The trade the Yankees didn't make
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...They had lost their third division series in a row, chiefly because their No. 1 starter, Chien-Ming Wang, had been trounced twice. They needed an ace like the Twins' Johan Santana, and the...
Blog | October 08, 200920-win candidates
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotFor the Cardinals, there's not a great deal of drama left. The division title is a fait accompli, and so is Albert Pujols' MVP Award. Fortunat...
Blog | September 09, 2009Tuesday Taters
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...quot; Girardi, the Yankees' manager, was talking about Sergio Mitre, not the more established sinkerballer, Chien-Ming Wang. The Yankees had hoped for Wang to play catch on Tuesday, but his first effort Monday...
Blog | July 21, 2009More questions about Joba
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotAfter Joba Chamberlain's shaky start last night -- yes, another one -- a lot of people are asking a lot of questions; Tyler Kepner, for one. And...
Blog | July 11, 2009Hughes looking, feeling good as RP
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...been pitching in relief since the first week of June when the Yankees decided to return Chien-Ming Wang to the rotation. What seemed at first like a temporary assignment has turned into a move...
Blog | July 01, 2009Wang earns another start
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...taking any decisions. But he also said that it's "safe to say” Chien-Ming Wang will stay in the rotation. The Nationals got five outs in the fifth inning thanks to...
Blog | June 18, 2009Yankees' Wang still not right
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotVia Yanks Go Yard, a dubious achievement: Chien-Ming Wang is in the record books! Hooray! Wang now the all time highest ERA after five starts...
Blog | June 11, 2009Hughes takes to new role
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...case of Hughes, it's not yet clear that he's more talented than Chien-Ming Wang. The moment that becomes clear -- if it does -- Hughes and Wang should switch jobs. At the...
Blog | June 10, 2009Wang over Hughes?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotTyler Kepner on the mini-shakeup in the Yankee rotation: The way Chien-Ming Wang has pitched lately, Phil Hughes could tell what was likely to happen. The Yankees made it...
Blog | June 04, 2009Finding work for Wang
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotChien-Ming Wang's off the DL, but (as Tyler Kepner writes) the Yankees can't seem...
Blog | May 28, 2009Why not send Phil Hughes to bullpen?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotIt's pretty obvious that the struggling Phil Hughes will lose his rotation spot when Chien-Ming Wang rejoins the Yankees, leaving Michael Salfino to wonder what's to be done with Hughes...
Blog | May 19, 2009Wang on comeback trail
Rob Neyer, SweetSpotThe bad news: In his Triple-A rehab start Tuesday night, Chien-Ming Wang took a sharp grounder off his calf and left the game with soreness after throwing only...
Blog | May 13, 2009Should Chamberlain remain in rotation?
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...starts like this -- the Yankees will be forced to consider making a move, at least if Chien-Ming Wang is back in action. Here's the thing, though -- why would we assume that moving...
Blog | April 28, 2009Yanks need A-Rod and Hughes to perform
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...starter, is not with the Yankees yet, but he will start on Tuesday in Detroit for Chien-Ming Wang, who is on the disabled list with weakness in his hips. Mark Melancon, the team'...
Blog | April 27, 2009Thursday Throneberries
Rob Neyer, SweetSpot...this earlier: River Avenue Blues' comprehensive and graphical look at what's wrong with Chien-Ming Wang. • After working the mathematics of Ryan Zimmerman's big new contract, Driveline Mechanics gives...
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