So, for the Yankees starting rotation in the 2009 World Series, among your options are the following:
Choice One
Game 1 – 10/28 – Sabathia
Game 2 – 10/29 – Burnett
Off Day – 10/30 – None Needed
Game 3 – 10/31 – Pettitte
Game 4 – 11/1 – Sabathia (on 3-days rest)
Game 5 – 11/2 – Burnett (on 3-days rest)
Off Day – 11/3 – None Needed
Game 6 – 11/4 – Pettitte (on 3-days rest)
Game 7 – 11/5 – Sabathia (on 3 days rest)
Choice Two
Game 1 – 10/28 – Sabathia
Game 2 – 10/29 – Burnett
Off Day – 10/30 – None Needed
Game 3 – 10/31 – Pettitte
Game 4 – 11/1 – Chamberlain or Gaudin
Game 5 – 11/2 – Sabathia
Off Day – 11/3 – None Needed
Game 6 – 11/4 – Burnett
Game 7 – 11/5 – Pettitte
Choice Three
Game 1 – 10/28 – Sabathia
Game 2 – 10/29 – Burnett
Off Day – 10/30 – None Needed
Game 3 – 10/31 – Pettitte
Game 4 – 11/1 – Sabathia (on 3-days rest)
Game 5 – 11/2 – Chamberlain or Gaudin
Off Day – 11/3 – None Needed
Game 6 – 11/4 – Burnett
Game 7 – 11/5 – Sabathia (on 3 days rest) or Pettitte
Choice One is crazy – because you’re asking everyone to pitch on 3-days rest at some point. Choice Two only gives you Sabathia in two games. And, Choice Three has CC three times – but twice on 3-days rest. And, with Choices Two and Three, you have Chamberlain or Gaudin getting starts in the World Series. And, do we really want that?
Tough call, eh?
10 Responses to “The Yankees Starting Rotation For The 2009 World Series”
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October 26th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
I think you missed the most likely choice Steve:
Choice 4:
Rain ruins all pitching plans for both teams.
October 26th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
I think, NOW, you have to go Choice Three. But, I think it’s CRAZY to ask Gaudin or Joba to start a WS game…considering they haven’t started a game in a long time and barely pitched, at length, in the post-season. That game would be a “gimmie” for the Phils.
October 26th, 2009 at 12:41 pm
Personally, I’d go with this:
Game 1 – 10/28 – Sabathia
Game 2 – 10/29 – Burnett
Off Day – 10/30 – None Needed
Game 3 – 10/31 – Pettitte
Game 4 – 11/1 – Sabathia (on 3-days rest)
Game 5 – 11/2 – Chamberlain or Gaudin
Off Day – 11/3 – None Needed
Game 6 – 11/4 – Pettitte (on 3 days rest)
Game 7 – 11/5 – Sabathia (on 3 days rest)
And, you don’t tell Burnett till the 3rd.
October 26th, 2009 at 12:45 pm
Or…The could just go with plan One and sweep the Phillies in 4.
October 26th, 2009 at 12:48 pm
Evan3457 wrote:
I’d sign up for that too
October 26th, 2009 at 4:14 pm
I think you have to go with 2 and hope for a rainout. Ideally game 4 would be rained out pushing everything back a day allowing Sabathia to pitch game 4 on regular rest.
Given the way Pettite has pitched this postseason it is crazy to only give him 1 start which nixes 3.
My approach for game 4 would be to give Gaudin a very short leash. I think he can give you 3 decent innings. After 3-4 innings I would go to Chamberlain for 2-3 innings to get us to the seventh.
October 26th, 2009 at 4:42 pm
I go with option #1. One start for AJ and Andy on 3 days rest for their last starts of the year should not be a huge deal, and CC is just a horse.
October 26th, 2009 at 6:20 pm
How about Denny Neagle for game 4?
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