The big news in New York sports this week was the class-defying firing of Willie Randolph from his Mets Manager post. But other big events have been happening with the other team in the city. It’s both good and bad.

Let’s start with the bad. Chien Ming Wang, one of their best starting pitchers, hurt himself running bases in Houston on Sunday. It was a right foot injury sustained rounding the third base in the sixth inning of the Yankees 13-0 victory over the Astros.

This has raised serious questions about the league requirement for pitchers to bat.

Although Joe Girardi admits that he would never play a pitcher in an American League game, he was somewhat defensive of the tradition in the New York Post:

“Contrary to some people’s belief, baseball players are athletes, and running should be a part of their athletic endeavor. I haven’t seen [an injury while running the bases] happen to another pitcher.

“I think it’s somewhat of a freak accident. It’s unfortunate that it happened to us.”

Now the good news. The Yankees are doing kind of awesome these days. They’ve won five straight. They’re five games above .500. They’re 18-9 since Alex Rodriguez returned to the line-up. Things were definitely going there way before the Wang accident, but with Mussina, Chamberlain, and Pettitte doing well, things could very much continue for the New York Yankees.

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