Chien Chi's Life

Tiger Wang's Best Moment, His 1st Win in MLB

Bottom of 8th inning, 1 out, Beltre line a single to center, all six of Yankees infielders huddled on the mound around our taiwanese star Wang to show their appreciation of his 7+ innings of excellent pitching. It was so touching to see superstars like A-Rod, Flaherty, and Jeter hanging around Wang to show their support to him. Then it was manager Joe Torre's term to show his approval by patting on Wang's back before handing the ball to the reliever. As Wang walked off the mound towards the dugout, the capacity crowd at Yankees Stadium gave Wang a standing ovation, all 40,000+ of them. What a scene! What a moment for Taiwan! It was a touching moment indeed. I am sure I would have shed some tears if I was there watching the game in person. Who could have dreamed that such a day would dawn when a pitcher from Taiwan can outduel the best hitters in the world, including Ichiro while earning the respect of players like A-Rod, Jeter, Matsui, Johnson, and millions of fans around the world. This is the best publicity for Taiwan. Now more Americans recognize Wang's name than President Chen Shui-Ban's name. Now even the Japanese would know Wang's name because he stole the spotlight from Ichiro vs. Godzilla. Now I can be proud cause there are two Taiwanese pitchers who can pitch in the highest arena of the baseball world and getting good results at the same time. Not wasting my effort to wake up so early to watch the game during my off day.