I don't care if he's had 113 pitches. He's just gotten a double play in the ninth and he's been pitching more than 100 consistently.
I really hope Joe Morgan and Jon Miller are wrong, and this isn't simply about letting Mike Myers exploit a great matchup against Carlos Delgado. Strikeout or not, that's a BS reason. You here me, Joe Torre?
There's so few complete games that it's disappointing to see an easy choice go the wrong way.
EDIT: I agree with the comments, and probably wouldn't have minded so much if Wang hadn't started the ninth at all. But it seems silly, and a reversal of the confidence Torre has always placed in him, to yank him one at-bat away, especially against a slugger in a terrible slump and up by six runs.
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I guess I agree with your post, and I think A-Rod would too if you noticed the expression on his face when Torre stepped out of the dugout. To be fair however, I was suprised he came out for the ninth.
I agree with you and Mike even more so. I was suprised he brough Wang out in the ninth inning. He was getting up there in the pitch count and the Yankees were sitting on a very comfortable lead. If anything, he should have brought out a reliever to get some pitches in to maybe boost their confidence or something like that.
Am I crazy or do you think the Yankees have a legitimate shot at catching the Red Sox? Wasn't it only a few years ago that both teams were playing well but the Yankees caught them because while the Sox would win 6.5 games every 10, the Yankees were regularly winning 8 out of 10 in July, August, and early September?