Breaking: ANDY PETTITTE

14 Responses to Breaking: ANDY PETTITTE

1. Michael Eder says:

   March 16, 2012 at 1:02 pm

   Now that’s gotta be the most surprising news of the offseason.

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2. T.O. Chris says:

   March 16, 2012 at 1:06 pm

   Really can’t believe it! I always thought he’d stay gone even if he felt the need to comeback, he’s been out a year can he even work himself into baseball shape quickly enough?

   There’s obviously no chance he makes the team out of ST but I wonder if he can bump Hughes to the pen if he struggles early on in the rotation? If he can get back to 90% of what he was when he retired it’s probably as good or better than Hughes.

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3. Russ says:

   March 16, 2012 at 1:07 pm

   Wow. What even. Great thing to wake up to after finals are done.

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4. Reggie C. says:

   March 16, 2012 at 1:15 pm

   You’ve got to be kidding me.

   WOW. Andy Pettitte must have something left in the tank to come out of retirement.

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5. MJ Recanati says:

   March 16, 2012 at 1:16 pm

   I just pooped and peed my pants out of shock and sheer elation.

   #46 t-shirt to be worn tomorrow in celebration.

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6. William D says:

   March 16, 2012 at 1:22 pm

   Great news! I didn’t see this coming. Even being in shape I guess he will spend at least April in the Minors.

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7. Scout says:

   March 16, 2012 at 1:29 pm

   This doesn’t end well.

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   • T.O. Chris says:

     March 16, 2012 at 1:41 pm

     I don’t really see how it ends that badly. He hasn’t played in a year, and we don’t NEED him, expectations should be pretty low. He’ll start in the minors and if he can’t round into form he’ll never see the majors. If he makes it to a rotation spot over a guy like Hughes, or because of injury he’ll have to prove he can at least pitch. He may not be what he was but I don’t see him coming up and getting curb stomped.

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     • Tim HJ says:

       March 16, 2012 at 2:22 pm

       I’m with you on this 100%, Chris.

       It would be great to see Andy pitch in the bigs again, but even if he doesn’t, imagine the positive impact that his mere presence will have on our developing prospects in the minors. The way I look at it, having him around can only be AWESOME news for the development of the likes of Manny, Dellin et al.

       Way to go, Andy – welcome back big fella!

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8. Scout says:

   March 16, 2012 at 1:51 pm

   Really? So if he doesn’t round into form, that’s a good ending? And if he comes close to a rotation spot, how do the Yankees turn him down without generating ill will? Or suppose they take the spot from someone who has performed better this spring?
   And then there’s the problem of his durability, already very suspect. Should the Yankees count on him down the stretch?

   For Pettitte and the team, there are a multitude of ways for this to end badly, and few for it to end well.

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   • T.O. Chris says:

     March 16, 2012 at 2:14 pm

     If he doesn’t round into form, gives up at some point in the season, and doesn’t pitch at the major league level, no one will ever remember it. It won’t even be a cliffnote in Andy’s book. It’s just an endingh, not some terriblely bad outcome. The Yankees also aren’t counting on him for anything, he’s an extra arm with a recent history of good pitching. If he does well and actually earns a rotation spot you might get a steal, if not it’s really not a big deal.

     He’s not coming in to take Sabathia’s job away, he’s not even guaranteed callup, he may never actually be on the team. All we know right now is he wants a chance to get back into shape and give it a try. To try and make that as some awful development, one that will wreck the relationship between player and organization, is a little silly in my opinion.

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     • Scout says:

       March 16, 2012 at 2:31 pm

       Don’t twist my words to make your point.

       “doesn’t end well” and “end badly” are not the same as “terriblely [sic] bad outcome” or “awful development.” And I never even hinted that I thought it would wreck his relationship with the organization.

       I prefer to see a great player go out in style, near the top of his game (like Mussina), rather than as a shell of his former self.

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       • T.O. Chris says:

         March 16, 2012 at 4:46 pm

         Nobodies twisting your words man, take it less personally. Saying it will “generate ill will” if they turn him down, to me, came off as damage his relationship with the organization. Who else would they be generating ill will with? The fans? I don’t see the fans getting angry if he isn’t called up, we all love Andy but we want the best players playing. Especially in the rotation.

         If you didn’t mean it that way then that’s fine, but to label this as something that will end badly is just over the top to me. Thus I thought you were implying this would be a bad thingh for the team or organization. Which it really can’t be, he either plays or doesn’t. If that’s what he wants to do more power to him, I thought he retired too soon anyway.

         I thought Mussina should’ve come back, in hindsight I bet he wishes he did. He would’ve won a ring and given us a deeper rotation for the season and playoffs.

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9. Piratechef says:

   March 17, 2012 at 5:44 am

   Let’s be real here… Pettitte wasn’t exactly a fireballer when he left baseball. The guy knows how to freakin pitch; even with diminished stuff and on those days when he isn’t on top of his game he’s the kind of pitcher that finds ways to get outs.

   Andy is feelin good and wants to make a run at it… If he fails I don’t see any hard feelings or tarnish on his career. Simply a guy that wants to help his team win if his body will let him.

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