The reason for this was that when stacked against his peers, Sabathia’s numbers simply don’t jump off the page. As Jayson Stark pointed out in The Athletic, here is how CC looks when compared ...

CC Sabathia loomed as an imposing figure on the mound throughout his 19-year career in the major leagues. Not just because of his physical size, but because of the way he could take over a game.

It was CC Sabathia. He was pissed. “First dude,” Sabathia said. It was Sept. 27, 2018. Sabathia was set on revenge against the Tampa Bay Rays, after reliever Andrew Kittredge aimed a 93-mph ...