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Follow-up Appointment with the Disabled List.
Beyond the Box Score — ... 8 601 Carl Pavano 4 592 Orlando Hernandez 7 553 Jon Lieber 9 549 Jeff Zimmerman ...

The Cruelest Month (revised)
The Good Phight — ... ). The bad June injury of 2007? Jon Lieber, who blew out his knee at Cleveland on June 20, two starts after throwing a complete-game shutout at Kansas City. ...

Wait, so how exactly is this anything like 2004?
Pinstripe Alley — ... I'm going to bite the bullet for the sake of putting an end to this ridiculous Y2K-like mass hysteria and unfounded panic. Let's consider the elements that shaped the 2004 mess: The Greatest Rivalry in Sports Yankees took 3-0 lead Red Sox hadn't beat the Yankees since the dawn of time A-Rod's empty performance Red Sox were the favorite entering series Yankees pitching: Mike Mussina, Jon Lieber, Javier Vasquez, El Duque, Esteban Loaiza, Kevin ...

Another Wang Decision
Pinstripe Alley — ... for him in 2010. The Yanks will then consider if he is worth offering a low-base, incentive-laden contract to return. Early May is the earliest estimate I've heard. Obviously, I've never sat in on an arbitration, but Wang has gone 9-8 with a 5.78 ERA and 1.53 WHIP in 137 IP over the last 2 seasons.  I doubt he would make much more than the minimum. Unless the Yanks think that Wang will sign a two year deal or a one year with an option (like Jon Lieber and Sergio Mitre), the difference of a couple million ...