It’s Not About Money as Pettitte Mulls His Future By JACK CURRY Published: November 30, 2007 重点: Andy Pettitte尚未决定退休或回洋基, 要到2月才会明朗 1. Pettitte的老爸Tom Pettitte表示, Andy还没决定下个球季是要退休或是再回洋基, 他说,大家都知道本来他去年就想退休陪陪自己的孩子们, 决不是为了钱还是其他因素 影响他的决定, 现在他只是觉得累坏了。 2. 即使洋基很想交易来Johan Santana, 他们仍然希望Pettitte回来担任先发轮值的一员, 他去年的成绩是15胜9败, 4.05的ERA, 而明星赛後的成绩更硬是拿下11胜3败。 3. 小老板Hank Steinbrenner表示, 洋基去追Santana跟Pettitte回不回洋基无关。虽然 Pettitte的老战友, 现在总教练Girardi已经和Pettitte谈过, 希望Pettitte能够回 来。Girardi表示, Pettitte说他现在可以完全支配自己的时间, 也表示他希望到二 月时才决定要不要回洋基, 他只有接受, Pettitte表示这段时间他会自我训练维持手 感, 所以到时若要回先发不会有问题。 4. 另一老战友Jorge Posada则表示, 他每周都会和Pettitte连络, 就他的了解Pettitte 目前较"倾向退休", 但希望自己能说服Pettitte回来。 5. 不管洋基能不能交易到Santana, 洋基还是很需要Pettitte的经验和能力来稳住先发的 轮值, 加上王建民与Mike Mussina, 以及由中继移回先发张伯伦, Phil Hughes及Ian Kennedy若都没有拿去交易的话, 则是另外顶替先发的人选。但是如果洋基既交易不到 Santana, Pettitte又退休, 两头都落空的话, 张伯伦, 休斯和甘乃迪三人则必须进入 先发轮值, 但这三位新秀明年都是第一个完整球季, 这样的先发轮值恐怕很令人担心。 6. Tom表示Pettitte并没有提到洋基季後交易的事情, 甚至不太想谈棒球的事情。现在 Pettitte和两个儿子Josh和Jared在玩美式足球, 有时则去打猎。 Seven weeks after Andy Pettitte’s season ended with the Yankees, he is no closer to deciding if he will return and pitch for them again next season. Tom Pettitte, Andy’s father, said yesterday that Andy has not determined if he will retire or rejoin the Yankees for his 14th major league season. “He’s so torn right now,” said Tom Pettitte. “Everybody knows that he was done last year and he didn’t want to play because he wanted to be with his kids. That’s what this is all about. He’s not looking for more money or anything.” As the Yankees try to obtain Johan Santana from the Minnesota Twins, they are hoping that Pettitte, the other veteran left-hander who would look sharp in their rotation, eventually returns. Pettitte was 15-9 with a 4.05 earned run average last season, including an 11-3 mark after the All-Star Game break. Hank Steinbrenner, the Yankees’ senior vice president, said the team’s pursuit of Santana is not connected to Pettitte’s situation. Although Manager Joe Girardi has talked to Pettitte, his former teammate, about returning, the Yankees have mostly been content to let Pettitte decompress and maybe find his way back to them. “I said he could take all the time he wants,” Steinbrenner said. “He can tell me in February and I’d be fine with that. With the way he keeps himself in shape, that wouldn’t be a problem.” Jorge Posada, the Yankees’ catcher who speaks to Pettitte about once a week, said in a conference call yesterday that the 35-year-old Pettitte, who first joined he Yankees in 1995, is “leaning toward retirement.” Posada said he hopes that he can persuade Pettitte to change his mind. “It’s tough that he’s thinking this way, but we’re going to try to push him and give him that competitive edge he needs still,” Posada said. “ Hopefully, when it comes February, we’ll see him around.” With or without Santana, the Yankees could use Pettitte’s experience and talent. Chein-Ming Wang and Mike Mussina will be back and Joba Chamberlain will move from a setup role to the rotation. Phil Hughes and Ian Kennedy are the other candidates to start, if neither is traded for Santana. If the Yankees fail to acquire Santana and Pettitte retires, they would have three starters — Chamberlain, Hughes and Kennedy — who are in their first full seasons, which could be somewhat daunting. Tom Pettitte said that Andy has not mentioned the Yankees’ pursuit of Santana and has also been mum as Alex Rodriguez, Posada and Mariano Rivera all ultimately agreed to return to the Bronx. But Tom Pettitte said Andy’s silence about the Yankees’ off-season decisions is not unusual. “When I talk to him, I don’t even ask him about baseball,” Tom said. “ When he’s with me, he’s looking for a place to release. He doesn’t want to talk about baseball.” On most days, Tom Pettitte said, Andy attends football practices for his sons, Josh and Jared. Tom noted that Jared’s team in Deer Park, Tex., is playing in a championship game this weekend. Besides attending football practices and games, Tom said, Andy also goes hunting. Pettitte, who has 201 career victories and four World Series rings, typically joined Roger Clemens for intense off-season workouts. But Tom Pettitte said that his son is spending most of his time with his wife, Laura, and their four children and has not been working out like someone preparing for another season. “He’s taking some time off,” Tom Pettitte said. Posada said that his longtime teammate would make a decision on the 2008 season in January, but Tom Pettitte would not speculate about any timetable for his son. If Andy is ready to talk about his future, the father said that he would listen. But Tom will not do much more than that. In the end, it will be Andy’s decision. “I guess if he hadn’t had as much success as he’s had or accomplished as much as he’s accomplished, I don’t know, it might be different,” Tom Pettitte said. “He’s pretty much accomplished everything he wanted to.” --

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