Pettitte to retire

[manchild24]

m not a Pettitte hater or lover, but my question exactly. Why is he getting a free pass on the whole roid thing.

[Mogriffjr]

I don't think he gets a free pass but he admitted to taking HGH or whatever when you had his peers denying and getting busted for it. Meanwhile he contradicted Clemens and you know how many folks hate him, so get he gets points for that.

And LOL at cervelli netting anything of worth. Who's gonna give up a good pitcher for a no power/ all defense catcher as the main piece. Let's see the yanks dip into that massive farm talent they have...

[strahanfan92]

^Exactly. Tell the truth from the get go and everything turns out 10x better.

[Diivox]

I remember watching him in the World Series in the 90s in that one game where he had nearly a perfect game and Yankee stadium chanting "an-dy pet-ite". sent shivers down my spine.

[NAHSTE]

Buster Olney on ESPN just declared Andy Pettite to be the greatest #3 starter in MLB history! Proving once again that ESPN only covers the Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees. I cannot even fathom why someone would even make such a statement, much less attach it to a do-good roid-head like Pettite.

Such a ludicrous statement on so many levels. For one, who gives a shit? For two, there have been plenty of #3 starters better than Pettite.

John Smoltz comes to mind ...

[GangstaE]

Pettite wasnt a guy that had the best stats but the dude played hard all the time and worked through many games with bad stuff only allowing a few runs giving the yankees a chance to win. When the postseason came he was clutch.

The postseason wins are what catches everyone but still he was a very good lefthanded pitcher. I think when he said best number 3 starter, i dont think there has been another pitcher that has been a number 3 starter for there whole careers that had this many wins.

Also do you guys even know how many players took HGH or steriods that we dont even know. As someone who works for the Mets ive seen things you guys wont even believe.

[j.hen]

tittie

[NAHSTE]

Pettite wasnt a guy that had the best stats but the dude played hard all the time and worked through many games with bad stuff only allowing a few runs giving the yankees a chance to win. When the postseason came he was clutch.

The postseason wins are what catches everyone but still he was a very good lefthanded pitcher. I think when he said best number 3 starter, i dont think there has been another pitcher that has been a number 3 starter for there whole careers that had this many wins.

Also do you guys even know how many players took HGH or steriods that we dont even know. As someone who works for the Mets ive seen things you guys wont even believe.

Well not everyone can be the number 3 starter for the best offensive club in baseball for nearly their whole career.

Wins are a shitty stat. How bout his lifetime 3.88 ERA?

[Chrispy]

I gotta agree wins mean pretty much nothing especial playing for a team like the Yankees.

Now, all we have is CC and Hughes then Burnett, Nova and Mitre + all the other guys we signed to minor league deals. We would be so screwed if CC opted out of his contract after this year.

I feel as tho the Yankees are in the time where they are having the changing of the guard. Where guys like Jeter, Posada and Mo are all coming into their final years and not knowing when they want to retire or should retire.

[strahanfan92]

Best number 3 starter?


Congratulations at being the best mediocre pitcher ever!

[Scorask]

As a Red Sox fan I'm certainly happy to see him retire. It was never easy for any team to beat him, especially in October. For the Yankee's, this leaves a huge hole in the rotation which certainly expected him back(for some reason I don't feel it would have happened this way if George was still calling the shots). Not to mention how valuable he was in terms of bringing a lot of experience to any pitchers on the staff, especially playoff experience. He used to intimidate me on TV the way he peered his eyes over his glove as he started his windup. And he certainly gets a pass in my book for coming clean on the spot. I'm sure others on the list would have as well if they did the same. He was always a great pitcher IMO, a true Yankee regardless of his stint in Houston, and will be tough to replace.

[NAHSTE]

Best number 3 starter?


Congratulations at being the best mediocre pitcher ever!

The thing is, John Smoltz is way better. I could probably find a handful of other 3rd starters who are better too, if I gave a shit about such a meaningless distinction of course.

[Mogriffjr]

Pettite wasnt a guy that had the best stats but the dude played hard all the time and worked through many games with bad stuff only allowing a few runs giving the yankees a chance to win. When the postseason came he was clutch.

The postseason wins are what catches everyone but still he was a very good lefthanded pitcher. I think when he said best number 3 starter, i dont think there has been another pitcher that has been a number 3 starter for there whole careers that had this many wins.

Also do you guys even know how many players took HGH or steriods that we dont even know. As someone who works for the Mets ive seen things you guys wont even believe.

what u see? inbox me!

[Rayman]

what u see? inbox me!

Seriously?

What he's implying is certainly nothing new.

[MvP]

Much love for Pettitte. As a childhood left-handed pitcher that was raised a Yankee fan (sigh), he was one of my favorite players growing up. Good to see him retire after a solid season last year.