Game 2 Thoughts

Yankees evened the series up at 1 each last night, behind some excellent pitching.

- Burnett pitched a great game. He looked really sharp, and the Phillies didn't have a good real answer for it.
- Pedro Martinez is one of the best pitchers I've ever seen. Even with diminished velocity, he baffled the Yankee hitters for the better part of 6 innings, only a few minor mistakes. Otherwise a very well pitched game, but just not quite enough offensive support to help him.
- Mariano Rivera remains one of the best late inning relievers of all time. His team needed 2 innings from him, and he delivered yet again. So money.

Saturday's matchup is somewhat of a let down in comparison to the previous 2 pitching matchups. Pettitte has been one of the best postseason pitchers in the past, and his matchup against Cole Hamels could potentially be really good, or potentially be a slugfest.