Angels manger Mike Scioscia announced his playoff rotation today, and it’ll be John Lackey in Game 1, Joe Saunders in Game 2, Jered Weaver in Game 3, and Scott Kazmir in Game 4. While LA has opted for a 4-man rotation, the Yankees seem to be leaning towards a 3-man, which would pit Lackey against CC, Saunders against Burnett, Weaver against Pettitte, and Kazmir against CC (again).
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I really like mike scioscia but I think he is over managing here based on career numbers which could be a real mistake… If you don’t think Kazmir can pitch in New York he shouldn’t be pitching until game 4 anyway and Weaver should get game 2 even if he has struggled against the Yankees. You go with best stuff, it’s the reason AJ is our 2 instead of our 3 he has better stuff.
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I just don’t get setting yourself up to have game 4 down 2-1 with Kazmir Vs Sabathia, your just begging to be down 3-1 at that point and using your best pitcher in game 5 setting up the Yankees to send you home in game 6.
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