Wang Sticks It to Twins

By: A. Grady

The Wang show continues to amaze, as the emerging ace of the Yankees staff stuck it to the Twins yesterday in a 4-0 Yankee win. The big fella went 8 strong innings and is now 17-4 this year with a 2.96 e.r.a., and it seems everyone on the Yanks loves playing with Wang.

"I love Wang,” gushed Jorge Posada, who by all accounts craves catching Wang.  "He's quite a specimen.  Very explosive. He can go the distance". 

The Yanks are ecstatic with Wang's performance.

While Yanks skipper Joe Torre agrees, he is wary of overusing Wang and was actually booed viciously for pulling Wang out in the 8th. "I know the fans think I coddle Wang, but that's not true. I need Wang strong down the stretch.  I can't have him limping into the postseason."

Predictably, one of Wang's biggest fans is Alex Rodriguez.  Sources say Rodriguez became infatuated with Wang after seeing him in the flesh during spring training 2 years ago (while others claim he'd been scouting Wang long before his Yankee days).  "Well, it was hard not to be in awe” exclaimed a visibly excited A-Rod, “He's big, he's long, he pounds you inside. And I've never seen a curve like that, EVER, even going back to my days growing up in Miami Beach."

The Twins, who had no answer for Wang, managed only 2 weak bloop hits against him.  "Wang's a monster man, no doubt about it" whimpered Twins outfielder, Jason Tyner, as he applied massive amounts of Ben-Gay to his lower back. "He just pounds you into submission. Plus you have to deal with that curve, that's no picnic man, let me tell 'ya."

Wang is now 6-0 since August and seems to be thriving in the summer heat.  Some team officials though, who requested anonymity and speaking from personal experience, fear Wang may shrink in the chilly October playoff air, when there is more pressure to perform.