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Astros Pushed For Pettitte
UPDATE, 12-5-07 at 7:47am: I missed an interesting note from Ken Davidoff's blog yesterday. Apparently the Astros made a hard push to get Pettitte for '08.
FROM 12-4-07 at 3:39pm:
From near-retirement to playing until age 45. Andy Pettitte is all over the place. Pettitte told a Houston TV station his arm would allow him to get guys out for another ten years, though he didn't specifically say he wanted to play that long. He did, however, express interest in being around for the Yanks' new stadium in 2009.
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ahhh, he is a capitalist after all, good for him. he deserves it.
Posted by: 04Forever | December 04, 2007 at 03:41 PM
Finally some good news for the Yankees.
Posted by: Yanksfan1987 | December 04, 2007 at 03:43 PM
Spending more than 2 weeks at home with the wife is enough to make any man want to return to work!
Posted by: HoratioAlgae | December 04, 2007 at 03:48 PM
"Pettitte told a Houston TV station his arm would allow him to get guys out for another ten years"
...No disrespect to what he has done, but another 10 years?
And what is all the talk about maybe wanting to retire this year only to come back and say he might be staying longterm? This has "bracing the Yankee fans for the BoSox getting Johan" written all over it in my eyes...
Posted by: darkstar1661 | December 04, 2007 at 03:50 PM
I like Pettite a whole bunch but let's not get crazy.
You are paying the guy $16m for 2008. He sported an ERA over 4.00 and was a solid #3 starter. If he was making $10m then sure you get excited. As it stands now, he is overpaid for his performance.
Posted by: bjsguess | December 04, 2007 at 04:04 PM
I don't think Andy Pettitte is overpaid. He's pitching in one of the toughest divisions, if not the toughest, in baseball. He's an elite left-handed pitcher who has a lot of experience pitching in New York and in the postseason(13 wins w/NYY). He's a big game pitcher, which is what the Yankees need. He is the only one who gave them a quality start in the ALDS, 6.1 ip 0 ER, (no one else lasted 5 innings, much less pitched SHO baseball.) He's had 200 IP in 9 out of 13 seasons, including the last 3 consecutive. His winning pct w/NYY during the regular season is .653, & postseason w/NYY its .619. He's a veteran presence for a team that has some young guys who are expected to be really good. I just wish the Astros hadn't fucked it up last December, and I could be excited that he was in the rotation for my team next season.
Posted by: KE632117 | December 04, 2007 at 05:35 PM
To me, I at least have found Pettite to be pretty much ineffective in recent years, that is, compared to the way he is built up to be fans and writers to be an "ace"
Posted by: stephen | December 05, 2007 at 08:24 AM
Has Pettitte ever started on Opening Day? He hasn't for at least the past 4 years. Surely these professional writers and fans you hear from know the ace is usually first in the rotation? I don't ever hear anyone refer to Pettitte being the "ace" of the staff. He's a valuable, reliable veteran that has experience pitching under pressure in New York, especially in big games. An ERA around 4, w/over 200 IP in the AL East is hardly ineffective. No one is calling the man Johan Santana.
Posted by: KE632117 | December 05, 2007 at 09:37 AM