Comments on: What to do about Wang

By: beagle

beagle — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:26:09 +0000

Eventually, I think Wang will be fine, either here in NY or somewhere else. He still has good stuffs like 95MPH sinker and others. Even Pavano, who is 33, can have a decent comeback and Wang is only 29. Maybe he, like many previous Yankees, can consider LA Dodgers as a choice.

By: GiantsCauseway

GiantsCauseway — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 12:52:14 +0000

Wang is lousy, he should go to the bullpen. Sandy Kofax lost it, Walter Johnson lost it, Cy Young lost it. All have lost it due to age or injury. Time to quit hoping Wang comes back, he is done for now, stop letting him kill the team.

By: mmx

mmx — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:40:41 +0000

I used to be a Wang believer, but really have lost confidence on him.

If Wang can’t turn around fast, Yankees might have to trade him away.

By: JeterHughesJoba

JeterHughesJoba — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:33:07 +0000

The best thing to do is keep Wang in the rotation. The main reason is that I believe the Yankees will need Wang to be himself (a solid #2 pitcher) to have a shot at winning it all this year. This is based on a few main factors:

1. Hughes and Joba both have innings limits that will come up around late August or early September.

2. AJ Burnett is not exactly mr. consistency.

3. That leaves CC and Pettitte.

This team needs Wang to turn it around. Focusing on the big picture they need to give Wang the necessary starts in June to have a good rotation for the stretch run and playoffs.

By: seanm24

seanm24 — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 19:11:32 +0000

wow – typical pete abe CMW can do no wrong post. this beautifully written 444 word post now brings to light that his struggles are eiland’s fault. the only way this could have been more predictable would be if you mentioned that arod’s positioning at 3B are the root of his hanging sinker or joe girardi’s crewcut is the cause for his seemingly fraile psyche.
mo is a god…but he’s getting older and coming off of surgery – for eiland to take a hit on that would be about as disingenuous as eiland taking credit for his CG against the orioles.
pete i love the blog – but your transparent shots at arod, girardi and mon-love of all things CMW, hughes, shelley duncan are getting very very old

By: Cookiekaikai

Cookiekaikai — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:36:17 +0000

>vb03 – Free Wang!!! June 11th, 2009 at 12:09 pm

>I hope Wang regains his form and makes the Yankees pay >extra when he hits FA, for how he has been treated this >season.
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Agreed. I hope Wang get fixed, win 21 games next year then leave for another team that knows how to treat your former ace (who struggles like crap) properly.

By: dl

dl — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:34:44 +0000

It’s difficult to evaluate how much of Wang’s problems are Eiland’s “fault” but the truth is he bears some (not all) responsibility in making sure the pitchers are where they need to be.

By: Robert S.

Robert S. — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:29:48 +0000

So Dave Eilland is teaching the Yankee pitchers to be as effective as … Dave Eilland was in his brief, glorious Yankees career?

By: Tim Sherman

Tim Sherman — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:27:47 +0000

Wang just needs to pitch. He is healthy now. His velocity is back. He’s just inconsistent right now due to lack of work. Let him pitch his way out of it. The Yankees are 1 game out of first. If Wang loses a couple of games right now it is no big deal. The fact of the matter is that they screwed up when they put him back in the rotation. The result was Burnett pitching on 7 days rest and Wang not pitching well against Boston. Dumb decision by management. They should have waited until after the Boston series if they were going to tinker with the rotation. They also screwed up when they activated him. He could have been building stamina and arm strength in the minors until he is ready to go six or seven innings consistently. Not sure who makes these two decisions, but they were bad ones in my opinion. Now they need to have his back and just let him pitch his way out of it.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:25:58 +0000

Relax people. As Sutcliffe pointed out last night, Wang was able to make pitches in necessary situations last night (i.e., bases loaded and 3-0 count in first, strike outs of Youkilis and Bay with runner on in the second). His problem was that he was not consistently repeating his delivery, which was causing his sinker to flatten and his velocity to drop. Wang missed 3/4 of a year of physical activity, as he could not run over the winter. Given time and patience (and strength in his right foot), he will recover his delivery and be fine.

As for the ridiculous “Fire Eiland” meme that is making its way across the internet, please stop treating every game against the Red Sox like its the 7th game of the WS. It is true that we have lost 7 straight to the Red Sox. It is also true that despite being 0-7 against the Red Sox, we are 1 game back, which means we have been SIX games better than them against every one else. Burnett will straighten himself out, Joba will learn to conserve pitches and go deeper into games as he matures, the bullpen has already begun to stabilize, and Wang will eventually figure out how to maintain his stuff over the course of the game (either in the rotation or bullpen). This is a very good and very likable team that is well built to play into October. Settle down and try enjoying the team instead of complaining and panicking for once.