bats.blogs.nytimes.com - 7/5/2009
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Chien-Ming Wang may be headed to the disabled list with a shoulder injury, but Phil Hughes will not take his place in the starting rotation.
yankees.lhblogs.com - 7/4/2009
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yankees.lhblogs.com —
Chien-Ming Wang had an MRI at Columbia Presbyterian
and was back at the park by the end
of the game. He is headed for the DL with what is being described as a strain with bursitis. But everybody seems to think that he will be back within a month. ...
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Wang injury update
nj.com - 7/4/2009
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nj.com —
Mitsu Yasukawa/The Star-LedgerAn MRI revealed Yankees starter Chien-Ming
Wang has a right shoulder strain and bursitisNEW YORK
-- Thirty minutes after Jorge Posada noticed something was wrong with Chien-Ming Wang, the pitcher was on his way to ...
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New York Yankees pitcher Chien-Ming Wang 'very worried' ...
riveraveblues.com - 7/6/2009
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riveraveblues.com —
Once Chien-Ming Wang left yesterday’s game in the
sixth after pointing to his shoulder, this post was
inevitable. The Yanks will have a few decisions to make in the next few days. They’ll need a spot starter this Thursday in Minnesota, ...
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What to do with the fifth starter spot?
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Wang to the DL, but Hughes still in pen
Pinstripe Alley —
... In a surprising turn of events, Wang will likely hit the DL with 'shoulder bursitis,' but it won't be Phil Hughes who takes his spot in the rotation (according to Ty Kepner). It won't even be Al Aceves. The most likely candidate appears to be Scranton's Sergio Mitre.
Wang probably won't be on the DL for much more than a month. Mitre has done well in Triple-A Scranton, holding opponents to a 3.26 ERA in 30.1 innings, with 23 strikeouts against only three walks (and a fantastic 2.7 groundouts to every flyout). Of course, Mitre is already a ML ...
Yankees Next Move
BASEBALL HOT CORNER —
... Chien-Ming Wang left the game in the 6TH with a shoulder injury. Tyler Kepner reports:"That almost certainly means another trip to the disabled list for Wang, who missed most of last season with a foot injury, the effects of which bled into this season."--(NY Times) ...
Joba is not a starter right now
Zell's Pinstripe Blog —
... Cano must regain confidence he can hit / The curious case of Robbie Cano
Injury to Wang, but Hughes Will Stay in Bullpen / Aceves to the rescue!
Calling Sergio Mitre / Matsui’s bat showing life at right time / TWIYH
HEATHCOTT OVERCOMES OBSTACLES TO BECOME BOMBERS’ TOP PICK
What to do with the fifth starter spot? / Yanks Interested In Grabow and Qualls ...
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Update on Wang's Injury
slidingintohome.blogspot.com 7/4/2009 — Wang had an MRI after the game and according to Peter Abraham , he's headed to the DL with "a strain with bursitis. But everybody seems to think that he will be back within a month." Back in 2005 Wang missed missed almost two months with right shoulder inflammation, but told reporters after the ...
Sergio Mitre could spot start for Wang —
lenNY's Yankees
Peter Abraham reports that Chien-Ming Wang is dealing with a strain and bursitis in his right shoulder, and is headed back to the DL. …according to Wang, the pain he felt was far less severe than the shoulder inflammation that put him on the DL for nearly two months in 2005. The doctor he ...
Wang leaves with shoulder strain in sixth —
lenNY's Yankees
After serving up a two-run homer to Adam Lind in the sixth inning, Chien-Ming Wang left the game with what the Yankees announced as a right shoulder strain. He will undergo an MRI later today (via Tyler Kepner’s twitter ). Wang was only at 66 pitches when he left, and was looking a lot ...
