Lin-sanity in Boston! Well, not quite as lin-sane as Jeremy Lin, obviously, but Red Sox rookie outfielder Che Hsuan Lin made an awesome diving catch the other day:
Che-Hsuan Lin is the 8th Taiwanese-born player to make it to the Major League Baseball, (he actually made debut earlier in the season, April 14, 2012, he made one defensive appearance before optioned back to AAA Pawtucket) he recorded his first major league hit against the Baltimore Orioles on May 21, 2012.
Other 7? Here is the list (from baseball reference)
Position players
| From ▴ | To | G | PA | AB | R | H | 2B | 3B | HR | RBI | SB | BB | SO | Birthdate | Debut | Birthplace | Pos | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chin-Feng Chen | 2002 | 2005 | 19 | 25 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | .091 | .200 | .091 | .291 | Oct 28, 1977 | Sep 14, 2002 | Tainan City | /7 |
| Chin-lung Hu | 2007 | 2011 | 118 | 214 | 193 | 27 | 34 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 49 | .176 | .225 | .259 | .484 | Feb 2, 1984 | Sep 1, 2007 | Tainan City | 64 |
| Che-Hsuan Lin | 2012 | 2012 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .200 | .200 | .200 | .400 | Sep 21, 1988 | Apr 14, 2012 | Hwa-Lian | /98 |
| Totals | 2002 | 2012 | 599 | 333 | 295 | 38 | 45 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 18 | 96 | .153 | .202 | .227 | .429 |
Pitchers
| Yrs | From ▴ | To | ASG | W | L | G | GS | GF | CG | SHO | SV | IP | H | R | ER | HR | BB | SO | Birthdate | Debut | Birthplace | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chin-hui Tsao | 4 | 2003 | 2007 | 0 | 4 | 4 | .500 | 5.40 | 50 | 8 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 88.1 | 89 | 54 | 53 | 19 | 34 | 60 | Jun 2, 1981 | Jul 25, 2003 | Hualien |
| Chien-Ming Wang | 7 | 2005 | 2012 | 0 | 60 | 29 | .674 | 4.15 | 121 | 115 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 736.0 | 771 | 360 | 339 | 50 | 210 | 335 | Mar 31, 1980 | Apr 30, 2005 | Tainan City |
| Hong-Chih Kuo | 7 | 2005 | 2011 | 1 | 13 | 17 | .433 | 3.73 | 218 | 14 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 292.1 | 228 | 128 | 121 | 18 | 127 | 345 | Jul 23, 1981 | Sep 2, 2005 | Tainan City |
| Fu-Te Ni | 2 | 2009 | 2010 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .000 | 4.33 | 58 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.0 | 47 | 28 | 26 | 5 | 30 | 43 | Nov 14, 1982 | Jun 29, 2009 | Pingtung County |
| Wei-Yin Chen | 1 | 2012 | 2012 | 0 | 4 | 1 | .800 | 3.31 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54.1 | 53 | 24 | 20 | 6 | 18 | 42 | Jul 21, 1985 | Apr 10, 2012 | Kaohsiung City |
| Totals | 21 | 2003 | 2012 | 1 | 81 | 52 | .609 | 4.11 | 456 | 146 | 78 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 1225.0 | 1188 | 594 | 559 | 98 | 419 | 825 |
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I been tweeting nonsense since May 19, 2007 (over 5 years ago, can you believe that?). I put weekly digests of my tweets on my blog, so that I can search for it quicker using my blog’s search function. I tweet awfully a lot about baseball (I am a Red Sox fan), but if you are interested, please follow me at @DaigoFuji. Here are my tweets:
- If you haven't seen it, Che-Hsuan Lin's great diving catch from yesterday's game. http://t.co/WF11KCO7 As they say in Taiwan, 加油! #RedSox 15:27:51, 2012-05-24
- Wondering if Josh Beckett is golfing… it is a beautiful day for it. #RedSox 15:12:13, 2012-05-24
- YOUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUK! #RedSox 20:13:41, 2012-05-22
- Whoa, Youkilis startiing at first and Gonzalez playing right field. I like the way Bobby is thinking… #RedSox http://t.co/45uVM4gE 16:06:35, 2012-05-22
- Whoa, David Ortiz. Lots of people have respect for him, including myself, but those don't usually get heard… #RedSox http://t.co/XRUngYIm 08:45:49, 2012-05-22
- Just wondering out loud… With so many injuries in #RedSox outfield, what about J.D. Drew? 08:24:44, 2012-05-22
- Wow, Yu Darvish walked 6 Mariners. He is out of the game with 5 runs (4 earned) in 5th. 4-inning outing is shortest in the MLB. 23:46:20, 2012-05-21
- Ha! Guess who shares the last-place in AL East with the .500 #RedSox http://t.co/velOR6Kg 23:40:14, 2012-05-21
- Ichiro does it again! He hits a single off of Yu Darvish and 2 more run scores. 3-0 M's. 23:04:18, 2012-05-21
- @williamnyy23 That is pretty awesome. Thanks for sharing that link. in reply to williamnyy23 22:32:16, 2012-05-21
- …and #RedSox win 8-6! Nice! 22:22:35, 2012-05-21
- Ichiro! RBI triple! 22:21:57, 2012-05-21
- My attention divided… Yu vs Ichiro and end of #RedSox game… 22:19:53, 2012-05-21
- Wow Padilla! That was a big strikeout. #RedSox take 8-6 lead into 9th. 22:06:26, 2012-05-21
- Dustin Pedroia! Drives in Lin Che Hsuan, who had his first MLB hit. Nice! RedSox up 8-5 in 8th. 21:43:48, 2012-05-21
- Actually, my mistake, Miller is in line to get a win. and as @shelley1005 points out, it is his birthday. TY @redsoxfred & @ChristopherB609 21:41:52, 2012-05-21
- @shelley1005 @ChristopherB609 Yes you guys are absolutely correct! Thanks. in reply to shelley1005 21:37:28, 2012-05-21
- @redsoxfred oh yes, you are right. in reply to redsoxfred 21:36:18, 2012-05-21
- I know it is a small sample size, but Andrew Miller is looking good. If #RedSox wins, he'll get his 4th hold of the season in his 8th game. 21:34:12, 2012-05-21
- Celtics win, #RedSox holding onto lead, but my sports-filled night is only half over, Ichiro/King Felix vs Yu Darvish is coming up at 10. 21:28:30, 2012-05-21
- Nice, Middlebrooks! That's his 3rd hit of the night! #RedSox have 7-5 lead in the 7th. 21:20:54, 2012-05-21
- Sac fly to left… well, #RedSox got a lead, 6-5. 21:18:35, 2012-05-21
- Aviles singled, Pedroia doubled and Ortiz is walked. Bases loaded. C'mon Gonzalez, get that big hit! #RedSox 21:16:08, 2012-05-21
- After leaning that Che-Hsuan Lin is the 8th Taiwanese-born Major Leaguer, tried to name 7 without looking up. I can only come up w/3. #fail 21:04:55, 2012-05-21
- Daniel Nava! Sac fly, and that's his 10th RBI in 12 games. and a BALK?! Whoa, the game is TIED! 5-5 top 6! Go #RedSox 20:53:53, 2012-05-21
- C'mon Jarrod Saltalamacchia! He has hit two homer in as many games lately. Make it three! 20:47:40, 2012-05-21
- Ortiz! That was a bomb, to start top 6. #RedSox3 O's 5. Gonzalez follows w/a double. If the Sox win tonight, they are back at .500. 20:44:15, 2012-05-21
- Three hits in that inning for the #RedSox yet, no run. Sox trails 2 runs after top 4. 4-2 Orioles. 20:18:06, 2012-05-21
One Comment
Wrong. Take a poll of Orioles fans. I know many, and they all say Sox fans are far mor obnoxious at the ball park. Don’t shoot the meesengsr. I’m Yankee fan and not a baseball fan, right because you know me. Do me a favor shut your mouth. If you want to express an opinion feel free, but don’t attack me because you don’t know me or my knowledge and love of the game. Thats the hypocrital Bostonian in you talking. Now the $ is ok, because you spend it. Right? Look in the mirror