Wang Struggles

Wang, Chien-Ming, the ace starting pitcher (王牌先發投手) of New York Yankees, who got 19 wins in a single season for two years continuously and helped the Yankees take the ticket to the playoff (季後賽) in 2006. However, in the beginnig of the season in 2009, Wang got lost in his pitching after recovering from his right foot injury in 2008. With unstable performance, Wang was put into the disabled list(傷兵名單) and stayed in bullpen (牛棚) for adjusting his physical situation.

Fortunately, because Wang's work in relief promises that he was ready to contribute in the rotation (輪值表), he was given a chance to stand on the mound again. However, in the recent game against Bosten Red Sox, Wang fell to 0-4 with the loss and his ERA(Earned Run Average 投手防禦率) dropped ever so slightly from 14.46 to 14.34. Due to be unable to throw balls into the strike zone (好球帶), Wang still can't find his way of pitching. In addition, Wang said, "I haven't thrown a good ballgame in a while. It's definitely frustrating."

Nevertheless, Wang's teammates and his coaches still hold a positive attitude toward Wang's temperory low tide. The catcher, Jorge Posada said, "His mechanics are a little messed up right now. That's all I see. I still trust the guy." Also, manager Joe Girardi said,"I don't think a guy forgets how to pitch overnight."

The Yankees have said that Wang is completely healthy, and his low-90s velocity tells that his arm is strong. But I think there is a flaw that Wang put too much pressure on himself while he was hurry to win. At this moment, what we fans can do is wait for Wang. Well, on June 17th, Wang is going to take on the starting pitcher against Washington Nationals. We all look forward that Wang can prove us "Taiwan Lightning" comes back.