update on Wang

Chien-Ming Wang had his second, and hopefully last minor league rehab start on Thursdsay night. If he responds well today, he will probably be in line to pitch on Tuesday. That would also put him on proper rest to pitch the following Sunday in the second consecutive weekend series agains the Sox. I don't put a lot of stock in the stats from minor league rehab starts. That being said (or typed in this case) he did coax a lot of ground balls in this last outing. That might lead one to believe that he is throwing his usual stuff, a good sign. He would be a welcomed addition to the rotation and likely would bump Chase Wright back to AA. That is unless Wright has another good outing agains the Sox on Sunday, then someone else's spot might be in jeopardy. These next couple of weekends should be interesting.

On another note, I don't like the unbalanced schedule. While it is nice to see the Yanks play the Sox 19 times (or 18 times this year), it takes away some of the spark by playing too often. It also is unfair when the wild card gets determined that some teams have more difficult schedules than others. I still get psyched when there is a rivalry weekend, but when you know there is another one right around the corner, in this case next week, it just isn't as big a deal.