Blog Focus: The New York Yankees are Close to the World Series and A-Rod is Clutch
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The Yankees are on the verge of making it back to the World Series, our long national nightmare is over. Of course the blogs have some things to say after the Yanks' victory over Angels in Game four, to take a 3-1 series lead.
The Starting Five: "CC Sabathia working on three days rest in the playoffs isn’t something out of the ordinary. Yeah, his September load was lessened and most likely prohibited the Yankees ace from winning 20 games (and winning the Cy Young award for the second time), but nonetheless, this was as notable a postseason pitching achievement as we have seen in recent memory. Sabathia has won three of the Yankees seven games and has allowed a mere one run in each to edge closer to the franchise standard (Whitey Ford) of four consecutive postseason outings allowing one run or less."
Sporting Blog: "If both Game Fives lead to pennant-clinching victories for the northeast teams, expect an NFL-like pre-Super Bowl media frenzy. After all, the World Series won't start until Oct. 28 this year, giving the media six full days of advance work. And if last season's World Series was any indication of what the weather can be like in late October in Philadelphia, add New York to that mix and expect a series that could go beyond the scheduled Game Seven date of Nov. 5."
Big League Stew: "As we've seen the past eight seasons, the Yankees' large payroll has been no guarantee of postseason success., But as we're seeing this fall, it can also provide a nice safety net if one of their highly-paid players falters., Lost amid the avalanche of dominating performances from Alex Rodriguez, CC Sabathia and Derek Jeter is the fact that Mark Teixeira — who signed an $180 million contract in the offseason — has mostly been producing bupkes at the plate."
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