Yankees: UNINTERRUPTED ep. 4; Food and Friends on the Road

Episode 4 of “Big C is UNINTERRUPTED” follows Yankees starter C.C. Sabathia on a recent road trip to Southern California where he met up with former teammate Chris Young.

Once a member of the Yankees, always a member of the Yankees?

Well, for outfielder Chris Young, who spent the better part of a season and a half in the Bronx, the bond he formed with pitcher C.C. Sabathia is something that’ll never be broken, even if Young does currently ply his trade for the Los Angeles Angels.

On a recent road trip (one in which the Yanks swept the Halos), Sabathia met up with his old pal, Young, at C.C.’s favorite Southern California dining spot, Javier’s.

The beauty of episode 4 is that there is little testimonial — instead, the viewer is allowed a bird’s-eye view of the candid conversation that takes place between Sabathia and Young as the two enjoy what looks to be a delicious helping of Mexican cuisine.

Sabathia, a connoisseur of fine dining and professional pitching, tells Young that in today’s game, he wants to see “gas and homers.”

To which Young replies:

"Everybody is talking about strikeouts. But why don’t you give the pitchers some damn credit, bro? Don’t tell me the hitters are worse because they’re striking out. No, the pitchers are better — we’re seeing 85-100 [mph] every single day."

C.C. goes on to explain, that for him, as a viewer, he enjoys this type of baseball better than in year’s past. The friendship the two men share, one that took on a much different look over the past two season’s as Young played for the rival Red Sox, is genuinely revealed when Young jokes:

“It’s almost better to be a damn C.C. — because we’re seeing 98 [mph] every day, so he can thumb that 83 in there,” which brought a rousing ovation of laughter from all those in attendance.

Next: UNINTERRUPTED ep. 3; Big C Gives Back

Hopefully Sabathia’s “83” is more effective his next time out versus the Astros. In his previous start on May 23 against the Rangers in Arlington, Sabathia only managed to last 4.1 innings, allowing seven earned runs on six hits, while walking three and striking out just one.