Pettitte Admits To Being Injured Last Season
Posted by Steve Lombardi on February 14th 2009 · Comments (12)
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As for Pettitte himself, he acknowledged that his left shoulder was “in bad shape” down the stretch last season, requiring him to take cortisone injections just to get through some starts. He worked hard this offseason – something he was unable to do last year following the Mitchell Report fallout – and is ready to get his spring started.
“It was definitely a lot less stressful offseason, for sure,” he said. “I was hurting at the end of the season last year, but I addressed that in the offseason and worked extremely hard on my shoulder. I feel great right now.”
Mark my words: Andy Pettitte will win at least 16 games this season for New York. The Yankees are lucky to have him.
Nothing new there..we figured he was playing hurt. I agree with you about the wins and our luck to have him!
I’m definitely happy that Pettitte’s back in the mix. A sturdy, reliable veteran at the #4 spot is a luxury for most teams and it allows Joba to be eased into his innings at a more gradual pace.
Here’s what I want to know:
-If Pettitte fails to win 16 games and ends up being as horrendous as he was in the 2nd half of last year, will you blame Cashman?
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-If Pettitte ends up having a nice bounce-back season with 16 wins and above-average peripherals, will you applaud Cashman for not only bringing him back but getting him at a below-market contract?
Mark my words: Andy Pettitte will win at least 16 games this season for New York. The Yankees are lucky to have him.
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been sayin that for months now
Steve, I don’t know about 16 games BUT I certainly hope that he gets it done. Andy is someone who has pitched big games(not always so brilliantly) and he definitely has the fire and temperament to not only play in NYC BUT win here as well. Even I have to admit that Cash Man did a good job on getting AP back and at a cut rate price. As much as I slag on Brainless, Levine and Co , they hit a grand slam on this one. Meanwhile, he struck out with the bases loaded on Burnit. So it’s almost like a wash to me. Poor Cash Man, he never gets a bloody break……..
Meanwhile, he struck out with the bases loaded on Burnit. So it’s almost like a wash to me. Poor Cash Man, he never gets a bloody break……..
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Once again, like I posted on the thread about CC and AJ, give these guys a chance. How do you know he struck out with AJ? AJ can win 15-20 games a year in the 3 spot for five years, or he can suck…we just don’t know. Be a real Yankee fan and pull for your players instead of burying them before they even step on the mound in a Yankee uniform.
Mark my words: Andy Pettitte will win at least 16 games this season for New York. The Yankees are lucky to have him.
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Maybe so.
On the other hand, it’s just impossible for an old pitcher to get injured two seasons in a row, especially in the pitching shoulder, right?
Should they have signed Pettitte again. Yeah, sure; to be a #4 starter? Definitely. Count on him for 16 wins? I’m not so sure about that.
Once again, like I posted on the thread about CC and AJ, give these guys a chance. How do you know he struck out with AJ? AJ can win 15-20 games a year in the 3 spot for five years, or he can suck…we just don’t know. Be a real Yankee fan and pull for your players instead of burying them before they even step on the mound in a Yankee uniform.Quote
Did you say that to all those aholes you booed Aroid/Aclod mercilessly for the longest time? As I’ve said, I followed Burnit in Toronto and I don’t like him. PERIOD! Cash Man has made this type of mistake before with Vasquez,Pavano , Brown ets so on. The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different outcome!I have seen Brainless make the same mistake before and he’s made the same mistake again. I have been a Yankees fan since the early seventies, when the Mets were the team to embrace not the Yankees so I’m not a fairweather fan. BUT I always tell it like it is. A lot of fans of any teams are complete homers and don’t look objectively on what made the team fail, when it does. I even gave the Brainless one, Cash Man credit this time out BUT he deserves derision for not doing his due dilligence on Burnit. It’s not that I don’t want AJerk to do well, but I have a bad feeling about his shitty attitude in low pressure Toronto. He will be eaten alive here if he pulls a Pavano(which I think he will). Then what is the gM gonna do, pull another Ponson out of hat again?
~~~Here’s what I want to know: If Pettitte fails to win 16 games and ends up being as horrendous as he was in the 2nd half of last year, will you blame Cashman? -and- -If Pettitte ends up having a nice bounce-back season with 16 wins and above-average peripherals, will you applaud Cashman for not only bringing him back but getting him at a below-market contract?~~~
Why would I blame Cashman if Pettitte bombs? Pettitte was not part of Cashman’s plan. Brian’s plan was to spend a fortune on CC and AJ because his plan of Hughes and Kennedy bombed last year. Pettitte just fell into the Yankees lap because: (1) Andy only really wanted to play in NY and (2) No one seemed ready to pay Andy what he got in New York. So, it would be wrong to blame Cashman if Andy fails – just as it would be wrong to credit Cashman if Pettitte does well.
Agree with you on your post steve. Your last comment makes no sense however. A gm is responsible for everything that happens under his watch, credit for all good, blame for all bad. Making distinctions beyond that is overcomplicating a very simple concept.
A gm is responsible for everything that happens under his watch, credit for all good, blame for all bad. Making distinctions beyond that is overcomplicating a very simple concept.
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I agree, and I think it is sometimes what gets Steve into trouble with people reading this blog. Not a big knock, but sometimes you try to analyze the inner-workings of the brass too much… giving credit or not. Either way, I would certainly say that Pettitte was “in the plans” for Cashman.
Let me put it this way, if Pettitte hadn’t signed we would see someone better then Brett Tomko getting signed. I don’t think Cashman wanted to count his eggs before they hatched this year (in regards to the pitching staff.) He wanted to make sure he had lots of back-up for potential breakdowns with AJ, Joba, CMW. He knew he needed some assured innings, and those weren’t going to come from a Randy Wolf, Livan Hernandez or Brett Tomko.
Pettitte was more than simply “a bonus” for Cashman. I believe Pettitte was part of the plan the entire time. Now, did Cash have an easy time signing Pettitte? Absolutely. But he is going to have an easy time signing Jeter, and I have a feeling that signing is going to go terribly wrong (whether its Cash or not.)
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