How is that CC Sabathia struggled so much in Cleveland when the Indians were in the playoffs, yet with the Yankees he’s 2-0 with a 1.13 ERA in the AL Championship Series and 1-0 and 1.35 in the Division Series? Shouldn’t he have been just as unhittable when he won the Cy Young Award for the Indians in 2007? His not winning Game 5 of the ALCS against Boston remains one of the downers of the decade.
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On SI.com, Verducci quotes a Yankees coach as saying they gave CC added rest after they clinched on May 1st, and then focused on ensuring that he was calm before each big start. I would bet that the opposite happened in Cleveland: too much pressure was placed on him, and very few tried to turn it into just another game.
Plus, he played for a Cleveland team, which is probably the simplest explanation.
Pat, since you have been focused on the Browns and Indians the last few days, why not throw the Buckeyes into the mix; you know, to make us feel even better?
Is it just me, or is the ALCS scheduled for the Yankees? Why are the Angels (and their dedicated fans) forced to host a 1:00 pm Monday game?
I was hoping that it would be the Angels & Phillies, just to stick to the CryptKeeper of a commish and the TV types, but why should anything in baseball work out the way I'd like it to this year?
Wonder if CC and Cliff will win Cy Youngs? That would be crazy… and yet, "so Cleveland"…
Oooh, ouch. These comments, while absolutely true, are painful. Every playoff game that Sabathia, and Carmona, pitched would start the same way: CC, the power pitcher, would be trying to throw the ball 120 mph, and the pitches would be flying everywhere. Carmona, the sinkerballer, would be squeezing the ball so hard that it would sail and the runners would fill the bases. And as I screamed "Calm, Calm down!" at the TV, the camera would show Wedge sitting in the dugout, doing what he did best – nothing. He had his plan in place,it was time to kick back and let the boys play. Good Riddance.