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ANAHEIM, Calif. – As a hired $161 million gun, CC Sabathia is supposed to honor the endless parade of zeros in his paycheck. It’s his job, and he’s proud to have it.
But Tuesday night, with another Yankee season approaching the brink in Angel Stadium, Sabathia didn’t just provide Joe Girardi a masterful performance and a 3-1 ALCS lead.
The man on short rest rescued the manager on no rest.
“I never had any doubt about me being able to perform on this stage,” Sabathia said, “and to pitch well late in October, but it seems like people did. I feel great. Hopefully I can keep it going.”
Girardi would be the first to say Amen to that.
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