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[Mike Landi]

<gulp>

The headline says it all, and suddenly we feel fragile (again): :eek:

Wang hurt; Pettitte resumes throwing (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-yankees-injuries&prov=ap&type=lgns)
March 23, 2007

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- Yankees right-hander Chien-Ming Wang (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7502/) felt discomfort in his right hamstring during light running Friday.

Wang, who tied for first in the AL with 19 wins last season, underwent treatment afterward, and Yankees manager Joe Torre was hopeful the injury wasn't serious.


.....

[Judy G. Russell]

<gulp>

The headline says it all, and suddenly we feel fragile (again): :eek:AARRRRGGGGGGHHHHHH!!! Why can't we have nice strong healthy pitchers???

[ndebord]

<gulp>

The headline says it all, and suddenly we feel fragile (again): :eek:

Yankees right-hander Chien-Ming Wang felt discomfort in his right hamstring during light running Friday....


Mike,

Relax. It's just a Spring Training tweak. Not even a pulled hamstring, just a cramp. He'll be fine. (As Petitte is now too!)

[Judy G. Russell]

He'll be fine.Promise? Absolutely? I'm gonna hold you to it!

[ndebord]

Promise? Absolutely? I'm gonna hold you to it!

Judy,

Really? Then I'd better put on my fake doctor's outfit and run on down to Tampa to make my diagnosis. (That should put you at ease, no?)

;-)

[Judy G. Russell]

Really? Then I'd better put on my fake doctor's outfit and run on down to Tampa to make my diagnosis. (That should put you at ease, no?)
;-)Hmmm... putting it that way...

[ndebord]

Hmmm... putting it that way...

Judy,

Uh-huh... But really, I think the pitching staff is in much better shape than last year what with Rasner and Karstens both doing very well in Spring Training. And that is not even counting all the arms that Cashman got his hands on in the offseason. And Sean Hean is looking like the real deal (it's early, but...) as the leftie coming out of the bullpen. Myers no longer is the only lefthander they can count on and that is a good thing as he can't really do more than pitch to one or two batters at a time.

Wang, Moose, Petitte, Pavano, Igawa, with Karstens and Rasner waiting ready to go and 3 or 4 more young pitchers waiting in the wings for their chance and that is not even counting Hughes.


<SMILE>

[Judy G. Russell]

Wang, Moose, Petitte, Pavano, Igawa, with Karstens and Rasner waiting ready to goYou spoke too soon. Wang is now on the DL until the end of April...

[ndebord]

You spoke too soon. Wang is now on the DL until the end of April...


Judy,

Mea Culpa. They said it was nothing....they was wrong.

<busy banging head on floor>

[Mike Landi]

From bad to WORSE! MUCH WORSE! :eek::(

Wang to start season on DL; Pavano could pitch opening day (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-yankees-wanginjured&prov=ap&type=lgns)
March 24, 2007

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) -- With Chien-Ming Wang (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/7502/) headed to the disabled list, Carl Pavano (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/5945/) could end up being the New York Yankees (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/teams/nyy/)' opening-day starter.

Wang, a 19-game winner last year and runner-up for the AL Cy Young Award, will begin the season on the DL with a right hamstring injury. He is expected to be sidelined at least a month. Andy Pettitte (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/5331/) has been bothered by back spasms and the Yankees don't want to rearrange Mike Mussina (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/players/4715/)'s schedule late in spring training, so the oft-injured Pavano appears to be the most likely candidate to pitch April 2 against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/teams/tam/) at Yankee Stadium.

[Mike Landi]

Mike,

Relax. It's just a Spring Training tweak. Not even a pulled hamstring,


Wanna bet? Read this (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-yankees-wanginjured&prov=ap&type=lgns) and cry!


:(:(:(

[Judy G. Russell]

Wanna bet? Read this (http://sports.yahoo.com/mlb/news?slug=ap-yankees-wanginjured&prov=ap&type=lgns) and cry! :(:(:(:(:(:( doesn't BEGIN to describe this. One full roster of healthy pitchers. Just once????

[Mike Landi]

Torre must have an iron stomach. I can't imagine how he handles this 'ming vase' of a rotation.

[Judy G. Russell]

Torre must have an iron stomach. I can't imagine how he handles this 'ming vase' of a rotation.He must think he's like that guy with the black cloud over his head... what is wrong with these #$%@$# pitchers that they can't stay healthy???

[Mike Landi]

Gator must be regretting his new job....

[Judy G. Russell]

Gator must be regretting his new job....Ain't that the truth... and what's this I heard on the radio coming in today about Jeff Karsten's elbow???

[Mike Landi]

what's this I heard on the radio coming in today about Jeff Karsten's elbow???


What????

I can't find anything about Karsten? Not another injury....IN MARCH FOR PETE'S SAKE?!!

[ndebord]

What????

I can't find anything about Karsten? Not another injury....IN MARCH FOR PETE'S SAKE?!!

Mike,

Worst prognosis of all the injured Yankee pitchers. Inside of elbow. He could be out indefinitely or worse.

SIGH. What is with the Yankees? Is there a black cloud permanently sitting over top of their pitching mound?

I'm afraid to say anything good about any of the other potential starters for fear of finding out that they too have gone on the DL.

<whine>

[Judy G. Russell]

What????

I can't find anything about Karsten? Not another injury....IN MARCH FOR PETE'S SAKE?!!Yep. Check out the Daily News (http://www.nydailynews.com/sports/baseball/yankees/2007/03/26/2007-03-26_elbow_ks_karstens-3.html) on the subject.

[Mike Landi]

Wait! I found this (It%27s%20finally%20good%20news%20for%20Yankees%20 starters) in Newsday.

It's finally good news for Yankees starters

BY KAT O'BRIEN
kat.obrien@newsday.com (kat.obrien@newsday.com&subject=For%20starters,%20it%E2%80%93s%20finally%2 0good%20news)

http://www.newsday.com/images/icons/email.gif Email this story (http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yankees/ny-spynotes275147294mar27,0,5962867,email.story)

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March 27, 2007
http://www.newsday.com/images/icons/talkbackbutton.gif (http://www.newsday.com/sports/baseball/yankees/ny-spynotes275147294mar27,0,1099332.story?track=rss#t opix) TAMPA, Fla. -- For a change, the only news the Yankees received about their starting rotation was positive. Andy Pettitte (back spasms) threw a bullpen session, Chien-Ming Wang (hamstring) is feeling better, Jeff Karstens (elbow) is not injured and might even make the Opening Day roster, and Kei Igawa simply pitched well.


...Karstens may make opening day??!

[Mike Landi]

Check my other post. Karstens' inury may have been a false alarm.

[ndebord]

Check my other post. Karstens' inury may have been a false alarm.

Mike,

Too soon to tell if you ask me. It is good to hear that the MRI and Catscan came back negative, but....


<fingers & toes>

[ndebord]

Check my other post. Karstens' inury may have been a false alarm.

Mike,

Too soon to tell if you ask me. It is good to hear that the MRI and Catscan came back negative, but....


<fingers & toes>

[Judy G. Russell]

For a change, the only news the Yankees received about their starting rotation was positive.<thud>
I've just fainted.

[Mike Landi]

Newspapers have been known to misprint!

[Judy G. Russell]

Newspapers have been known to misprint!This is one time I hope they're NOT misprinting!

[ndebord]

This is one time I hope they're NOT misprinting!

Judy,

I wouldn't jump with joy about Karstens, Wang or Petitte just yet. Cashman's lucky that Rasner has done so well this spring and the good news is that none of the early spring injuries are major here, so they all should come straggling back in realtively short order. (I hope!)

[Mike Landi]

He is supposed to pitch tonight! We'll see....

[Judy G. Russell]

they all should come straggling back in realtively short order. (I hope!)I'd settle for straggling. It ain't what I'd like, but I'll settle.

[Judy G. Russell]

He is supposed to pitch tonight! We'll see....It's 4-1 in the 2nd. That doesn't look good...

[ndebord]

It's 4-1 in the 2nd. That doesn't look good...

Judy,

Rasner stunk. 4 2/3's innings: 9 hits, 7 runs, 2 bb, 2 so.

But it is worse than that. He never got out of the 5th inning. A home run, followed by a ground rule double to deep right, a single, then a triple, followed by a soft single. FIVE runs in one inning and this without counting the 2 runs he gave up in the 2nd inning.

SIGH


Silver lining? Sean Hean did 1 1/3 scoreless innings. And Farnworth closed it out without giving up anything in the 9th. (But Villone and Bruney both stunk up the joint inbetween. Villone is not going to make the roster I predict with Hean replacing him. Don't know about Bruney.)

[Mike Landi]

It's not Karstens tonight, it is Rasner...and he got bombed!

[Mike Landi]

Villone is not going to make the roster I predict with Hean replacing him. Don't know about Bruney.)

I think you are right on in both accounts.

[Judy G. Russell]

Silver lining? Sean Hean did 1 1/3 scoreless innings. And Farnworth closed it out without giving up anything in the 9th. ...At least there was something of a silver lining...

[ndebord]

At least there was something of a silver lining...

Judy,

Well, Rasner did well in his previous start, so perhaps it was nerves. I'll have to wait to read the game reviews.

[Judy G. Russell]

Well, Rasner did well in his previous start, so perhaps it was nerves. I'll have to wait to read the game reviews.Nerves now? In spring training? What would a real game be like???

[ndebord]

Nerves now? In spring training? What would a real game be like???

Judy,

Well for pitchers, in general, the regular season is better. Most pitchers can't command their pitches at the start of the season. Don't know what it was with Rasner last night though.

And Hughes is not even close to being ready.

[Judy G. Russell]

Well for pitchers, in general, the regular season is better. Most pitchers can't command their pitches at the start of the season. Don't know what it was with Rasner last night though. And Hughes is not even close to being ready.Well, the regular season is right around the corner, so I hope they get it together soon!

[ndebord]

Well, the regular season is right around the corner, so I hope they get it together soon!

Judy,

Let's hope they get it together, because the rotation is as follows. Carl Pavano (R) will be the opening day starter, followed by Andy Pettitte (L), Mike Mussina (R), Kei Igawa (L) and Darrell Rasner (R).

It looks like Karstens goes on the DL.

[Judy G. Russell]

Let's hope they get it together, because the rotation is as follows. Carl Pavano (R) will be the opening day starter, followed by Andy Pettitte (L), Mike Mussina (R), Kei Igawa (L) and Darrell Rasner (R).Well, we'll find out starting next week whether it works or not.

[davidh]

Well, we'll find out starting next week whether it works or not. Somehow, I prefer the innocence of a high school student in the early 1960's wrt Mantle and Maris to the current environment.

Somehow the acceptance of studpidity trumps the advocacy of sophistication.

Out of it in Ohio,

Odometer on the route, wherever that may be,

DH

FYI: I actually do have relatives in Ohio ? :(

[Judy G. Russell]

Somehow, I prefer the innocence of a high school student in the early 1960's wrt Mantle and Maris to the current environment.I'd be perfectly happy to have a Maris or a Mantle again...

[Mike Landi]

the rotation is as follows. Carl Pavano (R) will be the opening day starter, followed by Andy Pettitte (L), Mike Mussina (R), Kei Igawa (L) and Darrell Rasner (R).

It looks like Karstens goes on the DL.

Damn. Rasner looks iffy and I thought Karstens was okay.

I fear we will be having discussions like this for the whole season.

[ndebord]

Damn. Rasner looks iffy and I thought Karstens was okay.

I fear we will be having discussions like this for the whole season.

Mike,

Rasner was O.K. last year as a spot starter. About the same as Karstens as I remember (without looking closely at stats). Don't think he'll get very many starts at all, unless he comes out and wins big in his first time out in a real game.

Meanwhile some guy named C. Wright tossed the last Grapefruit league game for the Yankees and gave up 3 runs in 6 innings? Who is this guy?'

[Judy G. Russell]

I fear we will be having discussions like this for the whole season.And why should this year be any different from past years? (Sigh...)