Comments on: Wang deserves a better review

By: Felipe from Brazil

Felipe from Brazil — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 16:29:32 +0000

just to tell that I love Wang since he came up

By: Fan From Taiwan

Fan From Taiwan — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 10:18:40 +0000

Lots of Peopl in Taiwan think:
Technically, Tsao And Kuo are bettern than Wang
Mentally, Wang is better than Tsao and Kuo.
Runs Support, Wang is better than Tsao and Kuo.

Does Wang deserve a better review?
Of course!
I think every pitcher in Yankee deserves a better review espeically compares to Pavano, the “Glass Man”
“Glass Man”?? What the heck is that ?
Yes, it is the nickname that we call Mr. Pavano in Taiwan.
Why?
Becasue Mr. Pavano is so fragile that he really resembles easy to be borken “Glass”.

Does any one here dare to calculate the exact Cost/performacne value of Mr. “Glass Man” compare to any other pitcher in Yankess?
Come on, Mr. Cashman, you should be the one who deserver the better review for aquiring Mr. “Glass Man”.
The question for you—”Why you spend such damn huge $$$ to purchase “glass” for Yankees? Don;t you know that Yankees need “Stone, “Iron” or to better like “Steel” instead of “Glass”???

By: Mr. Vegas

Mr. Vegas — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:03:56 +0000

kronicfatigue: Sorry, no dice. By that reasoning, a pitcher with an ERA+ of 102 is twice as good as a pitcher with a 101.

By: CJ TPE

CJ TPE — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:59:18 +0000

Wang cannot flourish in pressure of being an ace and performed very poorly against Indians in the playoffs. Obviously Wang needs to work on his off-speed pitches to keep opponents who are good at hitting fast balls off balance. He is a victim of this fair-weather fan base.

By: William H.

William H. — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:28:51 +0000

I love Wang, but it’s not silly. Strikeouts and fist pumping are entertaining and that’s why we tune in and spend our money at the Stadium – to be entertained.

Example: Randy Johnson and Tom Glavine, two HoFers from the same generation, but very few would pay to see Tom Glavine nibble, whereas the Unit’s fastball flying up and in is something we all enjoyed seeing.

Getting groundballs is good baseball, but that doesn’t mean it is great entertainment.

By: The Mighty C's

The Mighty C's — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:21:54 +0000

Wang’s the best pitcher on the Yanks starting rotation. Perhaps his stoic demeanor and “nice guy” personality is the roadblock to Wang being a “true ace”. Wish he were more aggressive on the mound.

By: Clay Bellinger

Clay Bellinger — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:02:12 +0000

What is with all the ace talk? Each team has an ace, it’s their best pitcher that they would throw in a game 1. By most of your standards there are only 7 or teams with an ace. Incredible.

By: KY

KY — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 01:00:21 +0000

Wang’s problem this year is probably mental.

From his limited number of interviews I get the impression that he doesn’t particularly welcome the title or pressure of being an “ace”. Remember how he suddently elevated into the majors. It surprised everyone, probably himself too. He lost his playoff game in his rookie year, but that was actually his best performance in the post seasons. The following year, 2006, most people still regarded him as a no. 3-5 caliber pitcher, but he surprised everyone again. 2007 was the 1st time people finally realised that he’s pretty good, and because we just didn’t have anyone else better, we expected him to carry the rotation and the team. Was the high expectation fair? I don’t know, but he obviously could not cope and finally imploded.

Wang is used to being under-rated, and he plays better being under-rated.

By: Ray

Ray — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:53:57 +0000

Wang missed the first month of the season with a hamstring injury & also broke his nail off on his pitching finger in August I believe. Even though he tried to glue it back it was still painful and caused some of his pitches to sail high. So he started slowly & ended in playoffs a bit off, but that happens. If he had been healthy at start & got 3 more starts he could have won say 2 of 3 & perhaps another 1 or 2 where he pitched while recovering and had 22 or 23 wins. Then he probably wins the CY young award.

Also, Wang was down to basically 2 pitches at end of year, because the split finger pitch would rip his nail off. But he throws 94 MPH 4 seam fastball & a 92 MPH split finger pitch that looks like a fastball as well as a slider. Wang had a terrific change up in Japan, but hasn’t used it much here.

So how many pitchers have 38 wins in their first 2 full seasons?? Sounds like an ace to me!

Wang is an ace.

By: Save Phil Hughes

Save Phil Hughes — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 00:52:10 +0000

Love Wang! He’s one of my favorite players. He rocks.