Andy Pettitte in ALDS Game 2: A pro rises to the occasion. (AP) After the last out of tonight’s game, Pinstriped Bible-Study member Jay Jaffe tweeted, “Pettite with a brilliant start, Rivera with the save. Same as it ever was.” Tonight, everything went according to plan. Andy Pettitte, who ...

Ron Gardenhire and Joe Giardi before Game 1: He who hesitates is lost. (AP) My Baseball Prospectus colleagues and I spent about 11 hours chatting through three baseball games. As the top of the sixth inning began to turn for the Yankees, we noted Francisco Liriano’s sudden loss of command after he ...