Lackey on Yanks: 'I'm not going to get intimidated by anybody'
sports.yahoo.com 10/16/2009 — Yankees GM Brian Cashman made headlines on Wednesday by saying he didn't think the Angels had any sense of "fear" in having to face New York. On Thursday, Game 1 starter John Lackey (notes) provided a quote that backed up Cashman's ...

SABATHIA BECOMES A YANKEE
majorleagueblogging.com 10/17/2009 — C.C. Sabathia officially became a Yankee tonite, holding the Angels to one run over 8 innings in Game 1 to lead the Yanks to a 4-1 victory. While C.C. has pitched well all season, tonite marked a breakthrough performance. As all Yankees fans know, the road to Yankee Greatness is fraught ...

ALCS Preview: The starters
riveraveblues.com 10/14/2009 — For the third time in the last eight years, the Yankees and Angels will lockup in a postseason series. This time they’re meeting in the American League Championship Series, so a trip to the World Series is directly on the line. Much will be ...

Yanks Hope to Finish Off Anaheim
yankees.gearupforsports.com 10/22/2009 — AJ Burnett will be pitching the most meaningful start of his career this evening in Anaheim. The Yankees played well on Tuesday riding the flow of their big game ace and have a great opportunity to win the pennant. If Tuesday night’s game is any representation of what’s to come, the ...

Yankees somehow survive superior defense and fundamentals for dominating Game One victory
soxandpinstripes.com 10/17/2009 — It could have been throwing to the wrong base after Johnny Damon added the second hit in a row to begin the game which allowed him to advance to second with nobody out. Maybe it was Erik Aybar and Chone Figgins not communicating and letting a pop up drop in front of them to produce a second run ...

Probable Pitchers
anaheim.angels.mlb.com 10/13/2009 — Scouting Report: Angels: Coming out of the chute firing strikes in good locations, Lackey got the Angels rolling against the Red Sox with 7 1/3 scoreless innings in a 5-0 Game 1 AL Division Series victory at Angel Stadium last week. Getting his first ...

Lackey To Yankees?
duelingcouches.blogspot.com 23 days ago — "The free agency period officially opened for business Thursday and Angels right-hander John Lackey was among the 79 players to file. ESPN The Magazine's Buster Olney writes in today's blog that if the Yankees want Lackey, the best free-agent pitcher available, then they will get him, "because ...

Did John Lackey Just Pitch His Way Onto The Mets?
metsmerizedonline.com 10/23/2009 — John Lackey has been with the Angels since 2002, when he helped them win the World Series. He has been the heart and soul of their pitching staff for eight seasons. Now he may have thrown his last pitch for Los Angeles/Anaheim/California. Is it possible that his performance for the Angels ...

How good is John Lackey and how rich is he about to be?
bases.nbcsports.com 10/25/2009 — John Lackey put on quite a show last night, tossing six scoreless innings before loading the bases in the seventh, repeatedly saying "this is mine!" when Mike Scioscia came out to pull him with two outs and the Angels up...

John Lackey Earns Big Offseason Paycheck With Postseason Performance
theghostofmoonlightgraham.wordpress.com 10/24/2009 — Somewhere John Lackey's agent, Joe Urbon is smiling. He is smiling because he knows his client has earned himself a mega payday this offseason with not only his performance last night against the New York Yankees and in the entire postseason.

Yanks opt for Guzman's speed over Hinske — Major League Baseball News 10/15/2009
The Yankees, feeling the need for speed on their American League Championship Series roster, are planning to add pinch-runner extraordinaire Freddy Guzman as they prepare to take on the Angels.

For five Yankees, ALCS a happy return — Major League Baseball News 10/15/2009
Five years after their last ALCS appearance, five players from that Yankees squad remain, looking for redemption when they face the Angels on Friday. Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, Jorge Posada, Hideki Matsui and Alex Rodriguez have a chance to take ...

For Yankees, home is where the start is — Major League Baseball News 10/15/2009
The Yankees dominated in the Bronx this season, christening the new Yankee Stadium by sporting baseball's best home record. But the Angels, who tied with the Phils for the best road record, won't be intimated by Bombers' aura in Game 1 of the ALCS.

Step by step, CC ready for Angels — Major League Baseball News 10/15/2009
Every split second counts against the Angels. And so CC Sabathia's slide step, a maneuver in which the ace ditches his high leg kick for a less exaggerated version, could mean the difference between winning and losing in Game 1 of the ALCS.

Unflappable Lackey poised to perform — Major League Baseball News 10/15/2009
The weather does pose the potential to wreak havoc on Games 1 and 2 in the Bronx. But whether Game 1 takes place at its scheduled time on Friday or at some other point, Angels manager Mike Scioscia will confidently hand the ball to John Lackey.