Andy Pettitte
Andy Pettitte
Andrew Eugene "Andy" Pettitteis an American former baseball starting pitcher who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily for the New York Yankees. He also pitched for the Houston Astros. Pettitte won five World Series championships with the Yankees and was a three-time All-Star. He ranks as MLB's all-time postseason wins leader with 19...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth15 June 1972
CityBaton Rouge, LA
clothes street threw
I threw my street clothes on and left, so that was my day.
lying
I'd be lying if I said this wasn't a blow.
balls heart threw
I was just bad, ... I threw a lot of balls right in the heart of the zone.
lie runs surprised
I was surprised we put the runs on him, ... I'm not going to lie to you. He's tough.
ahead far felt guys seemed stuff trouble
I felt all right, not great, ... They battled me pretty hard. I felt like I was getting ahead of them for the most part. I just couldn't put guys away. It seemed like I was in trouble every inning as far as baserunners and stuff like that.
guess hit nice pay
It'd be nice to get a hit every once in a while. But I guess they don't pay me to do that.
days early reminds team
This team reminds me of my early days in New York,
spent time together
We haven't spent time together like we did in New York.
club forward huge next step taste together took
We took a huge step to get to the World Series. We've got a taste of it now. It's the same old story. We need to keep the club together and look forward to next year.
yankees concepts
Never is a concept the Yankees won't ever come across.
father book school
He (Tommy Pettitte [father] coached me as kid. He bought all the books and videos and tried to learn as much about pitching as he could. But once I was in high school, he never tried to be my coach.
yankee-stadium yankees stuff
When I take the mound in Yankee Stadium I feel like my stuff is going to be better than ever.
balls hard ifs
If you put the ball in the right place, you don't have to throw hard.
live-your-life way consistent
It's absolutely amazing what happens when you're consistent in your walk and you're consistent in the way you live your life.