World Series Game 6 Preview: Andy Pettitte vs Pedro Martinez

November 4, 2009

Nothing in baseball can be predicted at the game level: “anything can happen”. However, let’s examine what to expect:

The Yankees and Phillies both want to score early because of Mariano Rivera. The Yanks want to make this a 7-inning game, by taking the lead and giving it to Mo; the Phillies want to have the lead by then so Mo becomes a non-factor.

Boston Red Sox 11 x 14 Pedro Martinez Mounted Print

The problem with wanting to score early and actually scoring early all depends on how sharp Andy Pettitte and Pedro Martinez are, and how much the hitters are pressing. Pettitte and Martinez, both future Hall of Famers, are at the final stages of their careers and it’s most likely that at most they can give 6 full innings tonight. If both teams are tied, it will be a battle of the bullpens.

World Series storylines:

Keep in mind FOX stands to earn an extra $20 million dollars if there is a World Series Game 7, so Tim McCarver and Joe Buck will be rooting for the Phillies.

Chase Utley has a chance to break Reggie Jackson’s World Series HR record.

Pedro Martinez + New York = excitiment and controversy

Andy Pettitte 3-day’s rest: how will he feel?

One thing that is easy to lose sight of: this is actually a historic pitching matchup even though both pitchers no longer have the stamina or the fastball- Pedro Martinez is not only a Yankees villain, but he easily had the best peak performance of any pitcher in the modern era before he ruined his career with the Mets. Andy Pettitte has racked up amazing career numbers and is one of the best pitchers in Yankees franchise history, and one of the original Four Horseman left with Derek Jeter, Mariano Rivera, and Jorge Posada.

This may be a World Series Game 6 that everyone remembers.

Derek Jeter Jorge Posada Andy Pettitte Mariano Rivera New York Yankees MLB Framed 8×10 Photograph Yankee Stadium Farewell Night

5 Responses to World Series Game 6 Preview: Andy Pettitte vs Pedro Martinez

abjonson on January 4, 2012 at 6:28 AM

Newcastle v Man Utd preview

isaacfromCT on October 19, 2011 at 4:24 PM

The LoHud Yankees Blog – Pettitte featured in Stand Up To Cancer spot:

DNBSHARE.COM on October 11, 2011 at 6:06 PM

"Aude" by Andy. H –

bigredfred on October 3, 2011 at 4:08 PM

Roger said that he got vitiamin shots, he may or may not have know what was in the syringes. All that being said, I beleive Pettitte.

This whole thing is slimmy

Jayme on November 5, 2009 at 6:49 AM

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS OF THE WORLD!!! NUFF SAID!!!!!!!!!!!
CONGRADULATIONS GUYS and M.V.P.
GODZILLA!!!!!!
You all proved you would out last all the other teams, and you did!!!
***** for ANDY PETTITTE*****