The Yankees Starting Rotation For The 2009 World Series
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?
I think you missed the most likely choice Steve:
Choice 4:
Rain ruins all pitching plans for both teams.
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.
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.
Or…The could just go with plan One and sweep the Phillies in 4.
Evan3457 wrote:
I’d sign up for that too
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.
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.
How about Denny Neagle for game 4?
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