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Article on The Wanger
Topic Started: Jul 14 2005, 02:14 PM (47 Views)
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Wang on the rise with heavy sinkerBy Bob Klapisch
Special to ESPN.com


NEW YORK -- Speak slowly, the Yankees veteran said. And make sure you're looking right at him.

That was the advice offered to a reporter on his way to a one-on-one with the Yankees' Chien-Ming Wang, a native of Taiwan who has considerably less command of English than his thunderous two-seam fastball. Wang is intelligent and polite, but in a clubhouse where English and Spanish dominate (with Japanese not far behind, spoken by the dozens of reporters covering Hideki Matsui) few conversational roads lead to his native Mandarin Chinese.

So Wang's education comes from watching television and movies on DVD -- little snippets of English that are easing his assimilation. Still, Wang's Americanization is far from complete. When asked where he's living this summer, the pitcher sheepishly said, "Somewhere in New Jersey," but couldn't identify the town.

"I do get lost driving," Wang admitted with a smile. "But that helps me learn."

Such is the delightful mystery of the 25-year-old right-hander, who's 6-3 with a 3.89 ERA, and was the Yankees' best starter in the first half. Joe Torre spoke for the entire organization when he asked, "Where would we be without him?" But like everyone else in pinstripes, Torre knows little about the fine print of Wang's life.

Where did he come from? How did he rise so quickly through the Bombers' system? And why didn't other clubs inquire about Wang while he was still in the minors?




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"For two years, we didn't get a single call about him," general manager Brian Cashman said. "Now, teams know better than to ask."



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Heart-warming.
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Jul 14 2005, 02:28 PM
Heart-warming.

That article was too long for you to read.
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Jul 14 2005, 02:34 PM
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Jul 14 2005, 02:28 PM
Heart-warming.

That article was too long for you to read.

I was about to post that, then I glimpsed this part "So Wang's education comes from watching television and movies on DVD" and read the whole thing.
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Jul 14 2005, 02:42 PM
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Jul 14 2005, 02:34 PM
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Jul 14 2005, 02:28 PM
Heart-warming.

That article was too long for you to read.

I was about to post that, then I glimpsed this part "So Wang's education comes from watching television and movies on DVD" and read the whole thing.

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I should have figured he was soft like tissue. He's got some set of balls just to get injured like this all of a sudden. Damaged f*cking goods. Should have traded him when we had the chance.
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