Unlike Most at 28, Wang Is Evolving as a Pitcher

• buddha_sak

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  Check out these guys take on Wang

  http://sportscracklepop.com/2008/05/07/dont-sleep-on-wang/

  Posted 5/7/2008 [reply] [flag]

• buddha_sak

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  Check out these guys take on Wang

  http://sportscracklepop.com/2008/05/07/dont-sleep-on-wang/

  Posted 5/7/2008 [reply] [flag]

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Baseball Today: Wednesday, May 7
Published 5/7/2008 by Art Martone (amartone@projo.com) at Projo Sox Blog
... GROWING UP: The New York Sun's Tim Marchman thinks that, unlike most, Chein-Ming Wang is still evolving -- as a pitcher, that is -- at age 28. ...

N.Y. Sun: Marchman: Unlike Most at 28, Wang Is Evolving as a Pitcher
Published 5/7/2008 at BBTF's Baseball Primer Newsblog
N.Y. Sun: Marchman: Unlike Most at 28, Wang Is Evolving as a Pitcher Chill out... Wang’s “nasty sinking fastball” is the pitch to see and be seen! For most of his time in the majors, Wang’s biggest weakness has been against left-handed hitters. Last year, for instance, he struck out 7.9% of those he faced, as against 17.8% of right-handers. There’s no mystery as to why. His nasty sinking fastball, which he routinely throws at 94 mph and can throw much harder, breaks down but also tilts — out and away from right-handers but right into the sweet spot where most ...

Unlike Most at 28, Wang Is Evolving as a Pitcher
Published 5/7/2008 by Shinsano at East Windup Chronicle
... Here’s a piece to get you set for Wang’s run at 7-0, a piece in the NY Sun by Tim Marchman, who I don’t link to often enough. ...

Wang's Progression As A Pitcher
Published 5/7/2008 by Bronx Liaison at
Bronx Liaison
... From the NY Sun article: For most of his time in the majors, Wang’s biggest weakness has been against left-handed hitters. Last year, for instance, he struck out 7.9% of those he faced, as against 17.8% of right-handers. There’s no mystery as to why. His nasty sinking fastball, which he routinely throws at 94 mph and can throw much harder, breaks down but also tilts — out and away from right-handers but right into the sweet spot where most left-handers like the ball. The same is true of his slider, his second-best pitch. Wang has usually tried to ...