Let me tell you a story about Taiwanese pitcher Chien-Ming Wang.
In 2007 he did very well with the New York Yankees, he ended the season with a 19-7 record, 3.70 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, and 104 Ks over 199.1 innings. Not that bad.
In 2008 he did ok, he went 8-2 before ending the season in June with a foot injury he sustained while running the bases. You gotta watch out about running- you can get hurt sometimes.
This year it looks like Chien-Ming Wang hasn’t been able to get things started. Over the three games he’s started this year he’s only pitched 6 total innings and allowed 23 earned runs. That means he has a 34.50 ERA.
34.50.
For those that don’t know about ERA or baseball. You are great if you have a ERA between 1-2, you are bad if you have a ERA between 4-6. He is off the charts.
At least he’s not David Moraga (pitched 4 games in 2000, ended with a 40.50 ERA.)
That being said I had this conversation with my pal Sean:
Dmbosstone : for now on we’re going to use Chien-Ming Wang’s name as a euphemism for sucking
SMR12: hahaha nice!!!!
Dmbosstone : “I pulled a Chen Ming Wang today when I totally failed at remembering the groceries.”
Dmbosstone: I think you should start using it around town
SMR12: that will pick up soooo fast
Dmbosstone: I’m going to blog it
SMR12 : do it
I’ve tried to create phrases to little success but I’m going to make this one work for anybody that is a baseball or Red Sox fan.
But chances are I’m pulling a Chien-Ming Wang by writing this post.
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