What an advantage it must be to pitch for the mighty Yankees. The best team in sports that money can buy. It is like the rest of baseball develops pitchers, they become good strong pitchers, they want lots of money and the Sox, Dodgers and Yankees get to fight over who wants to pay them the most money. Fortunately he who has the most money doesn't always win it all.
I have been thinking about the number of players the Yankees have developed themselves over the last few years, ones that have become bonafide starters. Philip Hughes was touted to be that guy, but it never happened, at least not yet. Joba Chamberlain is the only one I can think of that has made it through the system.
C.C. Sabathia of course comes with lots of respect and talent. He has won in Cleveland and a little bit in Milwaukee and now with the Yanks. He certainly started slow but he is providing solid pitching regularly for NY. This past Tuesday he pitched 7 innings of 3 hit ball to beat the Twins 10-2. When you can get that kind of run support I think you are going to pick up some victories. Make no mistake CC is one of the best pitchers in the bigs.
I have to recognize a great hitting night in addition to great pitching. White Sox slugger Paul Konerko hit three HR's off C.C.'s former team the Indians. He picked up 7 RBI on the night. Another 7 RBI night was put in by the Orioles Luke Scott, that makes 4 different players in the last few days with 7 RBI as Derek Lee and Shin Soo Choo also accomplishing the feat. I guess 7 is the lucky number.
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