, compounded the Mets’ frustration by inducing ground ball after ground ball over eight and two-thirds innings in the Yankees’ 8-2 victory at Yankee Stadium. When he was not throwing his sinker, he was firing 95-mile-an-hour fastballs — on his way to a career-high 10 strikeouts — and leaving the Mets wondering exactly where that came from.

“He was really throwing hard,” said Carlos Beltrán, who went 1 for 4 and drove in the Mets’ final run on a single in the ninth. “I didn’t know he was capable of throwing 95, 96, 97.”

[ He did so while pitching with a stiff neck after sleeping funny on his right side Saturday. He received ultrasound therapy and heat packs before the game but said he did not expect to miss a start. ]

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