Found March 12, 2009 on Sliding Into Home: Yardbarker Blogger Network
.. And panic about something completely unrelated to yesterday's start.From John Harper (hat-tips to Scott Proctor's Arm and Rob Neyer): CC Sabathia didn't forget how to pitch, let's get that out of the way first. Getting smacked around in early March is practically a rite of spring for veteran pitchers, and hardly cause for concern. Still, Wednesday was a reminder that there are at least a couple of reasons to keep an eye on the $161 million man as he adjusts to life as a Yankee: he's a laid-back Californian who admittedly would have preferred the West Coast, and he's pitched a ton of innings the last two seasons.Yes, if Yankee fans feel any need to worry about Sabathia, the numbers that matter aren't the six hits and five runs he gave up in 1-2/3 innings here against the Tigers. Instead it's the total of 512 innings, including postseason, that Sabathia pitched over the last two seasons, by far the most of any pitcher in baseball. No, yesterday'...
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