blog.baseballdigestdaily.com - 4/12/2008
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Chien-Ming Wang shuts down the Red Sox with a 2-hitter, Marlins homer 6 times in big win over Astros, Carlos Pena goes deep twice and drives in 6 for Tampa Bay, Braves and Tim Hudson send Nats to 8th straight defeat, and Bobby Crosby and the A's rough up Sabathia...
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... unlike any other...writing the Frosty Mug on a Saturday morning while simultaneously waiting for both the cable guy and the UPS guy who says he was here at 2:11 to deliver your package yesterday but couldn't deliver it because you weren't home even though you know damn well you intentionally didn't leave the house all afternoon so you'd be here when he got here.
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Wang (3-0) answers all the questions
yankees.lhblogs.com 4/12/2008 — This will be brief because I’m falling-over tired.
But Chien-Ming Wang is 3-0 with a 1.23 ERA and dominated the Red Sox tonight. He was a few plays away from a perfect game and needed only 93 pitches to dispatch an offense that usually grinds ...
Red Sox News & Notes - 4/12
soxanddawgs.com 4/12/2008 — Sorry folks, no funny Wang headlines as Wang was unbeatable last night for the Yankees against the Boston Red Sox. I know you were expecting the Red Sox to smack the Wang but his sinker was too much for them to handle. That’s the norm when a sinker ball pitcher is on. They are really hard to hit. When they aren’t on, they usually take a beating (ask Fausto Carmona about the ALCS).
Wang Is Almost Perfect At Fenway
yankstalk.com 4/12/2008 — YANKEES 4 RED SOX 1 Friday night in Fenway, Chien-Ming Wang pitched a complete game, 2 hitter, to defeat the Red Sox, 4-1. Wang had a no-hitter in the 5th inning, but a fly ball went off of Bobby Abreu’s glove, and over the fence for a home run. Wang then retired the rest of the Boston line-up, until giving up a bunt single with 2 outs in the 9th inning to Coco Crisp. Wang went ...
The Worst of Baseball Prospectus
seamheads.com 4/12/2008 — Sometimes BP’s snarky writers are a little off on their assessments. “The upper levels of the organization are still pretty thin in terms of prospects, so Holliday still gets mentioned. Outfield corners who can’t slug .400 should get to be non-prospects pretty quickly, but a nice AFL gave people a continuing excuse to call Holliday a talent.
Jet Lag: Fact or Fiction?
seamheads.com 4/12/2008 — Is jet lag to blame for Boston's slow start? In March 21st Boston Globe , Dan Shaughnessey penned this column , in which he called the effects of jet lag were overrated. Granted, Shaughnessey wrote this article when the Sox first arrived in Japan, but after starting the season 2-4 after the Oakland series, some Red Sox fans have been using the Japan trip as an excuse
Missed fly part of missed no-hitter —
Major League Baseball News 4/12/2008
Chien-Ming Wang had faced the minimum over his first 4 2/3 innings on Friday and had a decent bid going for a no-hitter when J.D. Drew hit a deep fly to right field. Bobby Abreu backed up, jumped and banged against the fence, tipping the ball with his ...
WANG BIG WIN FOR YANKS —
NY Post: Sports 4/12/2008
BOSTON - Chien-Ming Wang annihilated two schools of thought last night at Fenway Park when he toyed with the Red Sox. Because the Red Sox have spanked Wang during his short big league career and the Indians, another muscular lineup, punished him...
