A Taiwanese baseball pitcher, Chien-Ming Wang made his debut with the
New York Yankees in 2005. Winning 19 games in his second season in the league, Wang dominated batters with a power sinkerball that caused hitters to hit a large number of groundballs.
Friday's championship parade was pure joy to most Yankees, but it unleashed a flood of mixed emotions for Chien-Ming Wang, who has felt "sad" at times during the Yanks' postseason run because he could not contribute on the field.
Publ.Date : Sat, 07 Nov 2009 06:01:00 GMTWang had season-ending shoulder surgery in July.
Publ.Date : Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:13:41 GMTI watched the parade and the City Hall ceremony from the distant comfort of Yankee Stadium. What did people think? I thought the parade was fine, but the ceremony was lame. Only three speakers (Hal Steinbrenner, Joe Girardi and Derek Jeter)? Back in 1996 and 1998-2000 celebrations, they invited many players to come up and speak, leading to some great moments.
Publ.Date : Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:53:31 GMT
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Wang was tagged with the nickname "Tiger" coming up through the Yankees minor league system, but he didn't like the name so it stopped being used. Wang is pronounced "Wong."
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