http://www.letsgotribe.com/story/2007/10/19/155447/96 By Pronk33 Posted on Fri Oct 19, 2007 at 03:54:47 PM EDT I don't blame C.C. Sabathia for Game 5. Sabathia made vast improvements since Game 1 of the ALCS where he walked 5 and gave up 8 runs in 4.1 innings.There's really no comparison between the 2 starts ,which is good news for Cleveland. In Game 5, C.C. gave up 4 ER, 10 H, and a HR over 6 IP. The most important stat of the night was the fact he only surrendered 2 walks, while throwing 62.5% of his pitches for strikes. Again, this is a near complete turnaround from 5 walks and 51.7% pitches for strikes in his last start. Throw in 6 strikeouts and you have a solid bounce-back start for the Tribe's ace. Not great, but certainly winnable. As encouraging as Sabathia's Game 5 seems on the surface, the numbers lie a lit tle bit. Sabathia's more aggressive approach (more strikes, less nibbling) res ulted in less walks, but his stuff was far from dominant. Instead,he gave up 10 hits and allowed at least one baserunner in every inning except the 6th. C.C. w alked a thin line all night, owing a saved run to Gutz in the 1st, narrowly avo iding an additional run from Ramirez's "single" in the 3rd, and escaping from a bases loaded jam in the 5th. Like a Joe Borowski save, the bottom line is what matters most. C.C. got the job done tonight by giving his team a chance to win. I'm still on the fence as to whether Wedge should have brought Sabathia back out for the 7th inning. Wedge had to have known he was playing with fire by having Sabathia face the top of Boston's lineup again. The 7th would have been C.C.'s fourth time facing Pedroia, Youkilis, and Ortiz. Based on the lead-off double and triple from said batters, Sabathia wasn't fooling anyone. At 106 st ress-filled pitches, Sabathia probably didn't have much left in the tank and ma y have been struggling with his focus. I understand why Wedge stuck with C.C., but it was still a very risky decision. Wedge said in a post-game interview if he had pulled C.C. after six, Betancourt would have had to pitch two innings and the remaining reliever matchups would have been difficult to deal with; these were things Wedge did not think benefit ed the team in the long run. Wedge also cited Sabathia was having his best sta rt of the playoffs and didn't want to hamper his rhythm or confidence. He felt Sabathia could handle the large pitch count, citing past starts where he threw 120 pitches. I emphasized Wedge's long term mentality to the situation because I feel it's important in understanding his decision. The team has been riding Betancourt the entire postseason. Betancourt leads the regular relievers with 6.1 innings pitched and has appeared in four of the five ALCS games. Jensen Lewis is not far behind with 5.1 IP. This may not seem like much, but you have to rest thes e guys at some point. Many people will point to the two off-days dividing the series as enough rest, but Wedge knows how his pitchers feel better than we do. I think some of the bullpen guys are feeling a little drained, otherwise Wedge would not have expressed concern when citing his reasons for sticking with C.C. Wedge did not concede the game in the 7th inning; he took a calculated risk tha t backfired. Further proof of this is Betancourt having to pitch anyway in an attempt to preserve the 3-1 deficit Sabathia left behind. I was a little hesitant to post this diary, but I was curious what you guys thought. I'm not trying to place the blame just on Wedge, as the offense and Beckett himself obviously played significant roles, too. Did Wedge make the right move or did he overplay concerns about the bullpen,giv en the situation? What did you want to see happen with the pitching in Game 5? == 重点就是 Wedge 在赛後有提到，第七局那时他的纸上就是两个选项... 让 C.C 续投 (他认为C.C的上限是120球，而且昨天状况已经是近几场最好的了...) 或是让 Betancourt 吃两局 (他认为 Beta 最近有些太操了，硬操他不是个好主意....) 至於其他选项他都已经划掉了.... 而这篇文章的作者认为他可以理解这个作法... 但让 C.C 面对第四轮的一二三棒还是有些冒险... 虽然他也认同 Beta 跟 Lewis 这个系列都满操的... 另外有一篇中有人提到 Mastny 这个系列表现很棒... 但那是因为正常的他很弱，所以在昨天的情况下没有人考虑让他先上... (我个人的看法是 Mastny 没有帐面上看来的那麽好，但也没有这位老兄说的那麽差... 即使休息充足，他最好的 stuff 也就是那样，可以用变化球抢好球数，但球威不足... 让他在一场面对打者超过一轮，或是让他在短短几天内重复对付同一个打者满冒险的...) 还有一篇提到在领先一场的情况下，我们可以期待像冰一样的 Carmona 出场... 在 0-1 落後的他跟在 3-2 领先的他就像是季後赛第一场对洋基跟第二场对红袜那样不同~ 另外一篇的作者提到他是住在丹佛的印第安人球迷... 有邻居问他如果双方狭路相逢他会支持谁，他觉得这根本不是问题... 当然是挺印第安人到底.... --

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