At the end of June, CC Sabathia was 3-8 with a 5.59 ERA. Yankee fans were calling for the veteran to be demoted to the bullpen or even cut from the team and bought out of his current contract. However, since than, the big lefty has lost just one game, and despite not producing many tallies in the win column, he’s recorded five quality starts, and finally looks to be back on track as we near September.
So what’s the secret behind CC Sabathia’s newfound success?
Well, back in June when the Yankees were on the road in Houston, Andy Pettitte and CC Sabathia met in the visitors bullpen, and ‘Dandy’ Andy handed his old friend a baseball.