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  Skvaller pÃ¥ Andy Pettitte
Pettitte attr kunde gör den stund som producerar alltjämt starka resultat på hans eget.
Pettittes agentsäjerar leftyviljan deklarerar den fria byrån för att frigöra upp en rosterfläck för Yankeesen.
Bara alternativen som Pettitte har, finnas Yankeesen eller retirementen, enligt agenten kåta Hendricks.
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  Pettitte homers, Ks 10 to lead Astros - Boston.com
Andy Pettitte hit his first career homer and matched a season high with 10 strikeouts to lead the Houston Astros over the San Diego Padres 4-2 Friday night.
Pettitte (11-12) hit a solo homer in the fourth inning off Chan Ho Park and allowed two runs and three hits in seven innings to earn his second win in three starts.
Pettitte shut out San Diego for six innings in Houston's 1-0 win at Petco Park on Aug. 1 and retired the first six batters he faced Friday, striking out three.
www.boston.com /sports/baseball/articles/2006/08/11/pettitte_homers_ks_10_to_lead_astros   (709 words)

  
 Andy Pettitte News - The New York Times
Andy Pettitte was that rare modern player, a career Yankee in the mold of Whitey Ford and Ron Guidry, a reliable left-hander who seemed as if he would wear pinstripes forever.
When the persistent pain in Andy Pettitte's valuable left elbow was so excruciating, when he wondered if he had thrown his last pitch as a Yankee, when he tortured himself fretting about how he would support his family, the pitcher would retreat to a quiet place and seek solace by reading the Bible.
Andy Pettitte had his best start of July Thursday, but said after the game that his command was shaky, he lacked rhythm and he still felt out of sync.
topics.nytimes.com /top/reference/timestopics/people/p/andy_pettitte/index.html?inline=nyt-per   (975 words)

  
 Houston Astros, Andy Pettitte, Chan Ho Park, Roy Oswalt, Major League Baseball, San Diego Padres - CBSSports.com
HOUSTON -- Andy Pettitte threw a gem, hit a homer and quieted the pitching ace in the locker next to his.
Pettitte hit his first career homer and matched a season high with 10 strikeouts to lead the Houston Astros over the San Diego Padres 4-2 on Friday night.
But Pettitte (11-12); was untouchable after a rocky third inning and Craig Biggio doubled and scored the go-ahead run on Park's wild pitch in the fifth to help the Astros win for the eighth time in 10 games.
www.sportsline.com /mlb/gamecenter/recap/MLB_20060811_SD@HOU   (1160 words)

  
  Andy Pettitte : MLB Legends   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Andy Pettitte started out terribly, especially by his standards last year, but won 16 of his last 18 decisions to finish with the second 20-win season of his career.
Pettitte pitched much better in Yankee Stadium than on the road throughout his career, so it will be interesting to see how he gets used to the confining Minute Maid Park.
Pettitte could wind up with 250 with an excellent winning percentage, and with all the postseason experience he has, his career should be Cooperstown-worthy.
www.mlb-legends.com /pitchers/andyPettitte.php   (309 words)

  
  Andy Pettitte - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Andrew Eugene Pettitte (born June 15, 1972 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball.
Pettitte was a part of six American League pennant-winning teams and four World Series championship teams.
Pettitte has been a 20-game winner twice, in 1996 and 2003, each time with a 21-8 mark.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Andy_Pettitte   (281 words)

  
 JockBio: Andy Pettitte Biography
Andy went to spring training assuming that he was ticketed for another season in Triple-A, so he concentrated on refining his command and showing the New York brass he would be ready when the call came.
Andy had the honor of starting Game One in the Bronxand was in the showers by the third inning after Atlanta grabbed an 8–0 lead on their way to a 21–1 win.
Andy had swung the bat from time to time in interleague play, but as a National Leaguer, he would be expected to fulfill the duties of a ninth-place hitter.
www.jockbio.com /Bios/Pettitte/Pettitte_bio.html   (5060 words)

  
 RotoTimes.com - Andy Pettitte - Notes
Andy Pettitte is expected to return to the team today after spending the weekend tending to his sick son, according to the New York Daily News.
Andy Pettitte said Tuesday that he should be able to make his next start despite rolling his left ankle on Monday, according to the AP.
Andy Pettitte swapped spots in the rotation with Mike Mussina and is now slated to start the Yankees' home opener on April 7, according to the New York Daily News.
www.rototimes.com /mlb/player/733/notes/2003   (772 words)

  
 Pettitte opts for one-year deal with Yankees | Chron.com - Houston Chronicle
Pitcher Andy Pettitte chose to leave the Astros and return to the New York Yankees on Friday, getting a commitment for more money and years than the Astros were willing to give him to re-sign with his hometown club.
Pettitte would have re-signed with the Astros for $14 million and an option, but the Astros never budged from their $12 million offer for the man whose initial signing with the Astros pushed the franchise to the most exciting era in Texas baseball history.
Pettitte’s first season in Houston was cut short in August 2004 by left elbow surgery, but he returned in 2005 and helped Roy Oswalt and Clemens lead the Astros to the first World Series berth for a team from the state of Texas.
www.chron.com /disp/story.mpl/sports/4389076.html   (1206 words)

  
 Newsvine - Pettitte Returns to Yankees in $16M Deal
Pettitte and the Yankees reached a preliminary agreement Friday on a $16 million, one-year contract, a deal that reunites the two-time All-Star with the team he helped to win four World Series titles.
Pettitte must pass a physical for the agreement to be finalized.
Pettitte was 14-13 with a 4.20 ERA last season and joins a Yankees rotation that includes Chien-Ming Wang, Mike Mussina and Randy Johnson.
www.newsvine.com /_news/2006/12/08/474573-pettitte-returns-to-yankees-on-16m-deal   (656 words)

  
 Andy Pettitte : USAToday.com - Andy Pettitte Biography from USAToday.com
ET Yankees signed LHP Andy Pettitte, who had been with the Astros, to a one-year, $16 million contract with a player option for 2008.
Pettitte's elbow is likely to remain a cause for concern for the remainder of his career, and the return to the AL means he's more likely to get lit up on those occasions on which he doesn't have his best stuff.
ET ESPN's Buster Olney is reporting that Andy Pettitte will return to the Yankees on a one-year, $16 million contract with a $16 million player option for 2008.
fantasybaseball.usatoday.com /content/player.asp?sport=MLB&id=2021   (653 words)

  
 Pettitte says he left Astros for Yankees because of their desire - USATODAY.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
HOUSTON — Andy Pettitte says he moved from Houston back to New York because the Yankees put on a "full-court press" and the Astros showed signs they were ready to move on without him.
Pettitte said Saturday he was surprised the Astros wouldn't bridge the gap between the two proposals.
Pettitte's defection to the Yankees intensified speculation that close friend, former Yankees and Astros teammate Roger Clemens, would join him in back in New York.
www.usatoday.com /sports/baseball/al/yankees/2006-12-08-pettitte_x.htm   (454 words)

  
 Andy Pettitte: Kicking Astros Fan Site   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Andy Pettitte Houston Astros pitcher, is a man who handcuffs righthanded hitters by running his cut fastball in on their hands.
Andy Pettitte's changeup is a good second pitch, and he makes more extensive use of his four-seamer and sinker against lefthanded hitters.
Andy is known for having one of the best pickoff moves in the game, Pettitte is very tough to run on and places among the leaders in pickoffs every season.
www.geocities.com /andypettittesuperfan   (160 words)

  
 Andy Pettitte : Sandbox.com - Andy Pettitte Biography from Sandbox.com
Pettitte had a 4.14 ERA and a 1.41 WHIP in his final six seasons in the AL, so anyone expecting him to excel for his old team is likely to be disappointed.
Yankees signed LHP Andy Pettitte, who had been with the Astros, to a one-year, $16 million contract with a player option for 2008.
Andy Pettitte isn't expected to take his physical for the Yankees for another 10 days.
fantasynews.sandbox.com /2005/news/content/playerpages/player_main.asp?sport=MLB&id=2021   (1141 words)

  
 Andy Pettitte Quotes
Andy showed 'em down the stretch, and in the post-season, just as Torre and Tommy expected he would.
PETTITTE: Again, probably thousandth time I answered it, but there was really no tension or stress on me, I didn't put any pressure on me during that time.
PETTITTE: Well, I felt, you know, real good about Game 5 in Boston, I don't know if it's right there with, you know, Game 5 in '96 against Atlanta, but I would say it was pretty close playing there and coming off the defeat that we did the night before.
www.baseball-almanac.com /quotes/andy_pettitte_quotes.shtml   (2885 words)

  
 LifeWay: Biblical Solutions for Life - Andy Pettitte: Home Field Advantage
Andy was in the minor leagues for another two seasons before being called up by the Yankees early in the 1995 season.
Andy came to faith in Christ when he was 11, but it was at age 15 that he began to grow in his commitment to Christ.
Andy and Laura learned what it means to rely on prayer last season when his first year with the Astros didn’t turn out the way they had anticipated.
www.lifeway.com /article/?id=161147   (988 words)

  
 The Official Site of The Houston Astros: News: Houston Astros News
HOUSTON -- For those looking at the on-going Andy Pettitte saga from the outside, it appeared highly unlikely that the Houston Astros would be able to lure Pettitte away from the New York Yankees.
Pettitte's agent, Randy Hendricks, fielded offers only from the Yankees and Astros, and although the Yankees' proposal was monetarily more enticing, the Astros' struck a cord emotionally.
Pettitte's family accompanied him to the press conference -- his wife, Laura, and three kids, all donning Astros jerseys.
www.mlb.com /news/article.jsp?ymd=20031211&content_id=615221&vkey=news_hou&fext=.jsp&c_id=hou   (294 words)

  
 ESPN - Pettitte bolts Yanks for deal with Astros - MLB
Pettitte has succeeded in the regular season and excelled in the postseason, winning some huge October games in his nine years with the Yankees.
Pettitte took $7.5 million less to sign with the Astros -- the Yankees' last offer was for $39 million over three years.
Pettitte certainly won a lot of games in part because he was a Yankee; he's unlikely to win as many in Houston, though he will get nice run support.
sports.espn.go.com /mlb/news/story?id=1683732   (1565 words)

  
 Andy Pettitte in the bullpen - Houston Astros | The News is NowPublic.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Andy Pettitte in the bullpen - Houston Astros
ATLANTA Watching was the most difficult task last postseason for Andy Pettitte, who played counselor and sounding board when he would have rather been preparing to start for the Astros.
Pettitte throws a fastball and a cutter that is probably his best pitch.
www.nowpublic.com /andy_pettitte_in_the_bullpen_houston_astros   (210 words)

  
 Fantasy Baseball Profile - Andy Pettitte
Pettitte missed his start last night to be with his ill father, who is undergoing a heart procedure.
Pettitte had a cortisone injection in his elbow and is questionable to make his next start.
Pettitte was pushed back a day from his scheduled start on Monday night to allow a left ankle injury more time to heal.
www.thomasgeorge.com /baseball/profile.cfm?playerId=2461   (332 words)

  
 New York Daily News - Yankees - Andy is back in pinstripes   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Pettitte had three injury-plagued seasons with the Astros, but was 37-26 for Houston and helped the Astros reach the World Series in 2005, the franchise's only appearance in the Fall Classic.
Pettitte's penetrating gaze at hitters from beneath the brim of his cap - a favorite camera shot during TV broadcasts of his postseason starts - is one of the most evocative snapshots of the Yankee glory years of the late 1990s, an era of success the Yanks would like to duplicate.
Andy Pettitte is latest player to return to Yankees after leaving Joe Torre's club.
www.nydailynews.com /sports/baseball/yankees/story/478598p-402671c.html   (977 words)

  
 Houston Astros, Lance Berkman, Andy Pettitte, Dan Wheeler, Major League Baseball, Philadelphia Phillies - CBSSports.com
Andy Pettitte allowed two runs and seven hits in 6 1/3 innings for Houston.
Pettitte, perhaps distracted by the standing ovation the fans gave Howard during his entire at-bat, let the ball trickle through his legs for an error.
Pettitte pitched out of a bases-loaded, one-out jam in the second by getting Abraham Nunez to ground into a double play.
www.sportsline.com /mlb/gamecenter/recap/MLB_20060906_HOU@PHI   (1046 words)

  
 Andy Pettitte : Rotoworld.com - Andy Pettitte Biography from Rotoworld.com   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Andy Pettitte held the Tigers to just one run in eight innings of work tonight to record his 10th win of the season.
Andy Pettitte surrendered two runs in 7 1/3 innings against the Indians on Sunday to record his ninth win of the season.
Pettitte had given up one run through seven innings, but manager Joe Torre elected to stick with the left-hander even though the club was up three runs and Pettitte was losing his effectiveness an inning earlier.
www.rotoworld.com /content/playerpages/player_main.aspx?sport=MLB&id=2021   (823 words)

  
 Andy Pettitte logra acuerdo de un año y 16 millones con Yanquis | terra
Andy Pettitte logra acuerdo de un año y 16 millones con Yanquis
Andy Pettitte logra acuerdo de un año y 16 millones con Yanquis
Pettitte, de 34 años, tuvo marca de 14-13 con 4.20 de efectividad esta temporada.
www.terra.com /deportes/articulo/html/fox338249.htm   (483 words)

  
 Houston's Clear Thinkers: Richard Justice, Andy Pettitte's press agent
In return, the Stros received one season (2004) that was a complete bust when Pettitte was injured and underwent elbow surgery, one season (2005) that was one of the best of Pettitte's career (2005) and one season (2006) in which Pettitte was pedestrian.
Now, given that the Stros went to the World Series in 2005 and Pettitte contributed greatly to that, I am not going to say that the Stros ended up on the short end of the stick in their deal with Pettitte.
I always read that Pettitte pitching in Houston was always one of his main reasons for continuing to pitch, aside from his very lenient pitching schedule given to him by the Astros.
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Andy Pettitte told us, “Every time I took the mound, in any of those games and every game, I just ask the Lord to give me the strength to go out there, protect me and just to help me to compete.
Andy commented, “As soon as we won one World Series, ‘OK, we’d better win the next year too…ten, you’d better win the next year.’ And then you come to Houston.
Andy said, “It’s just not real smart to go out and pitch and to think that you can walk four or five batters, and be successful in that game.
www.cbn.com /cbnnews/CWN/072905pettitte.asp   (918 words)

  
 New York Daily News - Sports - Pettitte deal? Not quite yet   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Pettitte, who has pitched the last three years with the Astros, went 14-13 with a 4.20 ERA last season.
Assuming Pettitte, who earned $16.4 million in the final year of his contract, does give Hendricks the go-ahead to negotiate a new contract in the next few days, the Yankees intend to be aggressive in their efforts to lure him back to the Bronx from his hometown.
According to Hendricks, the family considerations that prompted Pettitte to sever ties with the Yankees after nine distinguished seasons in New York are no longer a factor in his needing to pitch in Houston.
www.nydailynews.com /sports/story/477611p-401829c.html   (719 words)

  
 Andy Pettitte Posters - Art poster store, Andy Pettitte posters and art prints collection
Andy Pettitte and Roger Clemens - Posed as New Astros ©Photofile
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www.postersbuy.com /sports/c11943-andy-pettitte.html   (323 words)

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