The Year of the Ace

Aces of Diamonds

As a teenager in Vallejo, Calif., CC Sabathia was the fat kid who looked like he might eat his way out of his sport. Tim Lincecum weighed 145 pounds dripping wet and had a throwing motion that looked like it might one day fling his arm loose from its shoulder socket.

But as Major League Baseball's postseason began this week, Mr. Sabathia and Mr. Lincecum took their places atop a list of October pitching aces that ranks among the richest the sport has ever seen—and also one of the most unorthodox.

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I sense that you've got a little Annie Savoy in you, CG.

I had to look that one up. Hmmm. Okay, name is cinnamongirl, i like baseball but I am not a groupie. LOL But I do love sports.

Part of the dominance of pitchers is that batters aren't very patient these days. Arizona and a few other teams have broken records for the number of times their players have struck out.

Or maybe the steroid clampdown has hurt batters more than pitchers.

I think we’re seeing the first effects that youth soccer is having on America’s pastime. More schools and communities building soccer fields instead of baseball diamonds. More and more kids playing soccer instead of baseball.

The “why” is what bothers me.

Can anybody spell steroids for the decline of the power hitter?