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1. This Wang thing is 'mind-boggling'

This Wang thing is 'mind-boggling'


This whole Chien-Ming Wang thing is mind-boggling, probably to him more than
to us. A guy who used to serve up double-play balls as needed suddenly
struggles to get an out. I wonder if Brian Bruney is onto something when
he suggested Sunday that Wang doesn't trust his right foot yet. That's
his push-off foot and Bruney went through the same thing while coming
back from the same injury. At this point, if that's the case, you'd
have to consider it the best-case scenario for Wang, right? I mean,
if the foot's right, he'll eventually trust it. And by "eventually,"
it's got to be soon, no? Then there's the fact that his bullpens are
good - so says everyone who watches them - and his game performances
horrific. Not sure how that plays into the foot theory. But it might
kind of debunk it.

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2. Rain, rain go away

Just between us....I'm now hearing the Wang-not-trusting-his-foot theory
on more than one media outlet. Hmmm. Hey, that's how it goes.

Bruney and I actually talked about that theory before Wang's latest fiasco.
But I went back to him Sunday and we revisited the topic.
(Bruney's into the blog; he gets it. He knew I was going to talk
about it on pregame and also blog about it.) By the way, Bruney really,
really supports Wang and believes he will return to form. But - and this
is important - the degree to which Wang is struggling is mystifying to
every single one of his teammates.

The Yankees also believe Wang is still building arm strength. Here's
what I'm not sure of: Remember when we used to report regularly that
Wang's fingernail was split, was painful and required medical attention?
The nail's not split now. Not sure how that plays into Wang not being Wang.
But I've been trying to find out.

With the official decision to skip Wang, I suspect the Yankees will have
him pitch a simulated game (or two) to try to get him on track. Or they
could attribute the poor outings to injury and DL him, but Girardi has
been pretty clear in saying Wang isn't hurt.

Wang has built collateral in the clubhouse, and that helps him here. But
the whole confidence thing is very, very tricky. And, let's face it,
it could be debilitating. Wang just doesn't look the same. I cannot tell
you how many football and baseball players have told me over the years
that confidence is the most important factor in their success once they
reach the professional level.

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