It was interesting last night that the only Yankees to get hits were players that had been in a World Series before. Maybe the newcomers’ nerves will be better tonight. The Phillies definitely looked like the more relaxed team. If there are going to be any slugfests in this series, I expect them to come when Burnett and Martinez are pitching. It’s not that they aren’t capable pitchers. But they aren’t as consistent as the other hurlers in this series.
The Yanks definitely do not want to head to Philly down two games to none, so I expect a real effort tonight. I just hope Burnett has good control of his pitches and that the strike zone isn’t as ridiculously small as it was last night.
