Yankees.com: CC in midseason form as Yankees roll

NEW YORK—CC Sabathia glanced into the triple decks of a Yankee Stadium savoring its first taste of the postseason, acknowledging a thunderous standing ovation by simply brushing the brim of his cap, as though this was exactly what he had waited all year to do. The Yankees had the postseason in mind when they gave Sabathia the largest contract of any pitcher, believing he would come through with big performances when it counted the most. The ace did not disappoint on Wednesday, pitching into the seventh inning as the Yankees defeated the Twins, 7-2, in Game 1 of the American League Division Series. Derek Jeter and Hideki Matsui hit two-run homers for the Yankees, who also received the benefit of run-scoring hits from Alex Rodriguez and Nick Swisher to take an early advantage in the best-of-five series against the AL Central champions, a club against whom New York was 7-0 in the regular season. It was really getting tiresome reading about C.C. not b...