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Which CC will we see?
To me, that is one of the main questions heading into the ALCS. CC Sabathia will get the ball for the Yankees in Game 1. His assignment: beat John Lackey and the Angels and maintain home field advantage. His only other appearance in the ALCS went terrible, a memory that still haunts me. His playoff numbers have not been great. He looked great against the Twins in the ALDS, but you still have to wonder which CC will show up.
CC’s playoff numbers have down right bad. In the Postseason he is 3-3 with a 6.54 ERA. He has given up 41 hits and 22 walks in just 31.2 innings. Those numbers include his dominate win in against the Twins this year. He was especially bad in the 2007 ALCS. In that series he went 0-2 with a 10.45 ERA. The reason for this could be the number of innings he logged in those years. This year his innings were down a bit and the Yankees hope that this Sabathia does not resurface.
This is the pitcher the Yankees need, and if his first start is any indication this is the pitcher they will get. Over the last three years, Sabathia is 55-25 with a 2.92 ERA. He has racked up 657 strikeouts. He was the American League CY Young winner in 2007 and almost single-handedly took the Brewers to the playoffs in 2008. This is the man that the Yankees shelled out the cash for, and you better believe they expect greatness in all of his starts.
So which CC will we see? Option 1 or Option 2? I’m really excited to watch this series. It hurts to watch Sabathia pitch well for another team. Walks will be the key. If he puts Angels on base, it will come back to hurt him. The Yankees hope that the pressure doesn’t get to him, while the Angels hope that he amps himself up to much. The Sabathia-Lackey matchup is one I don’t want to miss.
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The 2009 MLB Playoffs official start in just about one hour. I cannot wait to be glued to my television for the rest of the night (well except for that hour class tonight, BOO!). I would love to be getting ready to watch my Cleveland Indians in the ALDS, but I obviously do not get that privilege. However, there are quite a few former Indians in this years playoffs.
What really seems strange to me is how I feel about both of these players. I continue to pull for Lee and wish him the best. CC is a different story. My sick mind hopes that he chokes in the playoffs. There are obvious reason for this. Lee has been on my fantasy team the last two years. Lee also plays on a Philadelphia team that I like. I have always liked Utley and Rollins. CC went to the Yankees. He did not pitch very well in big games when Cleveland needed him to.
So as I go into today’s games, I will be rooting for a great game from Lee and a poor performance from CC. I want to know how you feel about the players we traded away. Do you want them to succeed? Or flop? Or is it case by case like my example?
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