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J-Train Blog: Kei Igawa Learns English

Paul’s Note: Wow, first real post since last November, this whole graduating and working thing is real time consuming! The following article was posted on 2/22. J-Train is currently in Florida covering the spring training for the Yankees. For the original article in Traditional Chinese, click HERE.
As we know, many professional athletes are not the […]

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J-Train Blog: Game Over

Paul’s Note: The following article was posted on 10/9. For the original article in Traditional Chinese, click HERE.
Nobody thought that Chien-Ming Wang’s last game of the 2007 season would end like this, walking off the mount showered by boos.
Lasted only 1 inning, Wang gave up 5 hits and 4 earned runs, and the Yankees lost […]

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J-Train Blog: Good Job by Wanger

Paul’s Note: The following article was posted on 9/19. For the original article in Traditional Chinese, click HERE.
It’s been awhile since I posted here, work has been rather frustrating, my boss and colleagues’ different opinions prevent me to do what I want to do. As results, often I just can’t get myself out of the […]

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J-Train Blog: Gator And Wanger

Paul’s Note: The following article was posted on 8/31. For the original article in Traditional Chinese, click HERE.
“Didn’t you ask me what was wrong with Wanger? What did I say? Didn’t I say he was fine?”
“Why are we wasting my my time for interviews? For what? Wanger? Come on, he had a terrible game, so […]

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2 Must See Clips

I was surfing around the net and found the following 2 clips, both amazing in their own ways…

From Funny or Die, name of the clip is Roger Clemens 2057, need I say more? Thanks to my buddies Evan and John who hooked me up with the link (Happy birthday Evan!)

Roger Clemens 2057
While reading Pinstripes PA, […]

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J-Train Blog: Some After Thoughts…

Paul’s Note: The following article was posted on 8/16. For the original article in Traditional Chinese, click HERE.
I have been terribly busy these past couple days, kinda short handed at work, so I haven’t had much time to work on my blog. I read some stuff by Taiwanese media and the feedbacks of my readers, […]

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J-Train Blog: Chien-Ming Wang’s Bullpen Session on 8/15

Paul’s Note: The following article was posted on 8/16. For the original article in Traditional Chinese, click HERE.
In my last post I talked about Wang’s practice on the 15th. I only briefly mentioned that Guidry said the session was very successful. This post will get into a little bit more detail about the practice, especially […]

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J-Train Blog: 8/15/07 At Yankee Stadium

Paul’s Note: Taking a little break from remaking the site, gotta catch up with J-Train =) The following article was posted on 8/15. For the original article in Traditional Chinese, click HERE.
Today is a day game, starting at 1PM, although the players report at around 11:30, but I showed up before 9:30, because Chien-Ming […]

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J-Train Blog: What’s Wrong With Wang? Nothing!

Paul’s Note: The following article was posted on 8/14. For the original article in Traditional Chinese, click HERE.

I got the title of this article from a conversation with the pitching coach Ron Guidry.
And I agree with him.
Everybody is concerned with Chien-Ming Wang, me too. I want to see him win. When he got blown up […]

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J-Train Blog: Word of The Day

Paul’s Note: The following article was posted on 8/9. For the original article in Traditional Chinese, click HERE.

This is something I wrote last week, I was talking to Chien-Ming Wang, and Hispanic announcer Francisco Rivera of YES Network joined the conversation. He shared his baseball knowledge and even taught us a couple Spanish phrases. He […]

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