ON TO GAME 6

The Yankees were predestined to lose tonite.  This was true because:

1. The Angels were at home.

2. The Angels had their best pitcher going.

3. The Angels had their backs to the wall.

So the series will return to New York, where Game 6 figures to be pivotal.  If Pettitte can’t close it out on Saturday, the Yankees will have to count on CC to win Game 7.  Either way, the Yankees will lose.

Obviously, if CC loses Sunday night, the Yankees will have collapsed, and the season will be over.  But even if he wins, the Yanks will be in trouble.  If CC pitches Sunday, he will not be available until Game 3 of the World Series.  That means Burnett will pitch Game 1 against Cliff Lee, a matchup that will favor the Phillies.  Andy will go in Game 2 against Cole Hamels.  Hamels has not done well in the playoffs so far, but he is still one of the better pitchers in the game.  If the good Hamels shows up, the Yankees could head to Philadelphia down 2-0.

So a lot is riding on Game 6.  If the Yankees want to win a world championship, they need to close out the Angels Saturday night.  A great deal will depend on the veteran left arm of Andy Pettitte.

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