Wang shows a minor flaw

At least Mike Mussina was spanked by big league hitters Monday. Yesterday at a windy minor league complex Chien-Ming Wang, who could wind up being the Yankees' No. 3 starter, was paddled by Syracuse while pitching for Columbus (Triple-A).

Working 32/3 innings for Columbus because the Yankees were off, Wang gave up five runs, seven hits (two homers), walked two and fanned three. Wang was flying open with his left shoulder, so he left everything up in the strike zone and was hit hard in the first two innings. In his final two frames, Wang was able to get the ball down, and retired six of the last seven batters. Continue