Sucking Wang

What's up with Chien-Ming Wang? I haven't seen this kind of suckfest from him since... oh. His last start.

It all started out just fine for the New York Yankees right-hander, who sent down the Cleveland Indians 1-2-3 in the first and enjoyed a two-run lead before silently imploding in the second.

It began with a lead-off single from Travis Hafner, followed by a Jhonny Peralta base hit, before Shin-Soo Choo belted one over the expensive new fence to give the Tribe a cushy 3-0 lead. So then Ryan Garko pops out to Jorge Posada and Wang is two outs closer to ending this debacle.

But wait! There's more. After Ben Francisco doubles up the middle, there is a highly-expected coaching visit to the mound. Words may or may not have been exchanged, and before you know it, Asdrubal Cabrera nails an RBI single, and Grady Sizemore and Mark DeRosa pull out back-to-back doubles. Sounds like a great time for a wild pitch.

So Wang throws a wild pitch nearby Victor Martinez, who promptly singles. Pitching change? Yes, please. Seven runs later.

Then Anthony Claggett comes in for "relief" and a simultaneous big league debut, gives up a truckload more runs (seven to be exact) including a Cabrera grand slam before eventually ending the inning by way of a DeRosa strikeout. Go ahead and watch the rest of the game on FOX or here, as they are two outs into the fifth, Joe Girardi is praying he doesn't need to make a hundredth trip to the hill, and the score is 20-2.

Look what you started, Wang.

Update:Final score, 22-4. Yikes.