Chien-Ming Wang News

So they made it. The Yankees, World Series Champs. The crazy part of this is that they made it with half ofA their cylinders firing, sputtering across the line.

The Yankees' 2009 season was more like a season divided in two. The first ended in May and was all about wind tunnels and boli and Chien-Ming Wang's utter inability to get anyone out.

The Yankees used a three-man rotation in the postseason, unwilling to take a chance on the inconsistent Joba Chamberlain or the little-used Chad Gaudin .

The pitchforks and burning torches are out for Joe Girardi today; this in the wake of A.J. Burnett's epic failure in Philadelphia.

A.J. Burnett was awful in Game 5, and while many will now second-guess Joe Girardi's decision to start him on short rest, you won't see any of that in this space.

He now gets the ball for his first World Series start knowing that the Yankees don't want to head to Philadelphia down two games to none.

Yankees pitcher Chien-Ming Wang talks with team trainer Gene Monahan in July. Keep up with the latest news on The Times's baseball blog.

Did I say five-game sweep or what? Honestly, this year's Dudgers put on a worse performance in the NLCS than last year's Dudgers.

October, 14 2009 19:49:33 RSS A Edit Post Delete Post The Yankees have always had something that other teams wish they could.

Given his druthers, Joe Girardi would like to start C.C. Sabathia in Games One, Four, and Seven for the pennant.

If you're not sure how you feel about the Yankees' determination to pitch CC Sabathia three times in this American League Championship Series , just look to the heavens.

As the Yankees trotted to the first-base line before Wednesday's Game 1 of the American League Division Series, Chien-Ming Wang was part of the team once more, acknowledging the cheering crowd with mixed feelings.

Before they tangled with the Minnesota Twins in this division series, the Yankees danced cautiously with them in trade talks after the 2007 season.

"For right now we have him in the bullpen," Girardi said after yesterday's workout at the Stadium.

The Yankees put forth a workmanlike effort in their 7-2 victory over the Twins in Game One of the ALDS on Wednesday.

Yankees catcher Jorge Posada congratulates pitcher Phil Hughes after beating the Blue Jays last month.

The Yankees have not advanced past the first round since 2004, gone to the World Series since 2003 and been a champion since 2000.

As the innings continued clicking onto Andy Pettitte's odometer this season, the veteran left-hander repeatedly gave thanks that the pain he feared might someday come back kept its distance.

The Yankees have clinched the A.L. East and home-field advantage throughout the playoffs.

Three days before his first spring training start for the New York Yankees, CC Sabathia already was having a big man's impact on those buttoned-down pinstripes.