※ [本文转录自 NY-Yankees 看板] 作者: xiemark (aisinjuro) 看板: NY-Yankees 标题: [新闻] Yankees willing to put their trust in Wang 时间: Tue Oct 3 20:45:59 2006 Yankees willing to put their trust in Wang Posted by the Asbury Park Press on 10/3/06 BY PETER ABRAHAM STAFF WRITER NEW YORK — Chien-Ming Wang's first bit of baseball notoriety came in 1998 when he was chosen to play for a high school all-star team in Taiwan. But he was only the second-best pitcher on the team. Wang marveled at Hong-Chih Kuo, a stocky 17-year-old left-hander who had scouts watching every start he made. "I was just one of the pitchers," Wang said. "He threw gas." Kuo signed with the Dodgers shortly after the tournament. Wang went to college, signed with the Yankees two years later and tonight will start Game 1 of their American League Division Series against the Detroit Tigers. Kuo will be in the stands at Yankee Stadium watching. He is scheduled to start for the Dodgers against the Mets on Thursday night in the National League playoffs. "This is new for baseball in Taiwan," Wang said. "It's important for my country. A lot of people will watch the game." Wang was escorted into the interview room after Monday's workout and asked, of course, whether he was nervous. Looking out at a room filled with reporters and cameras, the 26-year-old right-hander smiled. "In the field, no," he said. "In here, yes." Once he got back in the relative safety of the clubhouse, Wang admitted he was "a little nervous." "This will be the biggest game I've pitched," he said. "I was surprised they wanted me (to pitch Game 1) but it gave me confidence." Wang was 19-6 with a 3.63 ERA. In two starts against the Tigers he was 1-0 with a 3.86 ERA. "He just has to approach it as a ball game. There's enough fanfare and hype. You just have to take it as a game," said Mike Mussina, who will start Game 2 Wednesday. Wang was 8-5 for the Yankees last season and pitched well in his one division series start against the Angels, allowing one earned run in 6 2/3 innings. The Yankees protected Wang in spring training, limiting his innings because of concerns about his shoulder and keeping him behind Mussina and Randy Johnson. "Nobody expected him to be at the top of the rotation. That's a nice way to approach the season," Mussina said. "He was basically in his first full year. He just went out there and did what he does. You get to the high-profile games because you earn it. He's in a high-profile game now because he's proven he can handle the situation." As the Yankees chase their 27th title, Wang is a central character. Not since Andy Pettitte have the Yankees asked so much of a young pitcher. "There's a lot of faith in the guy," Derek Jeter said. "He has been as consistent as anybody on our team and anybody in the league. That's why you play the season, to see who your best guys are." Joe Torre said a few days ago that he had no hesitation putting Wang ahead of his more veteran pitchers. "He's something special and if we need him he could come back later in the series," Torre said. http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061003/SPORTS/610030422/1002 -- 我的可爱女儿们 http://www.flickr.com/photos/xiecollen/ --

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