Comments on: Blanton Lined Up For Game 4 http://www.theyankeeu.com/2009/10/blanton-lined-up-for-game-4-8871 The Blog Formerly Known As The Yankee Universe Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:55:54 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: The other Chris H http://www.theyankeeu.com/2009/10/blanton-lined-up-for-game-4-8871/comment-page-1#comment-8071 The other Chris H Sat, 31 Oct 2009 22:46:31 +0000 http://www.theyankeeuniverse.com/?p=8871#comment-8071 Since Lee has never gone on short rest I don't think it's smart to make his first start on 3 days in the World series against CC, you are just asking for trouble and risking an unnecessary loss with your ace. The way it's set up games 4 & 5 should be predetermined... CC Vs Blanton should be a CC victory and Gaudin Vs Lee in game 5 should be a Lee victory. Therefor tonight's game and game 6 will be the most important for the Yankees in terms of locking this up before having to go 2 short rest starts with CC. Since Lee has never gone on short rest I don’t think it’s smart to make his first start on 3 days in the World series against CC, you are just asking for trouble and risking an unnecessary loss with your ace. The way it’s set up games 4 & 5 should be predetermined… CC Vs Blanton should be a CC victory and Gaudin Vs Lee in game 5 should be a Lee victory. Therefor tonight’s game and game 6 will be the most important for the Yankees in terms of locking this up before having to go 2 short rest starts with CC.

]]> By: Tom Gaffney http://www.theyankeeu.com/2009/10/blanton-lined-up-for-game-4-8871/comment-page-1#comment-8070 Tom Gaffney Sat, 31 Oct 2009 19:25:04 +0000 http://www.theyankeeuniverse.com/?p=8871#comment-8070 I think that part of the reason is that CC is really built for 3 days rest and Lee, we're not really sure about. Manuel probably figured that the matchup clearly favored CC, especially after Lee threw 120 pitches Wednesday. He probably loves the Lee Burnett (on short rest) matchup as well. I think that part of the reason is that CC is really built for 3 days rest and Lee, we’re not really sure about. Manuel probably figured that the matchup clearly favored CC, especially after Lee threw 120 pitches Wednesday. He probably loves the Lee Burnett (on short rest) matchup as well.

]]> By: Steve S. http://www.theyankeeu.com/2009/10/blanton-lined-up-for-game-4-8871/comment-page-1#comment-8069 Steve S. Sat, 31 Oct 2009 12:05:34 +0000 http://www.theyankeeuniverse.com/?p=8871#comment-8069 Not only are the numbers skewed, but the bad outing came one week after the Yanks had just faced him, in his rookie season. A true outlier if there ever was one. Here are the boxscores: http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA200505070.shtml http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/OAK/OAK200505140.shtml http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/OAK/OAK200704140.shtml http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/OAK/OAK200806120.shtml That's not to say he's been great against the Yanks, a typical outing would be 6-7 IP and 3-4 runs. But the 8+ ERA is misleading. Not only are the numbers skewed, but the bad outing came one week after the Yanks had just faced him, in his rookie season. A true outlier if there ever was one.

Here are the boxscores:

http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/NYA/NYA200505070.shtml
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/OAK/OAK200505140.shtml
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/OAK/OAK200704140.shtml
http://www.baseball-reference.com/boxes/OAK/OAK200806120.shtml

That’s not to say he’s been great against the Yanks, a typical outing would be 6-7 IP and 3-4 runs. But the 8+ ERA is misleading.

]]> By: The other Chris H http://www.theyankeeu.com/2009/10/blanton-lined-up-for-game-4-8871/comment-page-1#comment-8068 The other Chris H Sat, 31 Oct 2009 03:40:57 +0000 http://www.theyankeeuniverse.com/?p=8871#comment-8068 To me this is the light at the end of the tunnel the Yankees needed, you can win this series now and it doesn't matter that you dropped game 1. CC shouldn't lose 2 games in one series and he doesn't have to match up with Cliff Lee again so he gets the advantage in every match up, conversely by not pitching Le on short rest you open up the option for the Yankees to pitch Gaudin in game 5 and still not be down in the series going to New York. This move may be the undoing for the Phillies, there is no guarantee Lee would have been effective but he is better than Blanton's 8+ ERA against the Yankees. To me this is the light at the end of the tunnel the Yankees needed, you can win this series now and it doesn’t matter that you dropped game 1. CC shouldn’t lose 2 games in one series and he doesn’t have to match up with Cliff Lee again so he gets the advantage in every match up, conversely by not pitching Le on short rest you open up the option for the Yankees to pitch Gaudin in game 5 and still not be down in the series going to New York. This move may be the undoing for the Phillies, there is no guarantee Lee would have been effective but he is better than Blanton’s 8+ ERA against the Yankees.

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