What does Andy know ?

This past week, a long time pitcher with the New York Yankees, and Houston Astros finally decided that 17 seasons was enough. Funny though , there were reports he was getting in shape, working out, gave some to feel he was going to rejoin the Yankees for one last hurrah.
It was not to be. Andy Pettitte has retired from baseball with 4 World Series rings, and having always saved his finest performances for the post season and the World Series.

In my mind, he was like Paul O'Neill, and Bernie Williams, those 3 were the real high class of the Yanks, the others, well, they weren't in the same argument.

But Andy did a bad thing, he admitted it saying he took things, things that helped him, but he took them back when they weren't banned substances, just bad things. He also mentioned his NY and Houston running mate had also done some bad things too. He told the Mitchell Commission, he the Grand Jury, he just did not say these things publicly, so we hve no tape, or recorded conversations to draw from. But he did say them.

And so we find ourselves 12 days away from pitchers and catchers reporting to Fort Lauderdale, NY Yanks spring training facility and rampant news reports about what Andy knows, and what Rogers' lawyer Rusty Hardin will ask him about. What would they ask Andy ? What type of distraction would that pose ?

If it's just Brian McNamee vs Roger Clemens, then who knows how it goes, and the lawyers against Roger are only trying to convict Clemens on obstructing Congress, not taking banned substances.

What would they ask Andy if he showed up to the media circus ?
Andy, when you testify, what are you going to say ?
Roger says you're a liar.
Roger says you did all the bad drugs
Andy, how often did you take these drugs ?
Did you use HGH ? You say no, Roger says you did.
If you think that sounds rough, try having it in your face all through camp, and then start the season, and have to leave to give your testimony.

If Andy looks stressed here, just imagine what it will be like later on ?
Andy ? Andy ? Andy ?


Pettitte has to show up in court regardless, but avoiding the daily side show, that Clemens people can carefully sift through his responses for slip ups, and then try and bury Pettitte on the witness stand, I mean who wants all that.

I think Pettitte took all that time deciding on retirement because he was not sure what to do, I think he feels he can and could pitch and compete, but the media scrutiny will be immense.

Here is a potential theory, even though he announced his retirement, after the trial is over, if you keep in shape, maybe unretire, if the Yankees can use you.

A little far fetched, but plausable.

Andy, there going to have lots of questions for you, hope you're ready.