The news is breaking from several sources - I'll give credit to WFAN, whom I saw tweet it earlier - that Andy Pettitte will announce his retirement today.
He is scheduled to start Sunday at Yankee Stadium, against the Giants. That is also the same day as the farewell ceremony for Mariano Rivera. Pettitte will then start against the Astros in Houston and finish up a fine career.
It's the end of an era for sure. The talk about Andy and the Hall of Fame has already begun. To be certain, there are a few things: he was a wonderful big game pitcher.
He also used PED's, and owned up to it.
I guarantee that there are already PED users in the Hall, with more on the way.
So let's not be so myopic and say Pettitte isn't a Hall of Famer purely because of PED's. Say he isn't an elite pitcher if you want. That's your call. There's no doubt that PED's will part of the narrative, but be fair about it at least, given that, as I said, there are already users in the Hall, with more on the way.
That's why the list of names should be released. Once and for all.
Anyway, I'll enjoy watching Andy pitch Sunday, and saluting Mo at the same time. It's going to be emotional in The Bronx.
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