ABJ
Staying calm among ALCS storm is key for Indians Sabathia, Sizemore calm jitters in ALDS
Published on Friday, Oct 12, 2007
BOSTON: C.C. Sabathia said his first pitch in Game 1 of the American League Division Series against the New York Yankees flew out of his hand at 96 miles per hour.
Too fast, Sabathia said, an odd-sounding thing for a pitcher to say.
''I was excited,'' Sabathia said Thursday. ''It was just one of those deals.''
In center field, Grady Sizemore watched anxiously.
''I think for a lot of us that first inning was probably a little nerve-racking,'' Sizemore said.
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