Prince Fielder Enjoys CC Sabathia's Pitching

When CC Sabathia was traded to the Brewers last month, you may have seen the Onion article poking fun at him and Prince Fielder for their rather large size, casting them as a giant cheeseburger and chili dog hellbent on eating each other. When asked about it, CC laughed. Last night, he went out and threw his second complete game shut-out for the Brewers to run his record to 6-0. Talking about Sabathia's start afterwards, Fielder was positively salivating:

"It's a lot of fun, man" said Fielder, who was a ton more animated talking about Sabathia than he usually is about himself. "As a position player, it makes you step your game up because you don't want to waste this opportunity. When you get a pitcher like that, you want to make sure you give him everything you got. He's doing his part.

"I just get excited when he's pitching because you know if you score a couple runs, that's probably all you need. When you go early, it's a wrap."

A .. wrap?I kid, I kid. Truth is, Prince is right. In seven starts with the Brewers, CC is 6-0 with four complete games, two shut-outs, a 1.58 ERA, and a 0.912 WHIP. In just 57 innings, he's already in the top 25 among NL pitchers in VORP. It's been a dominant six or so weeks for CC in the National League. If the Brewers only make the playoffs by a game or two, he could very well be the difference.