With the Yankees completing their sweep of the Twins last night they're now able to set their rotation whichever way they'd like for the ALCS, and it what should be no shock to anyone, it appears CC will get the ball in the opener on Friday.Marc Carig had this quote from Girardi, which told the whole story without explicitly saying it:"You'd love to be able to set yourself," Girardi said. "That was the importance of grinding it out at the end of the season so we could set ourselves up."The real question is do you throw him in game four if the game turn out to be a must-win, and by must-win I mean anything less than a 3-0 Yankees lead. It's either you go with CC on short-rest or start Chad Gaudin. For me the answer is a loud YES.Sabathia proved last year the three days rest is more than enough for the big lefty to be successful. In four career starts with three days rest CC is 3-1, with a 1.01 ERA. In 26.2 innings he allowed 3 ER on 16 hits, walked 6, and struck out 26. And really, t...
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