Liao Yu-cheng
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Liao Yu-cheng is a former Taiwanese professional baseball
player who belonged to the Brother Elephants
of Chinese Professional Baseball League
.
Liao was a submarine
pitcher and was given the nickname Golden Submarine for Brother Elephant's yellow uniform.
. One day, the team's pitching coach noticed him throw a 93 mph fast ball with overhand
, and fix him to a pitcher
.
2004 year's CPBL Draft, La New Bears
and Macoto Cobras notice Liao pitch an 88 mph with sidearm
. Both teams welcome Liao to enter the CPBL's Draft. Wwith no others' attentions, Brother Elephants
pick up Liao in first round of draft.
were ready to realise Liao; and La New Bears
were ready to claim him. Luckily, the 2005 Manager hoped that the team would keep Liao; he thought that Liao was a tool to be a ACE pitcher, just without any chances.
In the 2006 season, the pitching coach fixed Liao into a submariner, and made him into a starting pitcher.
On May, 10, 2007 Liao got his first career win in CPBL.
In the 2008 CPBL season, he gained the ERA Championship Award and the Most Progressive Award. Liao later participated in the 2009 World Baseball Classic
and showed up in the Round 1 Pool A match between Chinese Taipei
and South Korea, the eventual runner-up. He was allowed one point in his 3-inning pitching and his performance was praised by South Korean manager
Kim In-Sik
.
After the 2009 Taiwan Series
Liao had been under investigation for game fixing allegations. On January 6, 2010, Liao confessed to the Banciao District Prosecutors' Office that in 2007 when he was a minor player with only NT$55,000 (ca. USD$1,700) monthly salary, he accepted NT$600,000 (ca. USD$18,500) from the gamblers and pitched one game for them. Liao also insisted that it was his only game-fixing activity throughout his career and because he later felt deeply uneasy for it, he donated NT$300,000 to local charitable organization
s. Sadly, Liao was expelled by the Brother Elephants, ending his short baseball career.
As of September 2010, Liao coaches in a club baseball team in his hometown of Taoyuan County.
Professional baseball
Baseball is a team sport which is played by several professional leagues throughout the world. In these leagues, and associated farm teams, players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for a specific team or club system....
player who belonged to the Brother Elephants
Brother Elephants
The Brother Elephants are a professional baseball team in Taiwan. It was originally established as an amateur team in 1984 by the Brother Hotel located in Taipei City, and later joined the Chinese Professional Baseball League in 1989...
of Chinese Professional Baseball League
Chinese Professional Baseball League
The Chinese Professional Baseball League , or CPBL, is the top-tier professional baseball league in Taiwan. The league was established in 1989. CPBL eventually absorbed the competing Taiwan Major League in 2003...
.
Liao was a submarine
Submarine (baseball)
In baseball, a submarine pitch is one in which the ball is released underhand and just above the ground, with the torso bent at a right angle and shoulders tilted so severely that they rotate around a nearly horizontal axis...
pitcher and was given the nickname Golden Submarine for Brother Elephant's yellow uniform.
Early life
In senior high school, Liao used to be an outfielderOutfielder
Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in baseball farthest from the batter. These defenders are the left fielder, the center fielder, and the right fielder...
. One day, the team's pitching coach noticed him throw a 93 mph fast ball with overhand
Overhand
Overhand may refer to:* See drop for Overhand , a looping-punch* Overhand knot...
, and fix him to a pitcher
Pitcher
In baseball, the pitcher is the player who throwsthe baseball from the pitcher's mound toward the catcher to begin each play, with the goal of retiring a batter, who attempts to either make contact with the pitched ball or draw a walk. In the numbering system used to record defensive plays, the...
.
2004 year's CPBL Draft, La New Bears
La New Bears
The Lamigo Monkeys , formerly First Financial Holdings Agan and then the La New Bears , are a professional baseball team in the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan...
and Macoto Cobras notice Liao pitch an 88 mph with sidearm
Sidearm
In baseball, sidearm describes balls thrown along a low, approximately horizontal axis rather than a high, mostly vertical axis ....
. Both teams welcome Liao to enter the CPBL's Draft. Wwith no others' attentions, Brother Elephants
Brother Elephants
The Brother Elephants are a professional baseball team in Taiwan. It was originally established as an amateur team in 1984 by the Brother Hotel located in Taipei City, and later joined the Chinese Professional Baseball League in 1989...
pick up Liao in first round of draft.
Professional career
In his first career season, Liao pitched only one game: three innings earned two runs. After all, Brother ElephantsBrother Elephants
The Brother Elephants are a professional baseball team in Taiwan. It was originally established as an amateur team in 1984 by the Brother Hotel located in Taipei City, and later joined the Chinese Professional Baseball League in 1989...
were ready to realise Liao; and La New Bears
La New Bears
The Lamigo Monkeys , formerly First Financial Holdings Agan and then the La New Bears , are a professional baseball team in the Chinese Professional Baseball League in Taiwan...
were ready to claim him. Luckily, the 2005 Manager hoped that the team would keep Liao; he thought that Liao was a tool to be a ACE pitcher, just without any chances.
In the 2006 season, the pitching coach fixed Liao into a submariner, and made him into a starting pitcher.
On May, 10, 2007 Liao got his first career win in CPBL.
In the 2008 CPBL season, he gained the ERA Championship Award and the Most Progressive Award. Liao later participated in the 2009 World Baseball Classic
2009 World Baseball Classic
The 2009 World Baseball Classic was an international baseball competition. It is the only international baseball tournament to feature a large number of players from the major leagues of North America and Asia. It began on March 5, 2009, and finished March 23, 2009.Japan emerged victorious for the...
and showed up in the Round 1 Pool A match between Chinese Taipei
Chinese Taipei baseball team
The Chinese Taipei baseball team , is the national team of the Republic of China . It is governed by the Chinese Taipei Baseball Association. They are generally recognized as one of the elite national baseball teams. They are currently the fifth ranked baseball team in the world, just behind South...
and South Korea, the eventual runner-up. He was allowed one point in his 3-inning pitching and his performance was praised by South Korean manager
Manager (baseball)
In baseball, the field manager is an individual who is responsible for matters of team strategy on the field and team leadership. Managers are typically assisted by between one and six assistant coaches, whose responsibilities are specialized...
Kim In-Sik
Kim In-Sik
Kim In-Sik is a former manager of the Korean Baseball Organization...
.
After the 2009 Taiwan Series
2009 Chinese Professional Baseball League playoffs
The 2009 Taiwan Series was played by Uni-President 7-Eleven Lions and Brother Elephants, winners of the first and second half-seasons. After seven games, the Lions defeated the Elephants four games to three and won the title.-Participants:...
Liao had been under investigation for game fixing allegations. On January 6, 2010, Liao confessed to the Banciao District Prosecutors' Office that in 2007 when he was a minor player with only NT$55,000 (ca. USD$1,700) monthly salary, he accepted NT$600,000 (ca. USD$18,500) from the gamblers and pitched one game for them. Liao also insisted that it was his only game-fixing activity throughout his career and because he later felt deeply uneasy for it, he donated NT$300,000 to local charitable organization
Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
s. Sadly, Liao was expelled by the Brother Elephants, ending his short baseball career.
As of September 2010, Liao coaches in a club baseball team in his hometown of Taoyuan County.
Career statistics
| Season | Team | G | W | L | HD | SV | CG | SHO | BB | SO | ER | INN | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Brother Elephants Brother Elephants The Brother Elephants are a professional baseball team in Taiwan. It was originally established as an amateur team in 1984 by the Brother Hotel located in Taipei City, and later joined the Chinese Professional Baseball League in 1989... |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3.0 | 6.00 |
| 2006 | Brother Elephants Brother Elephants The Brother Elephants are a professional baseball team in Taiwan. It was originally established as an amateur team in 1984 by the Brother Hotel located in Taipei City, and later joined the Chinese Professional Baseball League in 1989... |
12 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 20 | 18 | 37.1 | 4.34 |
| 2007 | Brother Elephants Brother Elephants The Brother Elephants are a professional baseball team in Taiwan. It was originally established as an amateur team in 1984 by the Brother Hotel located in Taipei City, and later joined the Chinese Professional Baseball League in 1989... |
22 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 58 | 68 | 44 | 119.1 | 3.32 |
| 2008 | Brother Elephants Brother Elephants The Brother Elephants are a professional baseball team in Taiwan. It was originally established as an amateur team in 1984 by the Brother Hotel located in Taipei City, and later joined the Chinese Professional Baseball League in 1989... |
21 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 72 | 102 | 34 | 132.2 | 2.31 |
| 2009 | Brother Elephants Brother Elephants The Brother Elephants are a professional baseball team in Taiwan. It was originally established as an amateur team in 1984 by the Brother Hotel located in Taipei City, and later joined the Chinese Professional Baseball League in 1989... |
22 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 83 | 64 | 48 | 130.2 | 3.306 |
| Total | 5years | 72 | 23 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 222 | 249 | 132 | 384.2 | 3.09 |