A-Rod’s homer lifts Pettitte, Yanks over M’s

For, perhaps, the first time this season, Andy Pettitte had an excellent outing at home.On a warm night (without rain, if you'd believe it and I don't blame you if you don't) that saw four home runs, Pettitte maintained his cool and pitched as though it was still 1999.He did give up two runs, but at no point in the game did he ever trail the Mariners, and was no doubt...

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(Originally posted for Baseball Digest) The first two times the Yankees took the lead Wednesday night at Yankee Stadium, Andy Pettitte gave it right back.  Once the Yankees took the lead for the third time, Pettitte was able to hold it, and the Yankees were on their way to a 4-2 victory over the Seattle Mariners to extend their winning streak to seven. Pettitte pitched seven...

It took almost three months, but Andy Pettitte figured out how to pitch effectively in Yankee Stadium. The difference in Pettitte's home and away splits were so vast it was easy to see the veteran lefty and the Homer Heaven weren't a good marriage...

Veteran lefty Andy Pettitte tries to break a back-and-forth stretch tonight, when the New York Yankees host the Seattle Mariners in the second test of a three-game series at Yankee Stadium.

This is the kind of roll I like.  The Mariners have been in town for two games and they’ve lost them both, and that’s pushed the Yankees winning streak to seven. One more tomorow and it’s a nice little sweep.  And it was another nice start by Andy Pettitte.  He’s going to be hard pressed [...]

Roto Info posted what they’re calling a “Rumored steroid list (UNCONFIRMED)” that names 103 Major League Baseball players alleged to have failed 2003 random drug tests. You’ll see the usual suspects, a boatload of Red Sox, and a number of guys that must have used faulty performance enhancers. Deadspin is calling BS on the list, and [...] Related posts:Report...

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