[新聞] 今天晚上希望不會下雨吧？

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Rain Threatens Game 6, but Not Pettitte's Start
By DAVID WALDSTEIN
Published: October 23, 2009
New York Times
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/24/sports/baseball/24pins.html

After several days of sunshine, the American League Championship Series
returns to New York this weekend, and with it comes the obligatory forecast
of gloom.

Substantial rainfall is predicted throughout the day Saturday, and it could
last well past the scheduled first pitch time of 7:57 p.m., soaking the field
at Yankee Stadium and threatening to postpone Game 6 until Sunday, when the
weather is expected to clear.

The Penn State Department of Meteorology expects one to two inches of rain
in New York and said the storm might not pass through until after 10 p.m.

Of course, there were weather-related concerns about Games 1 and 2 last
weekend, and both those games proceeded without delay, despite chilly
temperatures and some extra-inning rain Saturday night. But at that time
there was more pressure to play through adverse conditions because of concern
the games might start to back up.

Now, with the World Series not scheduled to begin until Wednesday, Major
League Baseball has more flexibility to postpone Game 6 until Sunday, play a
potential Game 7 on Monday and still not create any havoc with the overall
schedule.

Should Game 6 be pushed back a day, it would provide the Yankees and the
Angels additional options regarding their starting pitching rotations. Angels
Manager Mike Scioscia said Friday that if Game 6 were delayed, he would
consider bringing back the Game 5 starter John Lackey, the Angels’ ace, for
a Game 7 on Monday, since he would then be pitching on three days’ rest.

“If there is an opportunity to look at bringing a guy like John back, it’s
something we would certainly consider,” Scioscia said during a conference
call. “We’ve talked about a bunch of different things.”

Yankees Manager Joe Girardi took a different approach, saying he had no
plans to swap the scheduled Game 6 starter Andy Pettitte with C. C. Sabathia,
the starter for a potential Game 7.

“We plan on Andy starting our next game for us,” Girardi said after the
Yankees’ workout late Friday afternoon. “I’ve heard reports that we’re
going to get tomorrow’s game in. And I’ve heard other reports. It seems
like we were just doing this five or six days ago. So we’re planning on
playing tomorrow and Andy is pitching.”

The Angels are countering with the left-hander Joe Saunders, who allowed two
runs in seven innings in Game 2.

Sabathia, who has won both his starts and has a 1.13 earned run average in
the series, pitched Game 4 on Tuesday. Sunday would be his normal day to
pitch on four days’ rest. If a rainout forced Game 6 to Sunday and Sabathia
pitched and the Yankees won, Sabathia could then pitch Game 2 of the World
Series on three days’ rest, but he could then start only two World Series
games instead of three. If Sabathia has to pitch a potential Game 7 on
Monday, he would not be available for the World Series until Game 3.

Then again, Girardi knows that if Pettitte pitches Game 6 and closes out the
series, Sabathia will be in line for Game 1 of the World Series.

Girardi has every reason to feel confident in Pettitte in Game 6. The
left-handed Pettitte will be making his 38th postseason start. He has pitched
the equivalent of a full season of starts in October. In 231 postseason
innings, he is 15-9 with a 3.90 E.R.A. He will surpass John Smoltz in career
postseason victories if he wins one more playoff game.

“All the starts that I’ve had in the postseason, and all the innings, they
’re not going to help me when I’m out there,” Pettitte said. “It’s a
matter of getting out there and having my cutter cut and my location being
good.”

Pettitte is 6-2 in League Championship Series play with a 4.14 E.R.A.,
including 2 starts for the Astros and 10 with the Yankees. In his last five
postseason starts, Pettitte is 1-0 with a 2.30 E.R.A. That kind of big-game
success is why so many of Pettitte’s teammates are thrilled knowing he will
take the ball.

“Andy is here for a reason,” catcher Jorge Posada said. “He loves playing
in the postseason. Andy’s been so good for us throughout the years. He’s a
big-game pitcher. I know he’s going to be ready for the game tomorrow.”

Pettitte has not made a decision about pitching next season, and he said he
had not thought about his next start possibly being his last one. He has,
however, allowed for the possibility that it could be a wet one.

“My wife called and said, ‘There’s a 100 percent chance of rain,’ ” he
said with a laugh. “Well, there was 100 percent chance the first two games,
too. I started a game here and it was coming down sideways. I couldn’t even
see home plate. So I figure we’re going to play. That’s how I look at it."


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