... and some very sure hands when he fielded the ball.
OK, the popup to Lee (that he caught so glibly) was almost funny, but the bounceback to him that he fielded behind his back was hilarious. Of course it was all luck (that Lee had his glove there) but you couldn't have scripted that play.
There was one key reason why the pop out looked so casual. Pitchers normally don't catch pop ups, even when on the mound, but this ball wasn't hit high enough to allow an infielder to get there. Lee didn't want to move his feet and risk losing his balance on the slope of the mound, so he reached out casually for it.
He certainly outpitched the Yankee ace, who had problems with command and locating his pitches much of the night. Sabathia, I thought, was luckier than Lee because CC got away with several mistakes. He could just as easily given up 4-5 runs.
My favorite play had to be Rollins' decoy on Matsui. I'm glad the umpires got it right.
