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Wrong side of History
Watching Chase Wright pitch Sunday against the Red Sox was like watching a dog die. Well, in the third inning anyway.
It was exciting even as he gave up that fourth home run in a row, but I can't imagine how frustrated he must have been with himself.
You couldn't really do much, just give him positive reinforcement.
I'm guessing he'll go back to the minors in a little while. He would have anyway, with Wang and Mussina set to return soon.
No matter what happens, Chase pitched two scoreless innings in the biggest rivalry in sports history on enemy territory.
It looks like Chase needs to develop his breaking stuff a little more.
He had ok control on his fastball, but he got behind in the count too much on the second most dangerous offensive lineup in baseball. And what a changeup.
But, the Red Sox are something else.
I'm no baseball expert, but you can kind of tell he relied on two pitches for most of the evening.
Hopefully, with maybe two more years of minor league seasoning, Chase will be a top of the rotation starter.
He looks the part.
I still don't know why Torre took him out. Yes he gave up four consecutive dingers, but he came back to strike out the last hitter on a great breaking ball.
The Yankees are rededicating themselves to their farm system and Chase is going to be a big part of that.
With the way G.M. Cashman is talking, I don't think he's going to unload any farm talent for a big name any time soon.
In a couple of years can you image Wright, Phillip Hughes, Jeff Karstens and Humberto Sanchez leading the way for the Pinstripes?
Posted by Clayton Hein at 01:29 PM | Permalink | Comments (1)
Comments
hey CJ, take it easy on Chase! at least he is up there throwing his heart out to make it in the big league! I still can't believe that a kid i grew up w/ and went to school w/ my whole life is on ESPN playing pro ball w/ the New York Yankees! I think he just needs a little more time to get use to that big of a change! you can't expect him to be thrown into the majors and be perfect! maybe he would do better if he was here at home in Texas w/ the Rangers! maybe one day!
Becky
