TORONTO — When CC Sabathia couldn’t make it past three innings against the Blue Jays last August at Rogers Centre because of discomfort in his right knee, the veteran lefty felt there was a chance his season was over.
And being 37, it wasn’t out of the question to think Sabathia had pitched the final game of his career. Nothing he said afterward painted a positive picture.
“It’s hard to land. It’s hard for me to finish my pitches,’’ a dejected Sabathia said that night. “It’s hard for me to get over my front side.When I can’t do that I don’t know where the ball is going to go.