BY ANTHONY MCCARRON DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER http://tinyurl.com/4z66j4 Thursday, October 2nd 2008, 9:44 PM CHICAGO - It's safe to say the Yankees were watching Wednesday night when the Dodgers' Derek Lowe turned in another superlative postseason performance in beating the Cubs in Game 1 of the NL division series. Lowe is just the kind of pitcher the Yankees want to insert into their rotation - a durable winner with a playoff pedigree. Larry Bowa, the Dodgers' third base coach who's also coached for the Yankees, called Lowe "a horse. "Playing in New York would be no problem at all for him," Bowa said. "He could pitch in a big park, a small park. He could've had 22 wins this year, easy, if we had scored any runs for him in April, May or June. "I think he likes the big stage." Lowe pitched on the biggest stage possible in 2004 when he beat the Yankees in Game 7 of the ALCS in Yankee Stadium, giving up one hit over six innings. As a matter of fact, Lowe won every series-clinching game in 2004 as Boston won its first World Series title since 1918. Lowe has thrown at least 200 innings five times in the last seven seasons. In the two years he hasn't, he threw 199.1 innings and 182.2. Joe Girardi said in his final press conference earlier this week that the Yanks' rotation needs "some guys who can give you some innings, the 200-plus innings." Lowe is also a pitcher the Mets and GM Omar Minaya could take a run at. --

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