How long is the leash?

that defense was going to be a problem in certain parts of the field.

Nevertheless – it’s clear CMW’s mechanics aren’t right and aren’t close to right — the problem is where does he work out those issues?

Scranton? That’s a tough one. He’d be facing lesser hitters but the impact of ‘working it out’ would be lessened. Plus, he could go 5-6 and give up 20 runs, at least he’d get pitches in.

Tampa? Have him throw at the complex until he wears his arm out? NOt really an option, I don’t think.

Best bet is to live with it at the ML level. He’s probably pressing, too since he wants to ‘get it back’ — and when that happens, you’re guaranteed to elevate your pitches. He’s better off working daily with Eiland and if he’s still screwy in May, then we can worry about it.

Unless….unless there’s something wrong that nobody knows about. And that’s a possibility, too.

Ransom can’t be kidnapped away fast enough.
Matsui has looked old and slow at the plate (no bat speed, late pitch recognition).
Melky still looks like he just got b*tch slapped.
Jeter and Damon are off to awfully slow starts.

Swisher is the new #5 starter. Joba goes to the pen. <<< That should right the universe (kidding).

Wang didn’t pitch for about 8 months or so and his head is probably still in his shoe. He might need several more starts before he even begins to get it figured out. It would be nice if, in the meantime, he would, like you say, do some of the 5-5 instead of the 1-8’s but the Yanks aren’t going to panic. They’ll keep running him out there and get it worked out.

wang to scranton to work on mechanics, hughes had a great spring and should be fifth starter for the time being.

ramiro pena should play third, cut cody and call up angel berroa to be utility man

swap dj and johnny back to where they belong

I’ve always liked him a lot.

he looked alright in ST, and no report of injury yet, so probably at least a few more starts before there’s any serious thought of other alternatives. it’s not like he’s looking like he has YIPS (walking everyone ) or completely lost all velocity .

He’s probably fine, that doesn’t make these couple of starts any less painful though. then again, he’s had stretches in the past few years where he just went out of wack and got crushed in a few game, though none was quiet as bad as the one today.

Well, I think it would be a good time to call up Angel Berroa but the question is can he play 3rd base? If he can hold his own over there I think it would be a good move to bring up him up now because he is a better hitter than Ransom as well. Whoever thinks Wang shouldn’t be in the rotation…… you people are idiots he’s been our ace for like 3 years he’ll be fine.
And, as far as the insults you people keep sending my way, I don’t care what you say about me. My life’s been threatened so much over my sexuality I’ve almost committed suicide so someone calling me a troll ain’t gonna make me go away. In fact the more you insult me the more annoying I can be……….

Realistically, we’re talking about 4.2 bad innings and 134 bad pitches. It’s a tiny sample size Exclude his two starts this season, and Wang has posted an above average ERA over nearly 630 major league innings and 8,900 pitches.

So, just like we know Nick Swisher isn’t going to slug 1.150 for the season, I’m confident that once the season is over, Wang’s ERA for 2009 will look a lot like his career ERA.

it seems ridiculous to think that the Yankees will send him out there to get blown out in the first inning 5 times before they do something. If he continues to be as bad as he has been—certainly if he cannot pitch past the first inning in his next next start, they will either find enough soreness to put him on the DL or at least skip a start or let him get some work done in AAA.
If he were just being mediocre to lousy, they’d let him work it out in the big club but he has been catastrophically bad. Even Igawa has not pitched this poorly.