In the shadows of recent Yankees' postseason woes against the Anaheim Angels, CC Sabathia pitched a beautiful game to kick off the 2009 A.L.C.S.
Sabathia did something that the Yankees bullpen desparately needs: he went eight innings, leaving no work for anyone but Rivera. That's huge for the Yankees' pitching staff.
You need your best players to perform to win championships, and that is exactly what Sabathia did tonight for New York. In eight innings, CC surrendered just four hits and one earned run, and he struck out seven batters while walking just one. The one walk is huge, because as we all know, walks (especially of the lead-off variety) can come back to haunt you big time, especially in the postseason when you are facing the better lineups in the league.
There were not many hits in the game on either side, as the Yanks had just 10, but, of course, leading the way was Jeter, as he, Damon, and Matsui all had two-hit games.
But tonight was Sabathia's night. He made the Angles' hitters look foolish on many occasions, and the Yankees are going to need more nights like this if they are going to post their 27th World's Championship.
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