Yankee ace Chien-Ming Wang may have pitched his last game of the regular season. Rounding third base he began to limp to home plate. It turned out after getting the MRI today that he suffered a sprained ligament in his ankle and a partial tear of a tendon in his foot. He has to wear a protective boot for 6 weeks. The good news is no surgery is needed but the down side is all baseball related activity is suspended for the duration. So now it turns a 6 week injury into a 10 week or more injury as he would have to get into baseball shape. To be even more blunt he would have to do spring training all over again then some rehab starts in the minors. Wang at 8-2 was well on his way to another 19 win season so to say that it leaves a very big hole to fill is not an understatement. Mussina who has been the American Leagues' best pitcher will have to continue to be outstanding. Andy Pettitte will have be an innings horse and continue to pitch solid. Joba will get a chance to make an impact on the rotation as the team will count on him even more now. Rasner who has been consistent will have to continue to be effective. Then if they can get Mr. Kennedy and the franchise Phil Hughes to get back to form I think they'll come out of this alright. The offense is finally where they need to be. People are healthy and the team is on fire. One way or another this team will find out about themselves in the next few weeks.
Monday, June 16, 2008
Yanks have to rock with the WANGer out
Yankee ace Chien-Ming Wang may have pitched his last game of the regular season. Rounding third base he began to limp to home plate. It turned out after getting the MRI today that he suffered a sprained ligament in his ankle and a partial tear of a tendon in his foot. He has to wear a protective boot for 6 weeks. The good news is no surgery is needed but the down side is all baseball related activity is suspended for the duration. So now it turns a 6 week injury into a 10 week or more injury as he would have to get into baseball shape. To be even more blunt he would have to do spring training all over again then some rehab starts in the minors. Wang at 8-2 was well on his way to another 19 win season so to say that it leaves a very big hole to fill is not an understatement. Mussina who has been the American Leagues' best pitcher will have to continue to be outstanding. Andy Pettitte will have be an innings horse and continue to pitch solid. Joba will get a chance to make an impact on the rotation as the team will count on him even more now. Rasner who has been consistent will have to continue to be effective. Then if they can get Mr. Kennedy and the franchise Phil Hughes to get back to form I think they'll come out of this alright. The offense is finally where they need to be. People are healthy and the team is on fire. One way or another this team will find out about themselves in the next few weeks.
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Mussina best AL pitcher? You're crazy - ever heard of Cliff Lee? I've never seen articles with a bigger NY slant. Yankees are down for the count!!!
Well first off thank you for the compliment. Second I'll give you the Cliff Lee remark. He is having an outstanding year. So I have to assume you're a Indian's fan. So where is Sabathia going to end up? Oh and last time I looked the Indians weren't winning shit in October.They beat the Yankees and that was it. Beating the Yankees didn't give you guys any championships now did it? I hope to hear from you soon. I wish you wouldn't be anonymous
Thank you for your response! You know what they say when you 'assume'...you might be amazed (or sickened) to hear this but I'm from NH, which means yes - I'm a huge RED SOX fan!!! I don't like the Indians any more than you do - believe me! However, it's correct to give Lee his due for getting off to the best start in the AL. Is he going to keep it up? I don't think so - If he wins 18 again I'll fall over. And, being a rabid Boston sports fanatic, I still have respect for the Yankees as a team (whether or not I like them is another story...) At least I didn't say Dice-K is having a better year than Mussina...no longer anonymous - jay from NH
And they say red sox fans are animals. Well sir you are no animal. Thanks for correcting me on your favorite team. Our differences are very clear. We were born to be enemies but as rational people we'll get along just fine. I hope you continue to visit my blog and spread the word to other people. Even red sox fans. lol.
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