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Benefit of the Doubt: Pettitte’s HGH Admission Should Be No More than Footnote to a Great Career

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged on February 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Glowing tributes were the initial reactions to Andy Pettitte’s retirement, but since then a deeper look into his admitted use of HGH has begun to emerge (and Larry’s examination at IIATMS is not surprisingly one of the most thorough). Some have questioned why Pettitte has been given the benefit of the doubt regarding his admission, […]

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Hometown Call: Pettitte Finally Gives in to the Lure of Home, Officially Bids Farewell

Posted in Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged on February 3, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

Andy Pettitte always seemed to be a family man first and a big league pitcher second. His career began with an impatient desire to support his young wife and five month old son, and now, with word that he will officially retire tomorrow during a press conference at Yankee Stadium, it concludes in large part because […]

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Madoff Money Just One of the Mets Concerns; Team Runs the Risk of Being Swallowed by Yankees’ Shadow

Posted in Baseball, Baseball History, Mets, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on February 2, 2011 | 1 Comment »

(In addition to appearing at The Captain’s Blog, this post is also being syndicated at TheYankeeU.) After months of denial, the New York Mets finally admitted to a popular suspicion: the team’s finances have been materially impacted by its ownership group’s involvement in the Bernie Madoff investment scandal. Ironically, however, the impact isn’t a result of […]

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Arod Weeps as Yanks Turn Back the Clock with Additions of Colon, Garcia

Posted in Alex Rodriguez, Arod, Baseball, MLB, Yankees, tagged , on February 1, 2011 | 1 Comment »

The Yankees off season additions of Bartolo Colon and Freddy Garcia probably would have elicited a passionate reaction back in 1999, when both pitchers finished in the top-10 for the A.L. Cy Young award. However, with each hurler well past his prime and only signed to a minor league deal, both announcements were met with deserved indifference…that is, everywhere except for […]

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