Wednesday, October 28, 2009

It's world series time!

Game one of the world series is tonight. The Yankees will send CC Sabathia to the mound while the Phillies will counter with Cliff Lee. Both pitchers have pitched well in the post-season, so this may be a pretty good game. Sabathia has a 1.19 ERA in three starts and Lee has a 0.74 ERA in three starts. However, if the Phillies do not win this one, they could be in for a short series. The pitching matchups are not favorable to the men from Philly. Pedro Martinez will pitch in game two against AJ Burnett. Can Pedro summon his great stuff one more time? Will Burnett not let one bad inning ruin his performance? In game three, Cole Hamels will pitch against Andy Petitte. Hamels has struggled in three postseason games after sweeping the playoff MVP awards last year. Petitte has a sub-3.00 ERA in his three outings, throwing a quality start in each. In game four, the Yankees will throw Sabathia again while the Phillies could send Joe Blanton or JA Happ to the mound. Blanton has only one start this postseason and an ERA above 4. The Phillies really need this game tonight.

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