Comments on: In appreciation of CMW

By: saucY

saucY — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 21:29:10 +0000

just catching up on posts from over the weekend (was off Monday). Great post Sam!

By: youngtimer

youngtimer — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:49:58 +0000

Well said, Sam. I LOVED Wang. Very sorry to see him go.

By: SPL

SPL — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 16:04:48 +0000

Betsy,

Why you hate Wang so much? If you think that it’s absolutely correct for Cashman to do the business decision, it’s only fair for Wang to explore the best option out there.

By: RustyJohn

RustyJohn — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 10:21:40 +0000

I always wondered what Wang’s record (and ERA) would have been like had he had a team that was above average defensively behind him. In 2006 the Yanks were dead last in fielding. In 2007 they were 5th worse in the AL. In 2008 they were second to last in the AL. Yes, he won games because of the run support he received from the offense, but an ERA of under 4 with that crappy defense deserves a medal.

By: alejandro

alejandro — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:29:54 +0000

wang was the man its sad he hurt his foot like that …they should allow pinch runners for AL pitchers so stuff like that dosnt happen

By: MJR (Steve Phillips groped me)

MJR (Steve Phillips groped me) — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 01:49:34 +0000

“He was on his way to a third season as a frontline pitcher, going 5-0 in April of 2008 and was 8-2 when he tore ligaments in his right foot while running the bases against the Astros in July. An AL pitcher suffering a career-altering injury running the bases. It was freakish. And Wang was never the same.”

DAMN you NL!

I still remember that game.

Happy trails to the Wanger!

By: Shirley

Shirley — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:39:06 +0000

Wang will be sure to love reading this post to learn that he is so much appreicated.

By: get it right please!

get it right please! — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:22:49 +0000

Comet

1.I’d love a repeat of 2009 WS yr (Wang was on the DL by the way.)
2.Mitre should be much better,being he did have TJ surgery,and will be further along in healing.
3.Gaudin,when he pitched Yankees won every game.
4.You or I don’t know what Wang’s medicals really suggest. 5.He has received millions for 2008-2009 while on the DL.
6.This is a business,bottom line count.
7.To say the Yankees,didn’t want him back,or wasn’t loyal,shows you’re emotional.

Yankees over pay if anything!

By: randy l.

randy l. — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:10:46 +0000

in light of Accenture dropping tiger woods this is kind of ironic.

Accenture name was Andersen consulting and changed it’s name to Accenture.

“Andersen Consulting’s change of name proved to be fortunate as it avoided the taint when Arthur Andersen was effectively dissolved as a result of its role in the Enron scandal.”
[edit]“- wikipedia

By: randy l.

randy l. — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 22:58:27 +0000

“Randy I, You’re fighting for a Noble cause, it’s just too many to ward off…….”

pat m-

he’s always had shoulder troubles throwing sliders which i showed numerous times today. the earlier yankee coaching staff didn’t want him throwing sliders.

there are ways to throw the slider where the pitcher doesn’t supinate ( turn doorknob to the right) .
a pitcher can just pull the string ( like pulling down on the string on a shade or blinds) without supinating.

i think it’s likely wang supinates when he throws the slider.

neil actually showed me a way wang could throw a slider without supinating, but he’s not there to show wang, so that doesn’t help much.

wang could protect his shoulder by pronating( turn the doorknob to the left) which is in effect what he does by using pressure with his index finger to throw the sinker.

all in all, i i’m setting up one big ” i told you so” or one big ” i’m an idiot”.

no guts, no glory.

by the way, i did shoot a 78 the other day .

the only problem was it was at the end of 17 holes.