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Sunday, November 4
Game 7: Question of the day
ESPN.com
With Curt Schilling on three days' rest and the Arizona bats suddenly coming to life, who has the pitching advantage -- Schilling or Roger Clemens -- in Game 7?
 Dave Campbell |
Roger Clemens will be stronger because he's on normal rest. Even thought he didn't show many affects of the hamstring in Game 3, you still have to consider that it could be an issue, although the warm weather will definitely help him. Curt Schilling will be good for about 75 pitches, and I'd imagine the Yankee game plan will be to take him deep into counts and get him out of the ballgame. I expect both starters to do their jobs well and to create an exciting matchup. The advantage will come if it gets into a battle of the bullpen, and then it will favor the Yankees. | |
 Tim Kurkjian |
In thinking about Game 7, we should ignore Game 6, because it was among the most ridiculous things that any of us has ever seen. Game 7 will likely be one of the greatest pitching matchups in World Series history. Since I picked the Yankees to win at the beginning of the Series, I'm going to stay with my pick, but not necessarily because Curt Schilling is on three days' and Roger Clemens is on four. Rather, I stick with my pick because I really have to believe that this is going to come down to the wire Sunday night, and anything that comes down to the wire favors the Yankee bullpen in general and Mariano Rivera specifically. Clemens and Schilling will pitch brilliantly, but the bullpens will decide it, and it's impossible not to like the Yankee bullpen in that situation. | |
 Karl Ravech |
I still think the Yankees have the pitching advantage with Roger Clemens, especially when you consider how well he pitched in Game 3. I don't think hot bats carry over from one game to another, especially with a guy like Clemens on the mound. In the 1960 World Series, the Yankees pounded the Pirates in three of the four games, but the Pirates still won the Series. For as long as he can pitch, I expect Curt Schilling to look good, but it is hard to say how long he can go. His last inning will likely be his worst, but while he's out there, he should be dominant -- he has been all year. One thing is for sure -- it will be one heck of a duel. | |
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