Andy Pettitte
Andy Pettitte
Andrew Eugene "Andy" Pettitteis an American former baseball starting pitcher who played 18 seasons in Major League Baseball, primarily for the New York Yankees. He also pitched for the Houston Astros. Pettitte won five World Series championships with the Yankees and was a three-time All-Star. He ranks as MLB's all-time postseason wins leader with 19...
ProfessionBaseball Player
Date of Birth15 June 1972
CityBaton Rouge, LA
defense great guys picked played seemed trouble
It seemed like I was in trouble in every inning, but the guys picked me up and played great defense and scored some runs.
ahead great guys
It wasn't great and they battled me pretty hard. I was getting ahead of them for the most part but I just couldn't put guys away.
complete games great low scoring starters
What the starters have done over there, with all those complete games, it's amazing. I've pitched in so many games and I don't think I've ever had a complete game. It's going to be a great series, some great pitching, low scoring games. It's going to be a lot of fun.
reality work year
It's special. You work all year to make it reality and get to the playoffs.
coming early easy feeling games momentum roy strike sure three won
It's not going to be easy. It's not going to be easy coming back here. We'd won three games in a row, and we were one strike away. I'm sure they had to be feeling down, and now they have to be feeling great. But if we come out early and take some of their momentum away, and we get Roy going the way he can pitch, everything will be OK.
concern start
I'm going to be able to make that start no problem. There is no concern at all.
ask roger time
I never had to ask him one time to come. It was all his, ... When I signed, Roger called me and said, 'I think I want to play, man.'
definitely extremely gratifying help obviously special trip
It's definitely a little different, ... This is right there with my first trip in '96. Obviously we went so many times after that in New York, but this is just extremely, extremely special and gratifying to be able to help this organization get to this World Series.
last series starts
It was a big series obviously. All the starts are big right now. I want to win, I want to try to get it done after last year.
days early reminds team
This team reminds me of my early days in New York,
close moment remember special stay yesterday
That one will stay real close to me, ... I remember that one like it was yesterday just because of being so young. It was a special moment in my career.
climb huge mountain proud seemed series team
It was a little different for me here, because this just seemed like such a huge mountain to climb to be able to get to the World Series with the team that we have. I'm proud of the guys.
lying
I'd be lying if I said this wasn't a blow.
lie runs surprised
I was surprised we put the runs on him, ... I'm not going to lie to you. He's tough.