8/23: CC vs. Josh

CC Sabathia takes on Josh Beckett.tonight in the rubber game of the series. The Yankees could put the division away, or they could let the Red SOx linger around in the distance, giving them a slight chance.

A ‘Large’ adjustment.

The 2009 season almost got off to a flying stop for reliever T.J. Large.

Large, who was scheduled to open the season at Portland, was called on to pitch for Boston in a spring training game against the Detroit Tigers.

In one-third of an inning Large almost walked everybody except the hot dog sellers. He walked five Tigers and the one he retired – Gary Sheffield – was on a sacrifice fly.
Ouch.
“Once you get embarrassed, it opens your eyes a little bit,” Large said in a massive understatement. “Since then, I’ve approached the game a little bit differently. I throw it more down the middle instead of off the plate.