Comments on: Enjoy the win Angels fans, because you're about to be down 3-1

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By: Tim

Tim — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:16:05 +0000

It must really suck when you base your article on statistics that end up be incorrect. Yea you happened to be right but get your facts straight. I would think that pitchers pitch on 3 days rest far more often in the playoffs, so I wonder why you wouldn’t think to check that. His record becomes 3-2 and I’m sure his ERA shoots up as well. Yea he’s a dominant pitcher but I’m hoping the series goes to 7 games so that we can see how CC pitches when the series on the line

By: Mike Z

Mike Z — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 12:20:51 +0000

I also thought Sabathia would have a good night. He took it even further and had an amazing outing. I think the big reason he had such a poor outing in the NLDS last year was due to the Brewers running him out down the stretch over and over on 3 days rest in the race for the wild card birth. They ended up beating out the Mets by 1 game to take the wild card, but Sabathia didn’t have much left in the tank to take them any further.
So now that both of the LA teams are on the verge of elimination is it time to start to speculate on the WS?
Cliff Lee vs. C.C. Sabathia in game 1 of the World Series. The best pitching match up in the Series in the past decade?

By: GBS

GBS — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 07:39:18 +0000

Craig, don’t you know that by not being the idiot they thought you were, you’re letting down all your “fans.” So, so disappointing.

By: Craig Calcaterra

Craig Calcaterra — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 06:58:16 +0000

Hey, whaddaya know. I’m not as big as an idiot as you all think.

By: hop

hop — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 23:34:13 +0000

Where are all the Yankee haters tonight? 10-1 thats where! 3-1 baby! bye bye angels!! phillies\sillies you’re next!

By: Don Edwards

Don Edwards — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:50:24 +0000

Sabathia is great on three day rest? So were Warren Spahn, Juan Marichal, Bob Feller, Lefty Grove, Bob Gibson, Robin Roberts, Steve Carleton, Don Drysdale, Sandy Koufax, Bob Lemon, Gaylord Perry, Whitey Ford, Carl Hubbell, Tom Seaver, not to mention guys like Cy Young Christy Mathewson, Walter Johnson, and a host of others….so what’s the big deal??

By: Chris D

Chris D — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:27:17 +0000

Okay as a Red Sox fan I would love to see the Yankees get destroyed but the fact of the matter is this. CC when he is in a groove as he is now is damn near unbeatable, if he controls his game as he has in his last few starts he will be fine. As for the Yankee bats they do need to wake up. If they do not wake up the Yankees could be looking at an upset similar to that glorious ALCS series in 2004. If the Angels can learn anything from the Red Sox is this. While the Yankees are good WE PROVED that you can come back from 0 – 3 and win it, the Angels are 1 – 2 so theyve got a fighting chance but if CC has his way its gonna be a sad night for Angels fans.

By: joe d

joe d — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 19:17:20 +0000

CC will have to come back on three-days rest, again, for game 7.
not true check your schedule before you type puke

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:39:32 +0000

English,please!

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:33:07 +0000

Is this guy a moron? CC will get lit up

By: ArizonaFan

ArizonaFan — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:27:42 +0000

Two of Sabathia’s wins on three-days rest came against the Pirates and Reds. The Angels, on the other hand, have actual Major League talent. Pitchers going on three-days rest in the post season have a 19-34 record in the Division Playoff era. I like the Angels chances. In fact, based on that statistic I will predict that the Angels will win two of the next three, which means CC will have to come back on three-days rest, again, for game 7. I wonder what the record is for pitchers on three-days rest back-to-back. I really like the Angels chances now.

By: Jay

Jay — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:27:02 +0000

People have short memories. Did anybody watch game 1? The Yankees didn’t hit a home run. Jeter singled in a run. A-Rod’s RBI came on a sac fly and Matsui had two RBI’s with no dingers. Yeah, A-Rod tied game 2 with a HR, but quite frankly, that’s the time when they needed one with Freddie Guzman and Brett Gardner hitting behind.
The key for the Yankees is taking more advantage of the opportunities they get. Twice last night they had runners on third with less than 2 outs and couldn’t plate them.
Tex has almost made up for his total lack of offensive production with his slick fielding, but the Angels are at the point where they know he’s struggling and can pitch to him and then work around A-Rod (like that intentional walk last night with nobody on).
Timely hits. That’s what will do it. CC will be fine. We’ll know in the first inning whether the Yanks face Kazmir the pitcher or Kazmir the walk freak in the first inning. If he’s off, they need to capitalize fast. The Yankees win tonight, there is no way the Angels win 3 straight, the 2004 debacle notwithstanding.

By: Ray

Ray — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:20:07 +0000

So far the only dominating performance in the ALCS has been in game one. The last two games could have gone either way. Calcaterra, I think you are using too small of a sample. Kazmir is no slouch. The Yankees have been relying on the long ball. Right now they are not so hot with runners in scoring position

By: judyj

judyj — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:40:51 +0000

I am a SAWKS hater and do not agree – the Yankees truly have been blessed with the addition of Teixera – no doubt about that. However, SAWKS pitching still stronger and as much as I hate to admit it to you especially, the Yankees need another really strong arm and another bat in the outfield on a day-to-day basis.

By: Doug S

Doug S — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:57:49 +0000

Did you watch the game or read the box score? The first three runs the Angels scored were on home runs. The fourth run was off a pinch hit sac fly. The fifth was a double. Check your facts before you give someone crap.
I’m surprised the media hasn’t petitioned MLB to call the Yankees the World Series Champions already. How dare anyone try to give any credit to a west coast team with the second best record in baseball and the best in the last two years.

By: Craig Calcaterra

Craig Calcaterra — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:56:08 +0000

Mike: You’re right. The reason I missed it is because Baseball-Reference.com — which lists days rest and on which I based this post — for some reason counts the playoffs and regular season games completely seperately and did not show Game 2 of the 2008 NLDS as a being in short rest. My bad, and thank you for pointing it out.
I stand by the prediction — I think CC will do well today — but the underlying data was wrong.

By: Mike Z

Mike Z — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:44:25 +0000

Hey Calcaterra, are those his regular season numbers for pitching on 3 days rest? Because he did Pitch on 3 days rest in game 2 of the NLDS vs. the Phillies in the 2008 post season and got lit up. He gave up 5 runs in 2 1/3rd innings, including a grand slam to Shane Victorino. That works out to be an ERA of 19.31 and the loss. Even if the other 3 starts were complete game shutouts he could only get his ERA down to around 1.53.

By: Talex

Talex — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:43:55 +0000

Gee, the Yankees lose one game and their the under-dog all of a sudden? You’ve got to be kidding.
And the Angels are the prime examples of team work?–did you watch games 1 and 2? I think that was the Yankees who had all the team work (yeah, money players, huh? And Torri Hunter and Vlad G. and John Lackey, soon to be formerly of the Angels, aren’t money players? Give us a break! All the good teams are full of money players period. Also, try looking at the Yankees roster. They have more home grown players than any of the other 2009 playoff teams.
And CC has to prove he is a big game pitcher? He beat the Twins last week. He’s already beat the Angels in this series. He paid the Red Sox in playoff game conditions and he was 12-1 down the stretch. I think he’s proven his worth.
What you should be critical of is the Yankees manager’s over managing. Leave Chamberlain, Hughes, and Robertson in the game to pitch more than 1 inning like he did all year. If so this series would have been over tonight. If the Yankees lose it will be because of the managing and not the players.

By: max

max — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:38:41 +0000

I hate writers who take a series of 4 starts and then pronounce a winner.

By: John

John — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:15:40 +0000

Point taken aceshigh and flayankee, but considering that in all those time the Yankees have faced Kaz when he was with TB they never really shelled him for HR’s, which means they’ll most likely have to produce some runs tonight through timely hits with RISP. Can they do it?

By: Jason Wright

Jason Wright — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:08:58 +0000

Sabathia may have a pretty good record on short rest but against who? The Reds? The Pirates? He has a good track record on short rest not because he’s that good but because his history of pitching on short rest is against mediocre teams. The Angels are a different story. I’m not saying that he’s going to pitch horrible but he needs to prove that he can pitch well on short rest against a great team.

By: greenie meanie

greenie meanie — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:55:19 +0000

Thats a pretty bleak outlook on the future. I would not be so sure that even if the Yankees win this year that they will be dominant for the next five. That’s assuming an awful lot.

By: twobits

twobits — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:51:43 +0000

Didn’t the Phillies beat him last year in the playoffs on 3 days rest?

By: historyshows...

historyshows... — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:33:02 +0000

When Sabathia tried to carry the indians against the red sox in 2007, he failed miserably. why? because he was the only one who could have beat the sox. when pressure is on him, he doesn’t play all that well. hopefully theres less pressure tonight.

By: Pooh

Pooh — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:06:20 +0000

when CC Sabathia not with Yankees last few year , he always fail in playoff and big games. He will need to win tonight game to show him are big game picther.
Other hand Angeles, I like their team work, not like Yankees )Money players). Good luck to Angeles

By: flayankee

flayankee — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:39:10 +0000

Ummm John, except for the Angels last run (which did win it) did you just not happent to notice that all of the Angels other runs came off of Home runs?

By: aceshigh

aceshigh — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:35:21 +0000

Uhh…even if the Yankees DID rely strictly on home runs (which they don’t…yesterday’s game does not a trend make), they won 103 games in the toughest division in baseball. They’re doing something right.
They are clearly championship caliber…maybe they won’t get all the way there this year, but it’s looking pretty damned good so far.
Again, I’m just a Red Sox fan who doesn’t have any blinders on. This team is deadly-good.

By: John

John — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:15:41 +0000

As long as the Yankees continue to rely strictly on home runs to score runs they’ll continue to lose games. Teams that can’t produce runs by getting hits with runners on base aren’t championship caliber teams.