Apr 14 2009
WANG BATTERED AGAIN, SWISH DOESN’T STOP
Yikes. The Wanger does not look good. Here’s the thing though - he hasn’t pitched in a long time, and spring-training is not real baseball games. Remember a couple of things: 1. Wang was in a major rhthym and on his way to having a huge season before getting hurt last year; 2. He’s probably playing a mental-game with himself and thinking too much about reinjuring his foot. As long as he’s healthy (which he and everyone says he is), he will be back to the Wang we know - it’s gonna take some time though. It may even take a month before he’s really comfortable pitching in regular-season games against good teams.
How much more can we say about Nick Swisher? The guy just keeps on clobbering the ball, and it doesn’t matter which side he’s hitting from. Last night he hit one right-handed into the seats off Kazmir, and he just looks so relaxed at the plate (take some notes A-Rod). God-willing, if we get back to the post-season, Swish will come up big. You can just tell.
A.J. Burnett will take the mound tonight for his 2nd start as a Yankee, and he’ll face another young and talented hurler, Matt Garza. This has the potential to be a great duel, one of those 1-0, 2-1 games. Last time Burnett started, he ended a losing-streak for us, so let’s hope he repeats that in Tampa. You can bet on one thing - we will not get destroyed like last night, it’s extremely unlikely. Let’s go A.J.!
