Game 1 Thursday at the Jake

C.C. Sabathia vs. Chien-Ming Wang

Sabathia's a lefty, and that got me thinking about what our lineup should be. Who hits lefties (and Sabathia in particular) best? I'll average out each hitter's OPS career against southpaws with their 2007 numbers, then look at how they've fared against Sabathia in their careers. Bear in mind though that the Yanks haven't faced Sabathia since 2004.

Damon .749 career, .706 season (vs. lefties) - .481 (14 pa) vs. Sabathia
Jeter .906 career, .856 season - 1.220 (24 pa)
Abreu .767 career, .679 season - .833 (4 pa)
Arod .975 career, .948 season - 1.062 (19 pa)
Posada .886 career, .948 season - 1.214 (18 pa)
Matsui .810 career, .814 season - .100 (10 pa)
Cano .754 career, .858 season - never faced him
DMint .772 career, .542 season - .619 (26 pa)
Melky .677 career, .637 season - never faced him

Giambi .855 career, .773 season - .515 (14 pa)
Duncan .984 career and season (minors: .913 season) - never faced him
Molina .743 career, .806 season - .000 (8 pa)
Betemit .625 career, .633 season - never faced him

Ok, there are some radical changes, but this is the lineup I'd go with:
1. Jeter SS
2. Abreu RF
3. Arod 3b
4. Posada C
5. Matsui LF
6. Duncan DH
7. Cano 2b
8. Damon CF
9. DMint 1b