Andy Pettitte returned to Yankee Stadium in pinstripes yesterday, but the man everyone was interested in was his former teammate Roger Clemens:
Will Clemens follow Pettitte back to New York? Pettitte fielded many questions yesterday, but that was the most pressing.
?As a friend of his, it wouldn?t be fair to share anything that he?s shared with me on that subject,? Pettitte said. ?All I feel comfortable saying, and that?s not even definite, but after speaking with him, he probably wants to try to pitch. It?s amazing that he still wants to pitch, but he does, like he?s 20. He?s got an unbelievable amount of energy.
?You add Roger Clemens to your staff, as far as I?m concerned, he?s the greatest pitcher to ever play the game, that?s great. Does he know that I would love that? Of course. And when you add him, your expectations are even higher.?
Clemens, 44, is a free agent, and his agent, Randy Hendricks, has advised him to pitch a partial season, as he did last year. Pettitte laughed at the suggestion that Clemens would be reporting with him to Tampa, Fla., next month. ?I would think spring training would be definitely out,? he said.
Clemens and Pettitte together again in New York ? That could be fun.
Not as much fun as old battery-mates Roger Clemens and Jason Varitek together again in Boston.
That human growth hormone stuff is awesome, isn’t it?