ALCS: Rainy days and (maybe) Mondays

The decision by MLB to postpone tonight's scheduled Game 6 at Yankee Stadium would appear to be to the advantage of the Los Angeles Angels, who would be in a position to bring back ace John Lackey on Monday if they can defeat Andy Pettitte tomorrow night and extend the series. Yankees manager Joe Girardi has decided to stay with Pettitte in Game 6 instead of going back to C.C. Sabathia, even though the Yankees ace would be back on regular rest. This way, Sabathia gets an extra day after pitching on short rest in Game 4. Lackey would be on short rest if he gets the opportunity to face Sabathia on Monday. Perhaps a case can be made for moving Sabathia up and trying to avoid giving the Angels a chance to build some more momentum, but it would have been a tough sell when you consider that Pettitte owns a share of the major league record for both series-clinching victories (4) and total postseason victories (15) and could take sole possession of both marks with a victory tomorr...