Yankees - OriolesCamden Yards(three games)And here we are, the opening series of 2009. The Yankees are in Baltimore to open the year against the Orioles. There are always high expected for the Yankees, but when you spend nearly $500 million on three free agents the expectations are even higher.Last season the Yankees were 11-7 against the O's.MatchupsGame 1: Monday @ 4:05 p.m.TV: YES, Radio: WCBS 880 CC Sabathia LHP (17-10. 2.70 in 2008) vs. Jeremy Guthrie RHP (10-12, 3.63)Game 2: Wednesday @ 7:05 p.m.TV: YES, Radio: WCBS 880Chien-Ming Wang RHP (8-2, 4.07) vs. Koji Uehara RHP (6-5, 3.81 for Yomiuri Giants) Game 3: Thursday @ 1:35 p.m.TV: YES, Radio: WCBS 880A.J. Burnett RHP (18-10, 4.07) vs. Alfredo Simon RHP (0-0, 6.23), 1:35,Players To WatchYANKEES - Mark Teixeira, CC Sabathia, and A.J. Burnett. I know you could probably say that these are the players to watch for the entire year, but for now let's just stick with this Baltimore series.CC Sabathia has always pitched wel...
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