Really interesting Bob Gibson Take
sharapovasthigh.com 7/14/2009 — Normally I need to down at least one cup of coffee before I blog, but I had to throw this out there. I was just watching Mike and Mike in Morning. As part of their All Star Festivities they had former Cardinal great Bob Gibson on the show.They were talking to Gibson about pitching inside, two of ...

Bob Gibson/Reggie Jackson: Sixty Feet, Six Inches
baseballreflections.com 10 days ago — I just finished reading a great baseball book, ‘ Sixty Feet, Six Inches ‘, by Bob Gibson and Reggie Jackson with Ronnie Wheeler. This book is a running conversation by two of baseball’s greatest players about the mind games and strategies that go on between the pitcher and ...

2009 World Series Pitching is Terrific
yankeesmix.com 10/30/2009 — 2009 World Series Pitching...We know the lines: CC Sabathia gave a gutsy, two-run performance Wednesday night but was out-dueled by an absolutely superb Cliff Lee, who actually looked like Bob Gibson for the opening game. Then Thursday night the Jekyll-Hyde of the Bronx, A.J. Burnett, showed fans...

Quote of the Day: Bob Gibson re: steroids
bases.newsvine.com 7/15/2009 — Guys have always been cheating. Period. It just takes a little different form today. I'm just glad they didn't have steroids when I was playing. I don't know what I would have done.

Three days rest. What’s the big deal?
38pitches.weei.com 26 days ago — It’s October baseball (November actually). The rules go out the window right? The season is 27 outs from being over … literally, every game.

Andy must rise on 3 days' rest
nypost.com 27 days ago — PHILADELPHIA -- Andy Pettitte needs to fare better on short rest than A.J. Burnett did last night or the Yankees could be in deep trouble. It's rest today. Then it will be Pettitte tomorrow for Game 6 of the World Series at the Stadium. Pettitt...

Baseball Reference: Players - A.J. Burnett
baseball-reference.com 28 days ago —

Selling Short: Will Pettitte Be Better Than Burnett on Three Days' Rest?
mlb.fanhouse.com 27 days ago — by Ed Price PHILADELPHIA -- Ready and willing is one thing. Able is another. "Oh yeah," Andy Pettitte said with a definitive nod when FanHouse asked if he'd be able to pitch Game 6 of the World Series on short rest. "Whenever they tell me to ...

Baseball Prospectus on Game 5, AJ Burnett, and 3 days rest
pinstripealley.com 27 days ago — A player's game   I always like seeing what BP has to say.  Their authors have done an excellent job with their postseason coverage, combining advanced statistical analysis with in-game strategy, always providing an interesting recap of the game (and a much needed counterpart to ...

Burnett’s history of pitching on three days’ rest
riveraveblues.com 28 days ago — Tonight, in the first elimination game of the 2009 World Series, the Yankees will send A.J. Burnett to the mound on just three day’s rest. The tactic makes sense. The alternative is Chad Gaudin, who hasn’t started a game since late ...

Short-rest strategy continues — Major League Baseball News 27 days ago
After watching one of his three trusted starting pitchers, A.J. Burnett, falter on short rest in Game 5 of the World Series on Monday, the Yankees manager now likely will proceed with another such starter, Andy Pettitte, in Wednesday's Game 6.

New York Yankees: "Strategy" Is Paying Off in World Series — Bleacher Report - MLB 27 days ago
You don't want to pitch CC Sabathia against Cliff Lee. So the Yankees found out in the first game of the Word Series, which they lost, 6-1 (trailing 2-1 on Sabathia's watch). This is the reason why the strategy of pitching Sabathia (and others) on ...

Can't Blame Girardi For Yankees' Starter Dilemma — Bleacher Report - MLB 27 days ago
The pitchforks and burning torches are out for Joe Girardi today, this in the wake of  A.J. Burnett's epic failure in Philadelphia. They're saying that Girardi's decision to use Burnett on short rest has set in motion a chain of events that will ...

World Series Game 6 Live Chat: Wed. at 2:30 p.m. — Blogging the Bombers - NY Daily News Blogs 27 days ago
Nervous about Pettitte pitching on three days' rest? Confident the Yanks can tear Pedro apart? Stuck somewhere in-between? We're talking Game 6 - live - tomorrow (Wednesday) at 2:30 p.m. As we always do, we're opening the floor for questions a ...

Yankees' Pitching Staff the Team's Major Concern Heading into Game Six — Bleacher Report - MLB 26 days ago
Monday night in Philly, Yankees starting pitcher A.J. Burnett started Game Five of the World Series on three days' rest, which he hadn't done since last season while in a Blue Jays uniform. There was skepticism by many commentators and Yankee fans ...