Duk at Yahoo!‘s Big League Stew has five early storylines to watch for in the Yankees-Phillies World Series, the most immediate of which is the Game 1 pitching match-up. CC Sabathia goes against Cliff Lee Wednesday night. And perhaps again in Game 4. And, if we’re lucky enough for the series to go this far, maybe one more time in Game 7:
Early Yanks-Phillies Storylines, Including Game 1’s Pitching Match-Up
3. Cliff Lee vs. CC Sabathia: It’s the Game 1 matchup that only a Clevelander could hate. The two lefties both won Cy Youngs while pitching for the Indians — CC in ‘07, Lee in ’08 — but they’ll now be facing off in the Fall Classic after being traded by GM Mark Shapiro over successive summers. It’s hard to imagine a meeting between two better pitchers right now. Lee is 2-0 this postseason with a miniscule 0.74 ERA and he’s coming off a NLCS Game 3 start that ranks as one of the best in recent memory. Sabathia, meanwhile, just won the ALCS MVP and has a 3-0 record with a 1.19 ERA this postseason. He’ll have to answer questions about wilting against the Phillies in last season’s NLDS with the Brewers, but that’ll be small road bump before what should be a great game on Wednesday night. Can you imagine Lee and Sabathia facing off in Games 1, 4 and 7?
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