Jun

16

Wang’s Injury

Posted by M. Patel under News 

Get yourself ready for some bad news… Ready? Ok, well it turns out that Chien-Ming Wang’s foot injury is actually a partially torn tendon and a sprained foot. This is horrible news for the team because it is estimated that Wang will be out until September, which is quite a tough loss for the rotation. Hank Steinbrenner has come out once again to express his opinions on the matter, he certainly wasn’t very happy. He criticized the league for making AL pitchers run the bases, what Steinbrenner believes to be an antiquated rule “from the 1800’s.”

It has been long-debated on whether AL pitchers should run the bases in interleague games. I have to agree with boss on this one though, I really don’t see the need to make them run. Why not just let the NL teams use a DH? There are many AL teams that oppose the current rule and I don’t see why it isn’t changed.

For now, what’s done is done and the Yankees need to look forward. Possible replacements for Wang include Dan Giese, maybe Ian Kennedy, or perhaps a trade before the deadline for a pitcher like C.C. Sabathia is also possible. At the moment, Steinbrenner said that they will most likely look within the organization for a replacement, but that can definitely change as we approach the July 31st deadline.

C.C. Sabathia is currently one of the big names on the rumors list, but there are other good pitchers possibly availible as well. I haven’t seen the rumor thus far, but I think Erik Bedard would also be a good fit because it is clear that the Mariners don’t have what it takes to win at the moment and it is unlikely they will win next year either, in the last year of Bedard’s two-year contract. The Yanks couldn’t get him before because Orioles’ owner Peter Angelos refused to trade the ace within the division, but I’m sure the Mariners would have no problem sending him back to the East.

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