Comments on: A Wang Wook At Chein-Ming

By: rbj

rbj — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 21:44:30 +0000

15. Could Chein-Ming be Wookie of the Year? He's not furry enough.

By: brockdc

brockdc — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 02:49:43 +0000

14. When I saw that Stanton was up to start the inning (as opposed to Mo), I busted my remote. Does that count as "calling it"?

Either way, I still need to order a new DirecTV remote.

By: JohnnyC

JohnnyC — Wed, 29 Jun 2005 00:38:34 +0000

13. Well, let's hope the rumors about Gene Michael (or Michaels as Whitey Ford always calls him) regaining some authority in the organization come true. Meanwhile, back at the ranch, those Dugout Cowboys, Joe and Mel, continue their rough-riding of Yankees hopes. Today's theme, for Mel, throw everything inside to Orioles' power hitters. Everybody! All together now. For the second time in as many games, the first pitch after Stottlemyre's conference on the mound is thrown inside and, yes, results in it getting whacked forthwith, verily. Good advice, Mel. And, as everyone has eloquently observed, Torre has no clue how to manage a bullpen. Clueless Joe indeed. I'm beyond commenting on his ridiculous line-ups.

By: NealPhd

NealPhd — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 23:33:32 +0000

12. its late, you'll forgive the spelling error. Soon as I saw Stanton in, I called the Roberts HR.

By: Mike Z

Mike Z — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 23:32:24 +0000

11. That has got to be the stupidest thing Torre has done all year. If I could see that coming, then certainly he should have too.

That was just inexcusable. They had better win tomorrow or I'll really be fuming.

By: Dan M

Dan M — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 23:31:17 +0000

10. Liable. I don’t think Mike printed anything slanderous about anybody

Same reason he pitched Weaver in the WS.

By: NealPhd

NealPhd — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 23:27:21 +0000

9. WHY WHY WHY would Torre not use Mariano in the 10th??? He is the Yankees best pitcher, he is good for 2 innings, and the middle of the Yankee order is up in the 11th. Why save him for a "save" situation, when Stanton is libel, and just DID blow the game.

By: Zack

Zack — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 22:53:07 +0000

8. Also, George made it official that Swindell will take over, who promptly claimed he will not be nearly as hands on as George and will "surround himself with the brightest minds in the game." Let us pray for this to be the truth and hope those minds include the Stick and others who will have control...

By: Zack

Zack — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 22:51:01 +0000

7. Well, Torre's magical formula does it again. Being only able to fathom Gordon in that situation, they blow the game.

Anyone got any insight as to my Gordon has been utterly unable to field bunts this year?

By: Dan M

Dan M — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 22:49:18 +0000

6. If anyone still thinks that the Yankees are playing smart, they should look at their approach in the 8th. Ponson came into the inning having thrown 103 pitches, and then retired them on 5 pitches.

Ugh, Gordon.

By: tocho

tocho — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 22:21:43 +0000

5. THREE DP by the fabulous combo of Sierra and Womack, six outs for the price of three, between the 2 of them. Nice.

Meanwhile, Wang is dealing but has a one-run lead only, should he be relieved?

By: Marcus

Marcus — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 21:33:31 +0000

4. Take a look at today's Yankees batting order. 4 guys batting over .300, two guys getting close (Cano at .287, Posada at .277), 1-7 with an OPS over .800. Then you look at 8 and 9 and you want to either laugh or cry. Womack is hitting .159 in June, with a .328 OPS (yes that's OPS). Ruben isn't much better at .513 OPS in June, .631 on the season.

Wow, to further emphasize how terrible he is, Ruben Sierra grounds into his second double play of the game. The least he could do is get it in the air.

By: tocho

tocho — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 21:20:59 +0000

3. If the radar is right, Wang is reaching the advertized 97mph fastball pretty consistently and has 3 K already. I really hope the Yanks don't trade him.

By: uburoisc

uburoisc — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 21:05:17 +0000

2. 1st and 2nd, no outs. Ruben and Tony get nothing. Joe, you should be fired for these two idiots.

By: JohnnyC

JohnnyC — Tue, 28 Jun 2005 18:30:17 +0000

1. It's a small sample and Wang has no control over the schedule that the Yankees play. A note on K/IP ratio: too lazy to look up the numbers myself but I would bet that there is a correlation between declining K/IP ratios and pitching for Mel Stottlemyre. He emphasizes keeping everything down regardless in order to put balls in play on the ground...his personal pitching nirvana. I betcha all pitchers, whether acquired via trade, free agency, the minor leagues suffer mystifying declines in K/IP ratio accompanied by higher HR/IP ratio. The exceptions would be Clemens, Cone, perhaps Wells, who were not dependent upon Mel for much of anything during their tenures.