Andy Pettitte

Andy Pettitte isn’t likely to go back to the Astros . Houston Atsros owner, Drayton McLane stated that they are set to go into the season without him, and that they don’t plan on entering negotiations. So what does this mean for Andy? His only other option is really the Yankees. I don’t see him going anywhere else. The Mets? I highly doubt he would do that, but I have seen crazier things happen. This nagging process has gone long enough. Andy and the Yankees should get something done. Pitchers & Catchers report to Tampa in about 20 days…. “We’re pretty well set,” he ... Read Full Story

From the AP via NJ.com : Andy Pettitte's only thought was to stay with the Yankees. He had no interest in returning to his hometown Houston Astros. Still, the 36-year-old left-hander was bothered when the Yankees wanted to cut his salary from $16 million to $10 million. "Heck, the bottom line is I'm a man, and I guess it does take a shot at your pride a little bit," he said. "But when you put all that aside, I wanted to play for the New York Yankees and, you know, that was the bottom line. I wanted to be there. I wanted to play ... Read Full Story

Now that Andy has rejected the Yankees $10M offer, he is thinking about whether or not he has other options . The Astros can certainly be one of them because his family is in Texas. Andy is also very good friends with Houston Astros pitcher, Roy Oswalt. Baseball people thought that a deal with the Yankees was inevitable, but things have fallen apart since then. Andy doesn’t want to take a pay cut, and the Yankees won’t budge. Read Full Story

He is back in New York. Andy Pettitte, a Yankees staple from 1995-2003 and a four-time World Series champion while with the Bombers, is a Yankees player again in 2007 after spending three seasons with the Astros. Andy Pettitte has hand signed this official MLB baseball, which comes complete with a Steiner Sports Certificate of Authenticity. Read Full Story

It seems as though Andy Pettitte's press conference today has stirred up a lot of emotion, and in reading some of the comments across the internet today it seems like most of the emotion is, not only negative, but aimed at Andy Pettitte. How can that be you ask? Well, apparently New Yorkers think that Pettitte is "a rat". Well, with that said, in my slightly slanted opinion, most New Yorkers have shown themselves to be ignorant morons! You look at a guy who tells the truth while looking at a choice between prison or supporting his family and you call him a rat? ... Read Full Story