Andy Pettitte turns 38 today, but you would never know it from the way he's pitching for the New York Yankees.
Pettitte is having the season of a lifetime: 8-1 record, a mind-boggling 2.46 ERA in the American League with 55 strikeouts versus 22 walks and a 1.10 WHIP. He has become the godfather of the Yankees rotation, as CC Sabathia calls him, and the true ace this year, despite Sabathia's bigger paycheck. In a so far successful, but uneven season for the Yankees, he has been a steady, reliable hand when the team needs him the most.
Look at the career Pettitte has already had: two-time All-Star, 2001 American League Championship Series Most Valuable Player and 5-time World Series champion, with the most playoff victories in history (18) and a major rep as a big-game pitcher with 6 postseason-clinching victories. And Pettitte may be closing in on the most prestigious individual award a pitcher can win: a Cy Young. It would be the perfect way to close out a career, except Pettitte looks far from done after finding the fountain of youth.
Happy Birthday, Andy!
Pettitte is having the season of a lifetime: 8-1 record, a mind-boggling 2.46 ERA in the American League with 55 strikeouts versus 22 walks and a 1.10 WHIP. He has become the godfather of the Yankees rotation, as CC Sabathia calls him, and the true ace this year, despite Sabathia's bigger paycheck. In a so far successful, but uneven season for the Yankees, he has been a steady, reliable hand when the team needs him the most.
Look at the career Pettitte has already had: two-time All-Star, 2001 American League Championship Series Most Valuable Player and 5-time World Series champion, with the most playoff victories in history (18) and a major rep as a big-game pitcher with 6 postseason-clinching victories. And Pettitte may be closing in on the most prestigious individual award a pitcher can win: a Cy Young. It would be the perfect way to close out a career, except Pettitte looks far from done after finding the fountain of youth.
Happy Birthday, Andy!
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