Dec
12
It’s official: Chien-Ming Wang non-tendered
ByVia Mark Feinsand, the Yankees have decided to not tender a contract to Chien-Ming Wang. Sergio Mitre, Melky Cabrera, and Chad Gaudin were all offered deals. “There’s no doubt that we had to make a tough decision,” said GM Brian Cashman. “We are still hopeful that our relationship can continue, but those decisions are yet to be made.” Hopefully something can be worked to out to bring the sinkerballer back for depth, but I’m not going to hold my breath.
Good luck, Wanger.
Update: Since this is probably your last chance, make sure you bring your best CMW double entendres in the comments.
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/easy Wang jokes’d
I hope it did. His Wang was up all last season
We have a winnar!
Actually, sorry. I scrolled down and saw Alex’s post. He wins. But good job, Eat Fresh!
Joking aside, I also hope the Yanks can work something out with him.
I too hope the Yanks come to terms with the effectiveness of their Wang.
Yea, chicks digs the long ball and Wang. Asians dig Wang. Without Wang, the Yanks are truly an old team.
Just hope Wang doesn’t feel shafted
hope he does well wherever he ends up.
Also, I approve of the Viagra ad running with this post right now.
+1
I would attempt to bring him back, but not go overboard.
I think he’s as good as gone though. Latch on to some NL team and try to get some value back.
While I’ll miss him, this was necessary. They HAD to non-tender him, he just had trouble keeping it down…
I like and respect him too much to make fun of him for his name.
We’re not making fun of him for his name. We’re making jokes because his last name is a double entendre in American slang…it’s really got nothing to do with our feelings about the guy as player or person.
:yawn:
Some people really need a can of lighten the f*** up.
Haha, I know exactly what it means. I’m an American. I’m sorry that not being willing to make fun of one of my favorite players, even in jest, is me being tightass. I find some of these amusing, I just don’t want to do it myself.
My grandfather’s name is also a double-entendre. Am I tightass for not making fun of him? I’m showing some respect for someone I like, you lighten up yourself.
:rofl:
Hey V,
Why don’t you enlighten us with the origin of your ethnicity?!?!
Perhaps then those of us who don’t find you to be very amusing can light you the fuck up.
I like and respect that poster too much to make fun of him for his ridiculous, nonsensical internet/sports pseudo-white knighting.
Shame on you, V. Shame on you.
Watching Wang mature as a pitcher was fun. In a way, he was our Wang. We watched him struggle in his first couple times, but as he gained more experience, Wang became more effective – thus pleasing us.
That’s our Wang that’s leaving us. It’s a shame.
/tried too hard
Night!
well played.
They Yanks weren’t sure what their Wang was prepared to do, so they had to pull out.
My Grandmother used to tell me, “James, when in doubt, pull it out.” She was referring to baking, but really, does it matter?
My Grandfather used to tell me “I’m gonna go upstairs and fuck your Grandma.”
He was an honest guy, if nothing else.
I lol’d.
same here
Whizzo cannot predict the future.
But whatever it is, Whizzo hopes Wang has a big one.
He’ll be back.
Hopefully he will. I just wanna see him pound the zone again.
And then he’ll leave. And then he’ll be back again. And then he’ll leave . .
How much is Mitre going to get in arbitration?
I loved watching Wang,especially at home. Maybe thats why my wife left me.
My wife left me because she liked watching Wang on the road.
Generally, Wang performed better at home than on the road.
Road Wang wasn’t as pretty, but still stolid. I mean, solid.
If only Marey Carey was around…
I’ll miss those headlines “Yanks Wang, long balls, down Angels”
Punctuation would have made that joke work. Missed opportunity, friend.
You have to hate when young pitchers lose effectiveness because of injury.
Everything just came prematurely for Wang.
I think the Yanks are going to miss a little Wang in their lives….
You know, I really don’t have no clue whatsoever what will happen to Wang because I haven’t grasped the Wang situation yet. Once I get a better grip on it, I hope I will stop blanking out.
/OK, I think I’m done with the Wang jokes now.
If they can sign wang to a 1 year, 1.5-2mill dollar deal that includes incentives (base 1 mill) then its totally worth it. Downside is, he stays injured or comes back and gets reinjured, or just sucks. Upside is, he comes back mid april to may and pitches “wang”. and we have a sick rotation.
I hope Wang gets straightened out, but he faces some stiff competition. I’d rather have a Randy Johnson.
Chien-Ming is Chinese for ‘sinking balls’
Guess Wang just had too much trouble keeping it down.
No pitcher will be able to fill our #2 hole quite like Wang did.
Winner.
ill second that
+ 7
+1
That’s it, everyone go home. Alex K. wins
agreed. he’d be nice to have at full strength for sure.
i think you took what he was saying literally
+1
Looking for an ace from the far acest? Insert Wang here!
Kelly Johnson and Scott Olsen. Get these men to Scranton.
Scott Olsen is like Sergio Mitre, but with talent.
Hell, I like Johnson more than Hairston. Get this man to the Bronx.
I want Johnson.
An ideal replacement for Wang.
Olsen is a colossal a-hole, let him be some other teams’ problem.
I’m not sure if anyone realizes this or not, but Wang is a euphemism for dick. It’s pretty funny when you think about it.
Really?! Well, this makes all my previous statements seem like dick jokes.
We shouldn’t be talking about my Wang like this–it’s a very sensitive subject.
You sound hot.
If loving you is Wang, I don’t wanna be white.
i still dont see why we would tender mitre, waste of a million
in other news, matt capps was non tendered, should the yankees go after him? he still throws hard
Capps, Kelly, Olsen… come on down. The Evil Empire needs to flex some muscle,
the yanks got tired of wang which is why they traded ian kennedy…there wont be anyone jerking him off on the mound during rain delays anymore.
/ courtesy of david cone
Giants non-tendered Garko? Sabean is out of his effing mind.
Garko sucks. He’s a part time player on a real team, and has negative defensive value.
“Sucks” is QUITE strong for 280/350/440 and entering your prime. It becomes even stronger when you realize that they will most likely replace him in an inadequate or economically asinine way. That’s how Sabean rolls.
I’m going to have to sort of agree. He definitely has value. His line is pretty good, though I’d prefer better slugging numbers and better discipline (high Ks, low walks, slug % at .421 this year and .404 last year. I don’t think he’s really good enough to be an everyday player but because he doesn’t field well, he’s not really a good bench guy. He may be good enough for a bad team, but not good enough for a good team, and his value doesn’t help them as much.
Again, his bat does have some value, but probably not what his salary would justify. With even a decent line and decent fielding for league minimum, the Giants would easily get as much, if not more value. Ultimately, he just wasn’t worth it.
But he’s not exactly Angel Ransom, either.
a .790 OPS is unacceptable for a first baseman. Sucks isn’t really too strong. It was dumb for the Giants to trade for him and, if they make an even DUMBER acquisition, yes…it’ll be even worse that they got him and then cut him. But, maybe they’ll manage to do an abreu-style thing. Maybe. THere’s hope, at least
I should have been more succinct. Whozat is right on target. Those numbers are terrible for a 1B. If he could magically play defense at some other position, you could deal. If he’s a PH, yeah, not bad at all. There’s some value in the bat; but not at 1B, especially at any salary in the seven figures. Guys that can’t play ANY defense and put up a line of .275/.340/.420/.800 are a dime a dozen.
But on the total suckage scale, he’s not that bad. I reserve real suckage for Varitek, Ransom, Berroa, 2009 Wang, Adam Dunn’s defense, etc. You get the picture.
mets starting 1st baseman
bank on it
Chien Ming Wang walks into a bar:
Bartender: Hey, are you that guy that plays for the Yankees?
Wang: No.
ziiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiing
hah!
Anyone remember when Sean Henn used that line?
Sean Henn walks into a bar in a full yankee uniform…
The bartender asks, “oh who’s your favorite player?” “did you just get back from the game?”
Henn- “I play for the Yankees”
Bartender- “son you really shouldn’t drink so much”
ziiiinnnggg
At least he got into that bar.
Ok last one,
The Yankees budget was just too tight for Wang to fit.
Or alternatively:
What does the Yankees budget and Sarah Palin’s daughter have in common?
They are too tight for Wang to fit.
/David Letterman
/probably should not have said that
Or…
What’s more retarded—the things that come out of Sarah Palin’s mouth or her womb?
/Not a Wang joke?
(C) Joe the Plumber
jose arredondo got non tendered
undergoing tommy john though
Oh wow. They still had a good amount of control over that kid, right? I wonder if any team snags him up right now, or if he’s on his own until he’s recovered enough to throw in front of scouts.
Sucks for him right now but some team could end up getting a major bullpen piece in a year or so if his surgery works out.
Elbow injury history, also considered a “quitter.” Bonus: the first batter he faced in the big leagues was Nick Swisher. The result? You guessed it—HOME RUN!!!
Good trivia right there.
Yeah he has a history of elbow injury but you hope that is fixed – at least for a few years – by the TJS. The kid has some serious upside. He’ll make some more money in baseball before all is said and done. Maybe he flames out but the potential to be a shut down reliever is still, in theory, there. At least for now.
That Wang was always soft, anyway.
Well I guess wang will swing somewhere else.
Jokes aside, Wang was very good as a yankee, hopefully he can be retain by the yanks but I doubt. Good luck to him if he does go on another team.
Hopefully he has many outings next year in which he extends himself and keeps his balls low.
Wang non-tendered.
Adrian Beltre seen pouring self a beer.
Why? One less sinkerballer to worry about generating a groundball to the nutsack?
First Wang was up and I was happy. Now Wang is down and I’m sad…
For me, this is too sad for jokes. One of my fav yanks of the decade. bring him back
Man…I guess Joe Girardi will no longer be able to yank Wang in the 3rd.
david cone…wang…jerking motion…tender…balls…2 hole…
/it’s late
When Wang was called up, I was thrilled.
Wang kept coming at the opposition, and it was a beautiful thing to watch.
Losing a couple games in a row was no big deal, because we could stop the bleeding by throwing our Wang in their faces. Our Wang was never the hardest, but was far from soft, and was always solid.
A few years later, and suddenly the Yankees couldn’t keep Wang’s balls down in the zone. Wang was up constantly, and thus, Wang got beaten…hard.
Suddenly, other teams were jerking Wang out of the park. Yanking Wang’s balls hard against the outfield wall. Smacking Wang around until Girardi would come in and mercifully pull Wang out.
Wang was obviously broken.
In a dramatic turnaround, Wang was doing the sucking. Like a bad Yakoff Smirnoff joke. (In Soviet Russia, Wang sucks YOU!)
A damn shame, really. Of all the members the Yankees have lost the last few years, I’ll miss Wang most.
As I mentioned earlier in this thread, I’d like to see the Yanks go after Kelly Johnson. Johnson can fill multiple holes for the Yankees. In my Yankee-themed dreams, I see Johnson at the dish, spraying streams of milk all over the field.
Let’s make this happen.
Penis.
He wasn’t as bad as his stats indicate. Wang often got squeezed by the home-plate umpire.
In the case of CMW, for a change, I think the Yanks should look to sign a team friendly contract. Market forces will determine what the contract will look like, and perhaps where Wong feels his best chance to stick in a rotation will play a factor… but if things were equal and Wong’s marketing hindges on being a Yankee you’d think our lesser offer would equal the greater change for both ends to be successful. I’d surely like to see us roll the dice with a small incentive based contract.
Yanks acted with real class on this move. They sent Yogi personally to be the Berra of bad tidings.
When his sinker’s working, no one can beat Wang, but if some dumb NL West team brings him back too soon, you’ll see Wang getting licked, and hard.
Saddest part of this is John Sterling will never be able to use this call-
“IT IS HIGH, IT IS FAR, ITS IS GONE!!
OH, WANG STROKES ONE BIG AND HARD INTO THE LEFT FIELD CUBBY HOLE!!!”
Everybody have fun tonight! Everybody Wang’s done tonight!
He was a man’s man. Loaded with majismo.
I’m sure that the Yankees were worried about holding on to their Wang too long. This way they can let this hard issue subside and can attend to it again when the need arises.
Clearly, Cashman made the move, because he hated having his Wang dominated by 25 brawny fellows on a weekly basis.
I just really need Wang to pound it in there if I’m gonna whip him out again for another show.
I miss the days when we had a strong healthy Wang, and didn’t need to seek relief from a handy Joba.
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