Baseball Yankees Hot Corner – Tanaka ready to roll in Game One by Chris Passarelli October 12, 2019 Is there anyone the Yankees would rather have on the mound than Masahiro Tanaka? The Japanese ace is 4-2 in the postseason with a 1.54 ERA. He’s 1-2 against Houston but he’s never given up more than two runs in a start against them. Tanaka is nails in the postseason because he’s a perfectionist. He obviously cares about pitching well in the regular season, but his focus and determination ramp up exponentially in the playoffs. Tanaka is the perfect foil for what will be a raucous crowd in Houston on Saturday night. Tanaka is headstrong and stubborn to a fault, but that helps him zone out any distractions. Masa is money because the only thing he cares about is his next pitch. Tanaka’s detriment his entire career has been giving up solo home runs. For some reason, when he loses it’s always death by papercuts. If anything can go toe to toe with Zack Greinke and the rest of the Astros’ aces, it’s Masahiro Tanaka. Tanaka will have his A game going from start to finish on Saturday night. There’s clearly a reason why he’s starting off the ALCS instead of James Paxton. He has an innate ability to step up his game when it matters most, and there’s no one more game for a pitcher’s duel than Masahiro Tanaka. Post Views: 1,137 The following two tabs change content below.BioLatest Posts Chris Passarelli Football Editor - Hockey Editor - New York Islanders Lead Writer - New York Lizards Lead Writer - UConn Football Lead Writer Latest posts by Chris Passarelli (see all) NFL Network to Premiere ‘The Top 100 Players of 2020’ on July 26 - July 22, 2020 The ‘Toilet Bowl’ may be coming to Western New York - July 16, 2020 Bigger is Better; SoFi Stadium Completes Largest Videoboard in Sports - July 1, 2020 Smoltz, Vrabel and Brown talk American Century Championship and Everything in Between - June 30, 2020 Related TopicsHouston AstrosMasahiro TanakaMLB2019New York Yankees Click to comment You must be logged in to post a comment Login Leave a Reply Cancel replyYou must be logged in to post a comment. Newsletter Subscription Can't Miss Posts! Women in Sports: NHL Network Host, Jackie Redmond by Nicholas Durst | posted on March 4, 2019 Lochte, Dressel and Ledecky all Chasing Gold at 2021 Tokyo Olympics by Anthony Paradiso | posted on April 18, 2021 You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) by Nicholas Durst | posted on April 19, 2021 Michael Jordan Could Change the Future of Nascar for the Better by Inesh Chari | posted on March 30, 2021 WNBA Rolling Out Red Carpet For Upcoming 25th Anniversary Season by Jason Cordner | posted on March 16, 2021 More in Baseball You Know I’m Right, Episode 112: New York Jets’ Insider Brian Costello (Audio/Video) On the 112th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 109: The Athletic’s Marc Carig (Audio/Video) On the 109th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 108: WFAN’s Sweeny Murti (Audio/Video) On the 108th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... You Know I’m Right, Episode 107: New York Post’s Columnist Mike Vaccaro (Audio/Video) On the 107th episode of You Know I’m Right, Nick Durst and Joe Calabrese are joined by... Yankees set ALCS roster versus Astros Masa and The Kid – Yankees take Game 1 of ALCS in Houston