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YanksBlog.com (Free subscription) | yesterday
Rafael Soriano: Steve Adams at MLB Trade Rumors reports that reliever Rafael Soriano has accepted arbitration from the Braves, taking himself off of the free agent market. Soriano had been mentioned in connection with the Yankees, but it was thoug...
lenNY's Yankees - A Yankees Blog (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
Yes. It really happened. Chien-Ming Wang threw the best eephus pitch of his life 14 seconds in. Even The Great Bambino would have been caught looking on that one. Oh, and don’t ask me what the announcers are saying. I haven’t the slightest clue. There is also some news to go along with this video. Ken Davidoff is reporting the Yankees are likely to non-tender Wang . Wang just started...
Earth Shots (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
Pine Needles by Tien-Chien Chen Saturday, 5th December 2009 EarthShots.org - Photo of the Day Contest Click here for a random photo from the Earth Shots archive! @earthshots - follow Earth Shots on twitter!
The Yankee Universe (Free subscription) | 12/06/2009
... the Yankees sh0uld sign him. However, the same argument stands for the other players, including Chien-Ming Wang. Rich Harden has put up the following stat line since returning from persistent injury in 2008: Year Age Tm ERA GS IP BB SO ERA+ WHIP H/9 HR/9 BB/9 SO/9 SO/BB 2008 26 TOT 2.07 25 148.0 61 181 211 1.061 5.8 0.7 3.7 11.0 2.97 2009 27 CHC 4.09 26 141.0 67 171 110 1.340 7.8 1.5 4.3...
Sportsviews (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
Where in the World is Chien-Ming Wang? He is walking the runways in a fashion show for baseball players to raise funds for the 20 baseball teams based in cities and counties devastated by a deadly typhoon this past August, in Taipei, Taiwan. Chien-Ming Wang recently managed at a recent charity event in Taiwan, and even threw [...] Added by: zellyanks91 Viewed: 1 time(s) Tags/Keywords:...
The Business Journal of Milwaukee (Free subscription) | yesterday
Nearly $400,000 in federal stimulus funds have been awarded to help pay for the cleanup of blighted properties in La Crosse and Prairie du Chien, Gov. Jim Doyle said Tuesday.
Zell's Pinstripe Blog (Free subscription) | yesterday
Where in the World is Chien-Ming Wang? He is walking the runways in a fashion show for baseball players to raise funds for the 20 baseball teams based in cities and counties devastated by a deadly typhoon this past August, in Taipei, Taiwan. Chien-Ming Wang recently managed at a recent charity event in Taiwan, and even threw [...]
New York Times (Free subscription) | 12/08/2009
General Manager Brian Cashman said he planned to discuss a contract with Andy Pettitte but wasn’t sure he would offer one to Chien Ming Wang.
The Yankee Universe (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
On Twitter last night, Ken Davidoff reported that Chien-Ming Wang is “as good as non-tendered” at this point, as the Yankees do not see him as a contributor next year. Although my first reaction is to be upset that the Yankees are jettisoning a player who was such an integral piece on a number of [...]
Pinstripe Alley (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
Ken Davidoff is reporting what we all figured - the Yankees are likely to decline arbitration with Chien-Ming Wang , making him a free agent once the Dec 12th deadline passes. Peter Gammons points out that if Wang doesn't sign with another team, the Yankees would still be able to re-sign him after May 1st. This makes no sense to me. Wang made $5 million last year, and it seems certain that he'd...
Daily Painters Marketplace (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
Copyright by Dominique Amendola To see a larger picture, click on the image. A person talking to her dog siting on big blocs of stone forming a sort of bench and holding a bottle of juice. Une person assise sur des blocs formants une sorte de banc parle avec son chien. This is painted in a realistic style . This is not a print. You are buying an original painting on canvas. This painting is...
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 15 hours ago
... went hand in hand. They were an old team, and they suffered through far too many injuries. Behind Chien-Ming Wang , Andy Pettitte (36) and Mike Mussina (39) were expected to anchor the pitching rotation. Around the diamond, Jorge Posada (36) would have manned the plate with Jason Giambi (37) at first, Johnny Damon and Bobby Abreu, a pair of 34-year-olds at the corner outfield positions,...
Memories Of Kevin Malone (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
... declining veteran block a young starter. -Ken Davidoff says the Dodgers could be contenders for Chien Ming Wang . Ken Davidoff tweets that once the Yankees non-tender Chien-Ming Wang, the Dodgers will have interest in the right-hander, as Joe Torre and Larry Bowa are both big fans. I'd hate to disappoint some of my Taiwanese readers (yes, I see you) out there, but i've never been...
Medgadget (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
Taiwanese designers Ying-Chien Lin, Yue-Hua Li & Wei-Yin Su have developed a medicine management system geared toward the elderly. The system would feature a touch screen and a camera for reading bar codes on drug packages, as well as accompanying programmable boxes that can remind users when to take their pills. Proposed features according to the designers: Use touch screen as the interface...
River Ave. Blues (Free subscription) | 12/07/2009
This video is from Taiwan. It shows Chien-Ming Wang, managing at a recent charity, getting on the mound to throw a few warm-up pitches. Wang is just a few months’ removed from surgery and only just begun to throw right-handed. So he takes a few to glove from the left slide before turning the ball [...] Post from: River Ave. Blues A New York Yankees blog Davidoff: Wang all but non-tendered...
