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WANG TIME COMING
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By MICHAEL MORRISSEY
June 17, 2007 -- With victories in his last three starts and
five of his last six, Chien-Ming Wang is rolling. But
pitching coach Ron Guidry theorized yesterday that we might
not have seen the best of Wang (6-4, 3.49) just yet.
"His stuff could probably still get better," Guidry said.
After starting the season on the disabled list with a
strained right hamstring, Wang struggled through a 1-3
start. Since a May 10 loss in Texas, though, he has allowed
only 11 earned runs over six starts. Guidry said Wang was "a
month late" in getting up to speed.
Wang starts the Subway Series finale tonight opposite the
Mets' Orlando Hernandez, and there's no better stage for the
27-year-old sinkerballer. Despite the arrival of future Hall
of Famer Roger Clemens, Guidry wants Wang to maintain the
mentality of a staff ace that he developed in 2006. The
pitching coach said it's obvious that he comprehends his
responsibilities by the way his teammates tease him and how
he retaliates.
"Having [Clemens] here is outstanding, because he's going to
help everybody else," Guidry said. "But [Wang] knows what
his role is on this team. Because [Clemens] is not going to
be here for years and years. [Wang] is going to be here. So
that's what he has to understand. And he understands it a
lot better."
Wang's teammates used to mispronounce his last name, rhyming
it with "gang" instead of "gong." But after a complete-game
victory over Chicago on June 6, they've been adding a title
when addressing him lately.
"Well, he pitched nine innings, we've got to call him Mr.
Wang," Guidry said in mock seriousness.
Guidry said Wang's resurgence is based on him having more
faith in his pitches and getting out of innings quicker.
According to the Elias Sports Bureau, he's currently fourth
in the AL and eighth in the majors in pitches per inning
among qualifying starters who have thrown 50 innings with
14.2. Hernandez, a notorious high-wire artist, is 57th in
the majors at 15.7 pitches per inning.
"He's throwing pitches over the plate and he's not worried
about whether they hit them or not," Guidry said. "When
you're pitching well and the team's playing well, you have a
lot more confidence of not making one mistake to get beat."
Mets pitching coach Rick Peterson said that's exactly what
El Duque's predicament was on June 11 in Los Angeles, when
he allowed five runs (four earned) over 5 2/3 innings. He
had allowed only two earned runs in 32 innings entering that
start.
"He was a pitch or two away from spinning up another
[shutout]," Peterson said. "Typically, when you see four- or
five-run outing from a pitcher as opposed to a one- or
two-run outing or a no-run outing, it's not 10 or 15
pitches.
"It's one or two pitches. That's why you always say, geez,
wouldn't it be nice to have one mulligan?"
michael.morrissey@ny post.com
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