tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949421001644904537.post2258369469500084731..comments2024-01-24T18:56:58.635-08:00Comments on EXPLORING CULTURES: A Global Blog (all languages): 82-year-old biological grandfather of Washington Nationals star pitcher Chien-Ming Wang found dead at neighborhood park; suicide suspected, police sayUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949421001644904537.post-36367988159403231052011-08-05T20:46:01.107-07:002011-08-05T20:46:01.107-07:00Given that "Wang was adopted at birth and rai...Given that "Wang was adopted at birth and raised by his uncle," don't agree with your assessment.<br /><br />It's nice if it gets covered, but if it doesn't, it's not some kind of grievous oversight.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949421001644904537.post-41251991088580505452011-08-05T19:43:26.365-07:002011-08-05T19:43:26.365-07:00''Dan, I intend to ask Wang Chien-Ming abo...''Dan, I intend to ask Wang Chien-Ming about his grandfather before I write a story for my newspaper, if I do write it at all. Can I ask what makes u so passionate about the topic?''<br /><br />-- TOP SPORTS WRITER AT TOP SPORTS NEWSPAPER SECTION IN USA<br /><br />MY ANSWER: I feel there is a good family / human interest angle here that focuses on Wang's Taiwanese roots and how much he is loved by his fans in Taiwan. So i just feel there is a good human interest story here, to make sports heroes more humanized....it's NOT all about winning games or making oodles of money...there are FAMILY SAGAS here too...... sports is not just a money making machine ....there are real people invovled with real family stories....no?DANIELBLOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130493903696077379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949421001644904537.post-58159313874551644422011-08-05T19:23:38.196-07:002011-08-05T19:23:38.196-07:00****According to Grandpa Huang's neighbors, wh...****According to Grandpa Huang's neighbors, while he never boasted that he had a<br />grandson who played in the Major League ....he did CARE a lot about<br />the 31-year-old baseball star.<br /><br />THIS SHOULD BE IN USA NEWSPAPER..... NO?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-949421001644904537.post-31458628209463094872011-08-05T19:22:00.079-07:002011-08-05T19:22:00.079-07:00Interesting. Didn't Wang's grandfather hav...Interesting. Didn't Wang's grandfather have, like a full name? More than just Mr Huang? YES BUT TAIWAN MEDIA SOMETIMES JUST REPORT THE SURNAME ONLY...FOR PRIVACY REASONS...<br /><br />Given that "Wang was adopted at birth and raised by his uncle," I can see why it's not rising to the level of a coverage-worthy story.<br />BUT IN THE NEWS STORY OF THE GRANDPA, IT SAYS THE GRANDPA KNEW THAT WANG HIS BIOLOGICAL GRANDSON HAD GONE ON TO BECOME A STAR BASEBALL PHEMON IN TAIWAN FIRST AND THEN THE NY YANKEES AND NOW THE DC NATIONALS, AND WHILE HE NEVER BOASTED ABOUT HIS GRANDSON HE WAS AWARE OF IT ALL AND WAS SAID TO BE PERSONALLY YET PRIVATELY PROUD OF HIS GRANDSON TOO... THAT"S THE PART THAT RESONATES OR SHOULD..THERE IS A HUMAN STORY HERE, NO?<br /><br />The Taiwan story you flagged does show up in a Google News search. YES BUT ONLY IN TAIWAN AND CHINA MEDIA. NOT ONE USA MEDIA HAS PICKED IT UP. NOT EVEN ONE USA NEWSPAPER SPORTS BLOG.DANIELBLOOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05130493903696077379noreply@blogger.com