Pettitte is 68-33, 3.90 ERA in his career after a Yankee loss. He's 128-78 in other situations, though, with a career 3.81 ERA, so it's not like he's THAT much of a stopper. Still, he's not one to often continue losing skids.
The Yanks really couldn't have hoped for much more than one out of three in Anaheim, unfortunately, especially with their 30-32 road record and the Angels' 42-18 home mark. Still, it may be the way that they lost those first two games that stings the most.
Jorge Posada, no surprise, was a catalyst today, and young Joba Chamberlain worked around a baserunner to whiff -- with utter domination -- the last two batters, including an overmatched Vladimir Guerrero. That's right, overmatched.
Screw the rules with him. I'm not saying go Luis Vizcaino in April with him (13 games, nine appearances). But let's not not use him just because the calendar says not to.
After all, the season grows shorter and the team is by no means in the driver's seat for any postseason berth.
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