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Pitching Gaudin could be right move for Yankees
msn.foxsports.com - 10/31/2009
Pitching Gaudin could be right move for Yankees
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Would the Yankees pitch Chad Gaudin instead of CC Sabathia in Game 4? It's not such a crazy idea, Ken Rosenthal says.
yankees.lhblogs.com - 10/27/2009
Gaudin getting stretched out, start possible
— yankees.lhblogs.com — Pitching coach Dave Eiland said the Yankees haven’t ruled out the idea of sticking with a three-man... rotation in the World Series, a plan that would force all three starters to pitch on short rest. That said, Chad Gaudin is scheduled to throw a ... (more) Gaudin getting stretched out, start possible

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Yankees Rotation On Short Rest
mlbnotebook.com - 11/2/2009
Yankees Rotation On Short Rest
— mlbnotebook.com — During the liveblog for Game 4 of the World Series yesterday, we discussed whether CC Sabathia should... have started the game on short rest. In The Book there was a study about effectiveness for different rest periods, and the results seemed to be about a 17 point increase in wOBA ... (more) Yankees Rotation On Short Rest

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Yankees Rotation On Short Rest
camdencrazies.com - 11/2/2009
Yankees Rotation On Short Rest
— camdencrazies.com — During the liveblog for Game 4 of the World Series yesterday, we discussed whether CC Sabathia should... have started the game on short rest or if the Yankees should have let Chad Gaudin start and pushed CC back to Game 5 to pitch on normal rest. I took a look at the issue over at MLB Notebook . ... (more) Yankees Rotation On Short Rest

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Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog:  Rosenthal: Starting Gaudin Isn't A Bad Idea

River Avenue Blues:  Rosenthal: Maybe starting Gaudin isn’t such a bad idea

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Rosenthal: Starting Gaudin Isn't A Bad Idea
Sliding Into Home: A Yankees Blog — Ken Rosenthal had another interesting article this morning, this time about whether CC Sabathia or Chad Gaudin should start game 4. If the Yankees lose game 3 he says that CC starts, end of story. I agree. ...

Rosenthal: Maybe starting Gaudin isn’t such a bad idea
River Avenue Blues — ... I don’t know when it became uncouth for a team to throw their starters on short rest in the playoffs, but everyone and their mother feels compelled to write an article about how the Yankees should start Chad Gaudin to make sure ...

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