Chien-Ming Wang
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| Born: | March 31, 1980 |
| Birthplace: | Tainan City, Taiwan |
| Height: | 6' 3" |
| Weight: | 225 lbs. |
| Bats: | Right |
| Throws: | Right |
| Drafted: | 2000: Amatuer Free Agent by the New York Yankees |
| College: | Taipei Ti Wu University |
| High School: | |
| Teams: | NY Yankees 2005 - Present |
At 75" long, Wang is the largest Cy Young contender on the New York Yankees since the Big Unit. He is primarily a sinkerball pitcher, meaning he allows batters to get wood on the ball in order to induce weak groundouts.
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Overall Career
Wang has been a starting pitcher for the New York Yankees since 2005.
Moment in the Sun
- Wang's moment in the sun comes everyday when the devoted fans in Yankee Stadium line up to get his autograph on miniature Japanese flags.
Trivia
- Like all Yankee players, Wang would prefer to play in a three-piece suit, but Major League rules prohibit it.
- Chien means "dog" in French. Ming is the name of a powerful Chinese Dynasty. Wang is an American slang term for a penis. Therefore a multi-lingual translation of Chien-Ming Wang would be, "The Dynasty is the dog's dick" or a more abstract translation might be, "The 27th Ring is stuck in Fluffy's urethra".
- At one point in 2006 the Yankee starting rotation went "Small, Wang, Johnson".
- Probably single-handedly ended Joe Torre's storied career as Yankees skipper.
Quotes
- "Wang, Yankees pound Mariners..." -ESPN.com, Sept. 4th, 2007
- "Wang provides lift for Yankees' staff" -Houston Chronicle, June 7th, 2007
- "Torre was ready to go to Wang in relief" -Topix.net, July 22nd, 2007
- "Yanks lean on Wang..." -SI.com, August 25th, 2007
External Links
- Baseball-Reference.com - Career Statistics and Analysis
