Game 1 of World Series features pitching matchup for the ages - washingtonpost.com

Game 1 of World Series features pitching matchup for the ages - washingtonpost.com: "For everyone else -- including Major League Baseball officials and Fox-TV executives -- this is a matchup for the ages: two of the game's best pitchers, both in the prime of their careers, fronting the undisputed best team in each league, and facing the deepest, most powerful lineup the opposite league has to offer.
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Chiefly because of Lee and Sabathia, the 2009 World Series holds the possibility of being an epic confrontation remembered for generations. Each has been virtually unbeatable: In three starts apiece this postseason, Lee is 2-0 with a 0.74 ERA, while Sabathia is 3-0 with a 1.19 ERA. Both have struck out 20 batters while walking only three. But neither has yet faced a lineup like the ones they will be facing Wednesday night."