April 30, 2005
Afraid of the K
Ken Singleton brought up something in regards to the Blue Jays facing Wang. Nobody wants to be the first batter to strike out against the pitcher. I don't know why that matters so much, but the Jays have not struck out through five. They're putting the ball in play fairly early, so Chien has only thrown 54 pitches, 38 for strikes.
The Jays have also had four hits and scored 2 runs. Only two of the hits was a solid singles; the other three were well placed, infield hits. It just goes to show how much offense you can generate by putting the bat on the ball. Singles and ground outs all move runners.
Wang has a neat windup, Hideo Nomo without the back arch. The pause at the top of his delivery seems to be throwing off the timing of the Blue Jays hitters. New York leads Toronto 3-2 in the bottom of the 5th.
Posted by David Pinto at
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That's an interesting assessment. I'm watching the game via the internet, and I had noticed that Wang has yet to strike out a batter. My initial impression was that boded ill for Wang, since a pitcher who doesn't strike many people out and who plays with the Yankees' defense behind him isn't likely to be successful in the long term, but if this is just the Jays being fearful of being the first to strike out against the rookie (a strange fear, given how often modern hitters whiff), maybe that observation is irrelevant.
