CC Arrives in Style

Pitching ace CC SABATHIA rides his BIG ARM, winning approach to BASEBALL HALL OF FAME

BY ROBERT GRAYSON

The way he wore his cap. The way he struck out batters (all 3,093 of them). The way he won big games. No, you can’t forget about all that when it comes to CC Sabathia. Members of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BWAA) certainly didn’t forget when they elected Sabathia to the Baseball Hall of Fame in his first year of eligibility. “It means a lot just being in the Hall of Fame, period. But on the first ballot—I know what that means to a baseball player, and it’s very special,” Sabathia said. True, but what stands out most in Sabathia’s splendid 19-year major league career (2001–2019) is his stunning, three-month stint in 2008 with the Milwaukee Brewers. It was a performance that may never be equaled by another…

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