He’s Back
Just to piss off the “you put Andy on too high a pedestal because of your fond memories” guys.
0 comments December 08 2006 | Mike G | Discussion
Just to piss off the “you put Andy on too high a pedestal because of your fond memories” guys.
0 comments December 08 2006 | Mike G | Discussion
For the record, I should be a GM. Check out my proposal from 10/31/2003 and realize that the Yankees could have had Pettitte over the past 3 years and still had basically the same deal for 07 and 08 with my contract proposal. AND I think that Pettitte over the past 3 years [...]
0 comments December 08 2006 | Mike T | Discussion
From an AP Story this afternoon:
Andy Pettitte is headed back to the New York
Yankees. Pettitte and the Yankees reached a preliminary agreement
Friday on a $16 million, one-year contract, a person with knowledge
of the negotiations said. The person spoke on condition of
anonymity because the agreement had not been announced.
The [...]
0 comments December 08 2006 | Joe | Discussion
Tell us “Andy Lovers” what latin pitchers you can get that are better options than Pettitte for 2007. The point is – why not get Pettitte for 2007 and still develope young pitching talent. You can do both.
0 comments December 08 2006 | Joe | Discussion
Again. I go away for a couple of days and the old softies come crawling out of the woodwork. In my opinion, Pettitte would be eaten alive by AL lineups. And unless you sign his training buddy Mr. Clemens, you don’t get the “second half” Pettitte of last year. Andy just [...]
0 comments December 08 2006 | Mike T | Discussion
I didn’t see Lupica’s rip of Pettitte, but if he used game 6 of 2001 WS as a argument point, that is the game Arizona was reading his pitches, which created a batting practice situation. You blame the pitching coach as well for not catching that.
As for Gil Meche, doesn’t signing with the Royals [...]
0 comments December 08 2006 | John S | Discussion
Sorry Moose, I looked at the wrong column. His ERA last season was 3.51. That’s a difference maker. and changes things a bit because you can’t say Pettitte out pitched Moose last season from a quality standpoint – Pettitte was better down the stretch, but you don’t throw out the first 3 months [...]
0 comments December 08 2006 | Russ | Discussion