Notes from a wet Wednesday - 棒球

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Had a chance to sit and talk with Wang, who is flying to Tampa this afternoon
and will pitch in an extended spring game tomorrow. (The plan is for him to
rejoin the Yankees Friday in Boston.) He knows he has work to do. He says
his confidence remains intact. He is aware of his mechanical flaws, which
result in his arm dragging behind his body. (He said the same thing after
his bullpen last week in Tampa and then Saturday's outing was a disaster.)
He says he is not pushing off on his right foot with enough intensity but
insists the foot feels fine. He doesn't believe this is a mental byproduct
from him being injured; I suspect that could be debated.

Perhaps, he was compensating for the foot at some point during rehab and
has to relearn some balance-related movements as a result. That happens
with injuries to those of us who are not pro athletes; common sense would
dictate that athletes aren't immune, either. That's the hypothesis of the
amateur physical therapist in me.

Wang is relatively upbeat. He appreciates the support of his teammates.
A.J., he says, is always joking with him. That's a good thing. As I
mentioned last week, A.J. also uses a translation feature on his phone
to e-mail Wang in Chinese. Wang thinks that's pretty cool.

Wang and his wife are expecting their first child in June. For several
reasons, it would be preferable if his pitching issues were behind him
by then.

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