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By Bob Finnigan
Seattle Times staff reporter
 
Had the Mariners been able to close a deal in early May 2000, they might have had a better shot of at least two more wins this year. That was when they were supposed to sign Chien-Ming Wang, then a standout prospect in Taiwan and now a New York Yankees pitcher who has beaten Seattle twice in the past week.

"We had a deal figured out, we were all set," recalled Ted Heid, director of Mariners Pacific Rim operations and a respected scout in the Far East. "We were in the house. Wang's parents were wearing Seattle hats and shirts. The kid was excited about becoming a Mariner."

Then one of Wang's coaches asked Seattle officials to wait a day to conclude the deal for Chien-Ming, then 20. Roger Jongewaard, former Seattle director of player personnel, agreed. After all, it was all set, right?

"We didn't know it, but the Yankees were coming in," Heid said. "Gordon Blakeley flew in that day and made an offer, and they just blew us out of the water."

Blakeley offered $2.4 million, 50 percent more than Seattle. On May 5, 2000, Chien-Ming signed with New York.

"Chien-Ming is well on the way to becoming the pitcher we envisioned — outstanding," Heid said. "He has a great sinker. Back then, his slider was his out pitch, but we saw the makings of a devastating sinker, too."

Mariners scout Jamey Storvick has identified two other players in Taiwan — infielder Yung Chi Chen, 21, and pitcher Chia-An Huang, 19.

Both signed early last year. Chen is playing third base for Wisconsin, hitting .265 with 25 runs batted in in 36 games. Huang, a 6-foot-2, 200-pounder, is in Peoria, Ariz. He had a slow start this year, but has relaxed and his pitches are hitting 93 to 94 mph.

"Taiwanese players come with a solid background of international play," Heid said. "Also, they play tournament games every weekend, single elimination. That helps them learn to perform under pressure — you win or you go home." 


Calabro calling M's today

Kevin Calabro and Dave Niehaus, two of Seattle's most recognizable play-by-play announcers, will share the broadcast booth today.

Calabro, the voice of the NBA Sonics, will join the Mariners' FSN broadcast crew for the Mariners' game against the Yankees. Calabro will take part in the pregame show, which begins at 6:30 p.m., then join Niehaus in the booth for the second and third innings.

Calabro, of course, will call tomorrow's Game 6 of the Sonics-Spurs Western Conference semifinal series.


Campillo joins team

Pitcher Jorge Campillo joined the Seattle club after a day of travel from Albuquerque, where Class AAA Tacoma wrapped up a series yesterday. It was a surprise for Campillo, who thought he was going the other way after a visit from Rainiers manager Dan Rohn.

"Rohnie [Rohn] gave me a hug and said my contract had been purchased," Campillo said, through interpreter Gillian Hagamen. "I was worried, I thought he meant I was going back to Mexico City. But he said, 'No, no, you are going to the big leagues.' "

The move ended several days of suspense for the right-hander. He had been pulled from his Tacoma start Saturday and told the move was to keep him ready to pitch if Seattle called.

He is listed as a long reliever.

Notes

• Manager Mike Hargrove says Felix Hernandez, Seattle's top pitching prospect, apparently only suffered a bruised calf when he was hit on the right leg by a line drive in Albuquerque yesterday.

"We don't think it's anything serious," Hargrove said. "He was hit, but he wasn't taken for X-rays or taken to the hospital or anything like that."

• Jeremy Reed, who failed to bring Bernie Williams' game-winning grand slam back into the park Monday, said he never got the ball in his glove. He lost the glove over the fence when he banged into the wall in right-center.

"It tipped off the end of the glove," Reed said. "I might have had a chance if I could have been set and jumped higher, but I was going full speed to get there, and my momentum was into the wall, not up."

• Yankees DH Ruben Sierra was removed as a precaution from an extended spring-training game in Tampa, Fla., after feeling discomfort in his left leg but still sounded optimistic he could rejoin the team Friday.


Copyright © 2005 The Seattle Times Company

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