Pitching Matchups for the Final Two Games

Mussina vs. Matsuzaka in the first game. Start time 1:35 PM.

That's sort of a shame that Mussina has to face off against Dice-K as opposed to Wakefield. It will make his chances less as he goes for this twentieth win, and if he gets his twentieth win it will be the first time he will accomplish that feat. If not, he will still be making history. He will become the first pitcher to win 19 games on three occasions and never win 20 or more games. Either way I'm pulling for Mussina to get that elusive 20th win.

Ponson vs. Wakefield in the second game. Start time 7:35 PM.

And this is how it ends. Not with a bang, but with a whimper. Sidney Ponson closing out a Yankees season in 2008 is about as disrespectful as Carl Pavano opening a season in 2007. I feel obligated to watch this one due to the fact that I will be without Yankees baseball for months on end after this game and will feel like I missed out on my last chance to watch a Yankees game if I don't get to this one. However a Ponson pitched game is barely baseball its more like getting tortured. No matter what happens in this one once the final out is made the Yankees count to pitchers and catchers begins. And the opening of the brand-new Yankee Stadium. Should be some 2009 baseball season, everyone. Too bad it feels like an eternity away.

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