SHE SAID: Wang Problems

Ok, I am going to keep this short and sweet and leave the Wang problems to the fellas. As for Chien-Ming’s pitching problems, something must be done to eliminate the extreme anxiety I have been getting every 5th start, waiting to see him get lit up again and again.

Aside from his glory days when Wang was effective and struck out batters, the best part of watching Wang start was undoubtedly his fan club that holds up signs for him and cheers loudly in a different language. Sadly, I have not seen them at all this season since they are probably in hiding and embarrassed. So what to do with Wang, whose ERA is still over 10? To put it simply, Joe has two choices: let him ride it out or replace him with Hughes and send him back down to Scranton with an "injury" until he looks more promising. I have zero patience and am tired of watching Wang go out there and ruin games in a few short innings, so I am going to vote for sending him back down and giving Phil a go. I mean, at this rate, Phil can’t do much worse.

Even though after watching him get beaten again and again I say he should be traded, Wang is 29 and can still throw the ball over 90 miles per hour. I don’t think he needs to be traded. Clearly something is off, either physically, mentally or both and until that’s resolved, he hasn’t really earned his spot in the rotation this season. The burden does rest on Wang, however, the coach staff needs to also take some responsibility. After all, many feel that Wang is in this position because he was brought back before he was really ready from the DL. Where to start? It has been speculated that pitching coach Dave Eiland and Wang for whatever reason don’t have a great relationship, with Eiland implying that Wang isn’t mentally tough enough to get the job done in NY anymore. So I say give Guidry a shot at working with Wang. Guidry was the coach during Wang’s best two seasons and at this point what more harm can really be done? Who knows, tonight could finally be the night Wang turns it around….