"It will be all hands on deck, or to be more accurate, a call to arms for the Yankees Thursday night in their win-or-go-home Game 5 of the American League division series as Joe Girardi proclaimed every pitcher, with the possible exception of A.J. Burnett, could be called upon Thursday night.

And while Yankees fans may have not seen the last of CC Sabathia this series, the same can't be said of Tigers ace Justin Verlander, who Detroit manager Jim Leyland said will definitely not see action Thursday night.

"Have your spikes on and be ready to go," Girardi said of his pitching mind-set for Game 5. "That's the bottom line.""