[外電] 波士頓Globe:Wang answers the No. 1 question

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Wang answers the No. 1 question By Nick Cafardo, Globe Staff | April 12, 2008 The question often asked about Yankees righthander Chien Ming-Wang is, "Is he a No. 1?" Including last night's complete-game, 4-1 victory over the Red Sox in which he allowed a mere two hits, the regular-season numbers indicate he is. But the postseason numbers tell a different story. The 28-year-old Wang was 0-2 against Cleveland in last year's Division Series, allowing 14 hits, 12 earned runs, and four walks in two starts. Overall, he's 1-3 with a 7.58 ERA in the postseason. When you're a Yankee, you've got to perform in the postseason. Wang hasn't. Call it his last frontier, the one area he needs to conquer before you have no doubt he's a No. 1. In the absence of that, the rest of it is really good. "That's one of those things people will always debate, but all I know is that he's one of the premier young pitchers in the game and we're glad he's a part of our family," said Yankees general manager Brian Cashman. "I just think he's getting better and better. We signed him as an international player and he's been extremely special. Tonight was one of the most special games I've seen him pitch. You don't throw less than 100 pitches [93] in a complete game at Fenway Park against a team like Boston too often." He's won 19 games each of the last two seasons. He was 19-6 with a 3.63 ERA in 2006 and 19-7 with a 3.70 ERA in '07. He's a guy who can get you there, but has yet to be able to finish the deal in the postseason. In parts of four seasons, he's 49-18. He's a guy who can match up against most No. 1s and win. But he's no Josh Beckett. Not quite in that class. Can he grow into it? Last night, the answer was yes. Wang was incredibly efficient. He threw his four-seam fastball 94-95 miles per hour, and delivered a hard sinker that was awfully tough. He controlled both sides of the plate. Wang is 3-0 with a 1.23 ERA in 2008. He entered last night's game with the best winning percentage in the majors from 2006-08 - .755 (40-13). Better than Roy Halladay, Jered Weaver, Brad Penny, and Justin Verlander. His 40 wins over that span were more than Beckett and Brandon Webb's 36, Johan Santana, Verlander, and Carlos Zambrano's 35. He beat Toronto and Halladay on Opening Day. He pitched six shutout innings against the Rays five days later. And last night, going up against Clay Buchholz, he distinguished himself. He had never really pitched well at Fenway, where he was 2-3 with a 6.17 ERA in six starts. If you're a Yankee No. 1, you've got to be able to go into Boston and win. Simple as that. On a wet, raw night, Wang did it. Wang said he felt it was his best game as a Yankee because "it was especially good because I threw it in Boston. Before tonight, I didn't do that well." So he was well aware the Red Sox have been tough on him and he needed to turn those fortunes around. The one run he allowed came on J.D. Drew's fifth-inning home run that right fielder Bobby Abreu could have caught had he timed his leap better. Alex Rodriguez was called for a questionable error in the fourth inning, and with two outs in the ninth, Wang allowed a bunt single to Coco Crisp. "I felt bad about [the home run]," said Abreu. Asked what he would have done differently, Abreu said, "I'd catch the ball. I'd get myself to the wall and jump straight up and catch it. I hit the wall and I couldn't jump as high as I needed to." There were balls hit hard by Sox batters - four of them in the fifth, including Drew's homer. Wang said he lost the feel of his slider at that point, but regained his form the next inning and never had another problem. Wang, a sinkerball pitcher, got 13 fly outs. Maybe it wasn't the way Wang usually gets it done, but it was done all right. And done masterfully. "When he's controlling both sides of the plate and throwing all three of his pitches for strikes, he's unhittable," said Rodriguez. "That's the best I've ever seen him." Wang said he paid special attention to David Ortiz and Manny Ramírez, who went a combined 0 for 6, busting them inside and then working them away. He said he threw more four-seamers than normal, and at 95 m.p.h. even in the ninth inning, it was devastating. Is he a No. 1? Last night, Red Sox batters would have answered yes, unequivocally. If he can do in October what he can clearly do in April, May, June, July, August, and September, there will be no need to ask the question again. Nick Cafardo can be reached at cafardo@globe.com. -- ___ ___ /| | /\__\ |:| | ___ /:/ _/_ |:| | /\__\ /:/ /\__\ __|:|__| /:/__/ /:/ /:/ _/_ /::::\__\_____ /::\ \ /:/_/:/ /\__\ -- ※ 發信站: 批踢踢實業坊(ptt.cc) ◆ From: 203.67.109.117

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